A message from Anonymous

Hey I hope you don’t mind me asking. I am looking for a stim toy to reduce my lip biting. I used to bite my nails but now I bite my lips. It’s really becoming a problem but I can’t find anything that is as satisfying.

Hiya, I don’t mind at all :) Not sure I have a good answer for you, but I bet some lovely follower will have suggestions!

I used to bite my fingers and hands all the time – i still do when i’m feeling Really Big Feelings, but i have managed to lessen the amount i bite them by finding a water bottle with a lid that i really like to bite on (it’s the kind of lid that’s called a “chute”). It has just the right amount of give while still being solid.

Even so, it’s not quite the same as biting fingers. Unfortunately, it might not be possible to find a perfect alternative – but you should be able to find something that works well enough to at least lesson the habit over time. Whether that’s a water bottle lid, or gum, or styrofoam, or chewelry, or something else.

Anyone have good ideas for alternatives to lip biting?

A message from Anonymous

I love chewing as a stim but I've got jaw problems at the moment and I'm not meant to chew too much and chew hard things. Anyone have any ideas of alternatives or soft things I can chew without damaging my jaw?

Hey there! i’m sorry to hear about your jaw problem. For some reason the first thing popping into my head is a plastic drinking straw or something similar – you could arrange the straw so it’s along all the back molars of one side of your mouth and just gently chew on it; since it’s so thin it wouldn’t require much jaw movement.

Also – maybe styrofoam, such as a styrofoam cup?

Anyone else have recommendations for chewing stims that work when you have jaw problems and aren’t supposed to be chewing too much?