Sorry. This is a bit of a nasty confession I can’t admit to anyone in real life. I have a habit of chewing on things because I like the texture. I’ve chewed on the soft parts of my fingers, beauty blender sponges and straws because it just feels so good to keep chewing.
One time, I was grooming myself and cutting my toenails. I noticed that I had a lot of dead skin on the sole of my foot, and decided to try cutting it off with a penknife since I’d done similar things to my calluses before. So I did, and I cut a really big thick round piece out (think 3mm thickness, 5cm diameter). It was the first time I had ever handled such a huge piece of thick skin, and I was really intrigued that this piece of thing was produced by my own body.
Handling it just made me more curious because it had this firm but malleable texture that reminded me a bit of beef jerky. Then, the thought popped into my head: what would it feel like if I chewed it? So I did just that.
I was right – it was chewy in an addictive way. There was just this resistance about the skin that made it so fun to keep chewing, so I just kept chewing on it lol.
No I didn’t eat the skin, but I would probably chew on it again if I had more tbh.
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You are austistic and that’s okay
i do this and i also bite my toenails off
I would def recommend a chewy necklace because that habit could get unhealthy super quick
Wow this is a legit confession. Props to you for admitting
Just try beef jerky or something. If it’s hard and resistant texture that you’re after. You don’t have to do that to get the texture
Bro you aint alone (i am a chronic foot shavings eater)
I don’t typically have a strong ick response but that definitely triggers mine. Feet.. ewww.
Twinsies, lmfao. My mom caught me one time when I was, like, 8 and hasn’t me live it down for 20 years. She still brings it up in mixed company for a laugh, to my absolute mortification…
That’s enough Reddit for me today.
“Ahh yesh, put it in the shkin box with the others”
I am so glad I am not the only one that does this
Forbidden Parmesan cheese.
You….. You NEED help. What kind??? I’m unsure of, but you DEFINITELY NEED help….
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Next confession will be OP saying they had to get their foot amputated due to this obsession and they told everyone in real life that it was amputated because of diabetes.
Nah that’s fuckin nasty 🤮
When the foot pad is grated and it looks just like Parmesan cheese. I’ve always wondered how it would taste.
Literally just finished my oatmeal before reading this.
Goodness gracious me
There are legit people in the foot kink community that would pay to see you do this 😂🫣 Props to you…cuz I ain’t the one to do it!
Yo I’ve done this too!! The texture is nice! I have a hard time not picking the soles of my feet!
Bro ashamed to say it – I’ve done exactly the same thing
You know, it’s my fault for being able to read
Don’t cut it up anymore! It only makes them bigger. Unless you want to eat more, then cut them regularly….
What a horrible day to have eyes
you’re a better man than me i would have eaten it
Tbh I’ve always been curious since mine get so think but I never did it 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 side note please get your teeth checked and try to get some help for the habit. You’re teeth are just as important as you’re heart.
I actually also sometimes do that when I get a bigher piece of hardened skin off when clipping my nails. 😅
I mean it’s just my skin, so I don’t find it disgusting doing that alone at home.
Oh no, there’s way too many in the comments saying they do it too, oh no
My brother did this. He also popped all of his taste buds on his tongue with his teeth.
i eat dead skin off my fingers often. foot skin is less intriguing to me but I dont think its that weird tbh. pulling dead skin off yourself is fun, sunburn peels? super interesting
I did this when I was a kid. I even gnawed on my bedside table because I liked the way the soft wood felt on my teeth. Dad thought I was some kind of psychopath… glad I grew out of this
I used to chew on my small scabs because I am anemic also I am weird and wish I was kidding.
Can’t say I’ve ever seen or heard of this while working in healthcare. This is definitely a new one for me.
Why did I gag at the title then open it to keep reading. I truly hate myself.
Completely stunned by the number of people replying that they do this too.
I’ve done it many times.
I mean…I’m sitting in my car on my lunch break chewing my lip skin right now. Skin does have an oddly satisfying texture when it’s your own.
