I was talking on the phone with someone who was mindlessly munching on a gum and I couldn't bear to hear the gratuitous mastication anymore, not least because even listening to someone eat gum gave me anxiety.
It's so odd that people usually chew gum to calm their nerves when in fact it has the exact opposite effect on me. I feel too anxious while chewing gum simply because my mind is unable to understand how to react. I mean you're just supposed to keep chewing it and what then? You can't ingest it, it doesn't grow any bigger or get smaller in size. It's just there to be chewed on. I get so restless that I end up biting my tongue or inner cheek and curse myself. It's happened each time I've had gum in my mouth and I've sworn off gums since then.
The only thing I want to chew on is food and failing that I'd rather keep my mouth still.
It's so odd that people usually chew gum to calm their nerves when in fact it has the exact opposite effect on me. I feel too anxious while chewing gum simply because my mind is unable to understand how to react. I mean you're just supposed to keep chewing it and what then? You can't ingest it, it doesn't grow any bigger or get smaller in size. It's just there to be chewed on. I get so restless that I end up biting my tongue or inner cheek and curse myself. It's happened each time I've had gum in my mouth and I've sworn off gums since then.
The only thing I want to chew on is food and failing that I'd rather keep my mouth still.
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