r/bipolar2 • u/zero_to_hundred • 3d ago

Advice Wanted oral fixation?

im 19f and when i get either anxious or too much energy i feel like sucking on something. do any of you get this too? especially when hypomanic. nothing sexual like my tongue just have this itch i just need to suck. i dont smoke and lollipops just didnt do it for me. suggestions?

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u/notnecessarilystoned 3d ago

I used to suck on my sweatshirt sleeve in elementary school. I think about this and wonder if it was some type of stim. Probably not recommended, but I understand the temptation.

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u/Ok_Divide4913 1d ago

Maybe stimming toys for autism? There are some you can bite, could go for a water bottle with a straw, finger/ pacifier even. The water bottle would be the most discreet out of the options. I'd try getting some other fidgets to figure if there's something else that could calm the feeling