I Am a Thumbsucker

i have been a thumb sucker all my life after my hurnier operation when i was little i was not allowed a dummey because i was in an oxygen tank due to lack of oxygen and now i want to stop sucking my thumb i am 21 years of age and i have...

I've sucked my thumb for most of my life. It makes me feel calm when I feel stress or threatned, and I pretty much can't get to sleep without doing it.
When I was in college I never said anything to my roommate about thumbsucking. I...

I'm not sure if I sucked my thumb when i was younger or not, I cant remember. It started probably about 13 when things went down hill in my life. It was like that for a couple years and its just something i did to comfort myself and it...

I have sucked my thumb and had a "blankie" since day one. My mom told me that I never took a pacifier.
My mom tried every way she could to try to get me to quit. She used bandaids, tape, or bandages at night. She would put that awful...

and i have always sucked my thumb.if i tired,i suck my thumb.if i am sick,in goes my thumb.and when i am asleep ,i suck my thumb.and i don`t care if it makes me seem babish.it helps me feel safer.and half of the time i don`t even...

I suck my thumb. I am 29 years old. ...ahhh...felt like i should share but that's all i have to say =)
 
 
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update: *sigh* i am now a 30 year old thumbsucker ;-)

It's embarrassing but I've developed a habit over the 14 months or so. Sometimes I'll wake up with my thumb in my mouth. Sometimes when I'm alone or bored I'll notice my thumb drifting towards my mouth too. I don't know what's going on...

Since I was one year old sucking my thumb has always been part of my life It gives me comfort when im mad or sad or if im happy it makes me happier. though my family makes fun of me I still continued to do it though sometimes I do get...

I sucked my thumb ever since I was a baby. Instead of milk, the thumb calmed me down. My parents had a lovely sleep when I was a baby. Almost 15 and still going strong. Whatever. I don't really care. As long as I wear my retainers, my...

i'm 27 I'm not embarrassedto say I'm a thumbsuckeri never thought there's a group for that it's rare anyway isn't it normal for children to thumbsucking? my family except me to stop so I won't influence my kids.

Today, As I was sick in bed I had a dream I was in bed sucking my thumb when my friend appeared and told me to stop.

"But I need it to sleep" I say
"NO! STOP IT!" she insists and pulls my thumb out of my mouth.

I put my face against...

Im eighteen and still suck my thumb. I also tend to play with the little hairs in the back if my neck while I suck my thumb. And also rub blankets or soft sheets

Ever since I was born.... My dad always made it out to be such a problem. I felt all guilty for doing it. LoL I tried to quit so many times. Now I realize I like it :-) that's why I don't quit

I guess I'm just going to do it forever if I'm still doing it at 21. I've heard it's more than a bad habit and it's actually a chemical addition to dopamine. Is this true?

Do your thing and stay positive.
Keep up the calm meditations....
Thumb sucking is great!
Let it be written...let it be known!

it's a big problem

i can spend all day sucking my thumb. it's a form of procrastinating and wasting time. people don't know why i can't get anything done and yet don't really waste time in front of the computer or the...

I wake up in the middle of the night and find my thumb in my mouth. I unconciously suck on it when watching TV or concentrating on something for a while. I catch myself or sometimes my wife just smiles at me and tells me how cute I am.

I admit, I rub blankets over my face when I suck my thumb, doesn't have to be a particular one, could be a comforter, sheet, my little travel blanket, or even just the sleeve of my sweatshirt! I don't need a blanket, it just adds to the...