whenever i'm told NOT to do something, i find myself inclined to not only continue doing it, but to do it more. for example, my dentist told me a few checkups ago that she thinks i have a tendency to touch the back of my front teeth with the tip of my tongue, causing them to slightly jut out. fearing the development of an overbite, i must have spent the next 6 months trying to avoid tapping the back of my teeth, but only found myself more conscious of doing it. this sometimes prompted me to "accidentally" make the very gesture i was trying so hard to break.
i think that once a mindless action registers in the brain, the makeup changes, and suddenly, you can't stop thinking about it.
even now as i'm writing this, my dang tongue can't seem to leave my teeth alone.
OOOO i do the same thing with my teeth and tongue! I have the same issue
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