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Dr. Andrew Rynne
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Dr. Andrew Rynne

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What Is The Reason For Increased Level Of Appetite?

I often find myself running my finger across surfaces to collect dust and rubbing my fingers together (As if I was a health inspector). But I don t really do it because I m checking for cleanliness , I do it because I like the way the texture of it feels when rubbing my fingers with the dust between it. Ugh I really wish I could stop doing it . Another compulsion I have is chewing towels . And the crazy thing about that is whenever I chew a towel , I crave to rub dust . And vice versa . I want to stop this but I ve been doing it for some years now . Is this something psychological ?
Fri, 7 Mar 2014
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HI,
I feel ,your problem has three possible causes
- many a times excessive desire to chew is due to deffesiency of some nutrients , and disappears after supplementing them. ( Anemia,calcium deffesiensy.)
- possibly you have some dental problem ,which makes you chew,like small children feel while dental irruption. It needs consultation of a dentist.
- Another possibility is, both of your habits to chew towel & rubbing dust seem to be a form of Obsessive compulsive disorder- where you feel comfortable/soothing when you do the activity. It needs a psychiatrist's consultation.
Thanks.
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What Is The Reason For Increased Level Of Appetite?

HI, I feel ,your problem has three possible causes - many a times excessive desire to chew is due to deffesiency of some nutrients , and disappears after supplementing them. ( Anemia,calcium deffesiensy.) - possibly you have some dental problem ,which makes you chew,like small children feel while dental irruption. It needs consultation of a dentist. - Another possibility is, both of your habits to chew towel & rubbing dust seem to be a form of Obsessive compulsive disorder- where you feel comfortable/soothing when you do the activity. It needs a psychiatrist s consultation. Thanks.