Today anxiety has become a very common problem. The
signs of anxiety vary from person to person. They can range from overthinking
to nervous habits like nail and lip biting.
Today, our focus will on be anxious lip biting. We
have already discussed about nail biting in earlier articles. These nervous
habits become difficult to break when the reach a level where the person is not
even aware that he or she is doing it.
CAUSES OF LIP BITING
There can be many reasons for lip biting broadly
divided into two categories that is physical and related to other psychological
conditions.
Following are the causes of lip biting:
1. Alignment of teeth:
Malalignment of the teeth can lead to overcrowding of teeth leading to natural
compression and thus biting of lips.
2. Disorders affecting chewing muscles: Disorders
like TMD or temporomandibular disorder can affect chewing muscles and promote
lip biting.
3. Other psychological conditions:
Chronic lip biting can be the result of psychological problems like stress,
anxiety and BFRB ( Body Focused Repetitive Behaviour). In such kind of
disorders, the person keep damaging their skin, nails and hair.
BFRBs happen as a coping mechanism to avoid
stressful conditions and prevent from painful stimulations.
WHAT TO DO?
The treatment of lip biting greatly differs with the cause of lip biting.
If the reason is physical like malalignment of
teeth, it can be treated by realigning the teeth. But if the reason is
psychological, psychotherapy and counseling might help.
Need more advice or treatment? Many
health care experts at Antarnaad are always here to help you out. Antarnaad is
a growing network of experienced physiotherapists, dietitians, nutritionists,
fitness trainers and Yoga experts providing treatment for all the conditions.
For more information visit our website www.antarnaad.net or call our
Consultant: Mb: 9899700187