I’ve done it
You might have pica
I do the same thing lol I love dead skin
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“Chewlery” exists for the kind of stimulation you were seeking. It’s food grade silicone so it’s safe to gnaw on. I’d look into it if you still have these urges.
New episode of My Strange Addiction just dropped.
r/dermatophagia
Should’ve never let my parents teach me how to read English
screenshot this for my therapist to validate why I don’t like people
Im going to bed
Get help or be single forever
I use the toenail clippers to cut out strips off the callous on my big toe. You better believe those bad boys get a good chew
You know what, thank you. I chew the skin off my fingers and eat it because the chew is so satisfying… def agree callous skin is particularly nice lol 🫣
You could offer a service OP, like those fish.
I’d chuck you a tenner to naw the dead skin and athlete’s foot off my feet.
Also… name checks out
Your post just made me vomit 🤮 just the title, I couldn’t, wouldn’t read it
All the people in the comments acting like you need psychological help smh. People have weird and disgusting habits related to their bodies that you don’t know about. I’ve got plenty. You don’t need to medicalize everything y’all, some people just do things
This is what this sub was made for.
I get it dude.
Oh girl… that was beyond gross. I’m disturbed but also kinda impressed at the commitment huhu
I use to cut a nice layer off my entire foot with nail clippers lol. Nibbled on one or two lmao.
Batman couldn’t get this confession out of me by waterboarding
That definitely is gross lol. But… as a fellow texture enjoyer… I can imagine the texture and like, resilience of the material being really chew-able, so I kind of understand lmao.
“no I didn’t eat the skin” nah you just stuck it in your mouth and played with it…so much better than just swallowing it.
You’re a special kind of disgusting and sick in the head especially the fact that you thought not swallowing it made it better🤢
Of course you swallowed… 🤭
So, you’re just casually admitting you’re becoming a cannibal…? Lol
You may not have eaten it this time, but next time, I’m sure you’ll be curious just enough.
Same texture if you cut away any dead skin by like your thumb that is thick, or were to peel off a blister.
😃OH-
yeah hate to admit my dermatophagia had me doing this a few times too😭
Same I bite the skin and nails off everything and I love chewing it after 🤦🏽♀️
You’re not alone. I peeled some hardened blister skin off my foot yesterday and chewed on it. I definitely have an oral fixation – good thing I never started smoking!
Props for confession.. going back to my book!
Hmmmmmmm honestly i don’t blame you, while i probably wouldn’t, i’d definitely think about it.
Ngl I’ve done this too
ive tried it sure
Dawg wtf
This is more normal than you’d expect.
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Switched to my alt for this. But same.
Especially as a kid I would do this all the time. I would use nail scissors to cut large chunks off and eat them. Except I’d often accidentally cut too deep and end up having trouble walking, which got worse over time as I’d wait less and less for it to regrow before cutting again.
By a certain point the pain of the exposed soles was what I started doing it for. I hadn’t realised then that self harm wasn’t just cutting wrists (stupid I know) and it was the kind of grounding mechanism that worked in public. All I needed to do was to press my feet into the floor and I’d have pain to focus.
I realised at some point it was probably not a good thing. I stopped having nail scissors around and switched exclusively to clippers. I did use those for it for a while but it was less satisfying, so I eased off. Only then did I realise how bad it really was.
I’d like to say I’m all better now, but honestly I’ve put a lot of that fixation into hair plucking and skin picking, particularly in areas which are generally covered. (Chest, pubis) I’m working on getting myself to stop, so that’s something at least.
A guy here did an FYI that he got sores from chewing toe nails. So just be aware
I had to stop reading halfway through.
If it makes you feel better, I chew on the skin around my nails. I chew it so much that it actually grows back harder. But I actually eat it instead of spitting it out. I chew on the inside of my jaw as well. May be an anxiety problem. Not sure.
Right when I’m having my lunch
Lol I do this shit too bro you’re not alone.
Probably gonna delete this comment soon though.
I literally made this face 😩
I bite my cuticles off just to chew them, maybe a better alternative than your foot????