Posted by ALD on May 26, 2005, at 9:44:36 [reposted on May 29, 2005, at 0:50:41 | original URL]
For about 2 years now, I've been biting my tongue obsessively when I am agitated, nervous, or even doing something monotonous like reading. I wind up removing the top layer of skin cells on my tongue. It doesn't bleed, but my tongue becomes rough and uneven. The more rough it gets the more I have to do it, to try to "even it out." This is a gross and perplexing habit, and my teeth wind up aching from it. I am on Lexapro 10mg for anxiety, and had hoped that the drug would help with the behavior, but it has not. I really want to break the behavior, but it has proven to be very difficult. Any one have any advice?
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