I have a really good friend who does, and she's 17.
It's just a comfort thing. When I was little I never really did suck my thumb, I had a teddy bear and I would suck on his ear while I cuddled up to the wall next to my bed (something about how solid and safe the wall is really comforted me) and that's something I still do today, just not with the same bear sadly.
So don't feel childish, we all have our own little quirks :)
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I'm almost 20 and i still do sometimes, it's got a lot less now but i used to do it so much! It will eventually faze out, my mum tried to force me to stop and bribed me with a kitten, i had to pretend i'd stopped cause i found it really difficult!
A lot of people have/still do it.
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i still suck my thumb, have done since birth and im gonna be 18 this month! its mainly when im tired or upset. i also have a blanket that i can not sleep without :)
i feel childish too and it does worry me that no one will want me because i suck my thumb and take a blanket to bed.
thanks for starting this thread... has made me feel much better about sucking my thumb :)
Last edited by identity : 03-05-2008 at 11:47 PM.
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yeah, I'm 18 and I still do, generally when I'm tired, ill or stressed though....I just can't seem to quit, I wouldn't stress about it though!
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I never sucked my thumb as a child, but if I had I probably still would... I do still sleep with a stuffed animal though, and I'm 21.
I've seen people around my age sucking fingers or stuff. Um... there was also someone walking around campus last night with a pacifier, but she was probably on drugs or something, cause classes ended on Friday, so idk...
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