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Gum picking (gross) (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 8 months ago by FATALRPG@sh.itjust.works to c/Autism@lemmy.dbzer0.com

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I pick my gums. I usually bite a fingernail off and use it to pick with. I enjoy the sensation of pain from having a sharp thing in between my gums and my teeth immensely (not sexual, but a sensation that I cannot really compare to anything else)

I have tried all sorts of solutions to try to stop this, and I’m not really wanting them right now. I have managed to stop biting my nails for a time, but this will instead be replaced with grinding my teeth/picking without biting the nail off first/flossing or tooth picking to the point of bleeding.

What I would really like is harm reduction here. I don’t know what I would say to a dentist or doctor. I will wash my hands before biting my nails to at least make an effort as far as bacteria and infections. I imagine this will lead to long term damage down the road/already, but maybe there are things I can do that will at least fuck me up less in the long run.

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[–] JamesBoeing737MAX@sopuli.xyz 1 points 3 months ago

I thought it was painful enough to bite my nails (I used to chew them until blood, which made some of my nails grow in, but it was easily fixable).

Maybe, you could make snus with glass shards instead of tobacco, so it would (theoretically) only harm the surface of your gums and harm your teeth less.

Well, after writing this this sounds like a bad idea.