Odd tongue sucking habit, PLEASE HELP!

[lving4today]

It sounds strange, but whenever I sleep or am in a restful state of mind, I suck on my tongue by tucking my teeth over my top teeth and suckle. Similar to thumb sucking, and I've doing it since I was little. I'm now 20 and now I'm more worried about dental issues than ever. My dentist said I have beautiful teeth, but I've become extremely paranoid.

I've tried retainers with small pokey things to prevent my tongue, but all that did was cause lacerations and I still continued. It makes it difficult because my tongue is in my mouth and most times then not its a subconscious habit and I can't control it.

I can't find any help with this and even my dentist wasn't sure if it'd cause damage.

I'd like to if it will affect my teeth in any way, if not I'll continue and just accept it because if I don't do it I cannot sleep at night.

Please someone help with some insight, I'm at my wit's end.

[JenGigz]

Hi,
I am 18 and my dentist says that my teeth are perfectly fine (apart from some baby teeth due to breaking my jaw when I was younger).
I do the same thing - I am kind of glad that so many people have the same problem or condition or whatnot as I do.
I have started since I was a baby. I never sucked my thumb and I never had a dummy but I did break my jaw when I was in year 2.
I mainly do it when I am stressed and I also play with my hair. I thought it was because I had family issues when I was younger and it had just stuck. I do it mainly subconsciously now and it reassures and calms me down. No idea why. I go through periods when I do it and when I don't. It just depends on stress. It doesn't hurt but it can sometimes get very loud. Not many people have picked up that I do it only a few close friends who have known me since primary. I don't really care if it goes away or not as at the moment it is not causing any harm.

[JenGigz]

Hi,
I am 18 and my dentist says that my teeth are perfectly fine (apart from some baby teeth due to breaking my jaw when I was younger).
I do the same thing - I am kind of glad that so many people have the same problem or condition or whatnot as I do.
I have started since I was a baby. I never sucked my thumb and I never had a dummy but I did break my jaw when I was in year 2.
I mainly do it when I am stressed and I also play with my hair. I thought it was because I had family issues when I was younger and it had just stuck. I do it mainly subconsciously now and it reassures and calms me down. No idea why. I go through periods when I do it and when I don't. It just depends on stress. It doesn't hurt but it can sometimes get very loud. Not many people have picked up that I do it only a few close friends who have known me since primary. I don't really care if it goes away or not as at the moment it is not causing any harm.

[princessbobo]

i dont suck my tongue but i am only doing this research for my 13 year old brother. He used to pull under his armpit but stopped after a long time then he moved to in between his arm sometimes pulling his neck a swell. But now he  he pulls his neck mostly whilst sucking his tongue and it is very irritating to watch.

[PoppySanch]

I'm 30 this year and have been sucking my gouge for as long as I can remember. It's increasingly become painful when I wake up in the morning and I think I bite into my tongue while sleeping because of positioning to enable me to suck it.
While I was in my early 20's I'd made major steps towards stopping by simply being very conscious and stopping myself and it really helped; I almost didn't do it anymore. Then, there was a major tragedy in my life and before I realised it, I just went back to doing it and worse than before. I want to try stopping again; it's very uncomfortable most of the time. The pain and discomfort now outweigh the pleasure. Also, my older sister does it too and it looks really weird :) I must say it's a very difficult habit to stop as unlike the finger, your tongue is already in your mouth.

[kira_sam_doy]

I have it too, whenever I stop doing it just automatically goes back to the way it was, I notice tht I only do it when am thinking or when am busy and especially in my sleep. Am 19 and I have been doing it for as long as u can remember.

[mandise]

I do not suck my tongue and teeth, do not understand how most people have this experience ah. I think this is a habit of it, like someone sleeping to touch the ears to fall asleep.