i have a problem

[Noah Emke]

i have a bad habit of chewing on cables and because of this I've broken at least 4 headsets.   how do i break this habit? please help

[BazNaz]

Slap yourself whenever you're doing it.

[LHJKO]

wireless

[AshleyAshes]

Coat the cables in a bitterant like denatonium benzoate or something.

[Noah Emke]

Just now, AshleyAshes said:

Coat the cables in a bitterant like denatonium benzoate or something.

where would i buy something like that? also my mom recommends nailpolish remover, would that work?

[toogamer]

1 minute ago, Vernw3 said:

wireless

He would probably just get another cable and chew on that.

 

Anyways OP, you should just do something that you hate every time you chew on a cord. That could be like a previous person said, slapping yourself, or it could be eating an orange if you hate oranges that much. Just do something that you hate and you will grow to associate the thing you hate with chewing cords.

[Leonard]

Put a fidget spinner in your mouth.

[Noah Emke]

i will try all of these sugestions and hopfully not waste another 60$

[PorkishPig]

14 minutes ago, Noah Emke said:

i have a bad habit of chewing on cables and because of this I've broken at least 4 headsets.   how do i break this habit? please help

I used to have a bad habit of doing this back when I used earbuds for my computer. My solution was to buy a pair of wireless headphones and connect them with a cable. Afterward, I would break a cable after a month and simply swap it out with another cheap cable. Eventually, I started to catch myself doing it and eventually just stopped, rewarding myself with a purchase of a pair of high-quality headphones.

 

Alternatively, you can buy a braided 3.5mm to 3.5mm cable for a pair of wireless headphones. You won't want to chew on that for long.

[TheSneakinSpider]

when you catch yourself spray yourself with water or if others are around have them do it

[Steemax]

Coat the wire with this stuff, it dries clear like a gel.... safe yet tastes utterly disgusting

 

https://www.amazon.com/Mavala-Switzerland-Stop-Nail-Biting/dp/B0000YUXI0/ref=sr_1_2_a_it?ie=UTF8&qid=1502465899&sr=8-2&keywords=nail+biting+deterrent

[Arika]

Stick ghost pepper seeds along the cable. That will stop you in a big fuggin hurry

[Indus Monk]

16 hours ago, Noah Emke said:

i have a bad habit of chewing on cables and because of this I've broken at least 4 headsets.   how do i break this habit? please help

Why not find something similar to a cable that is also edible and chew on that instead.

 

Or maybe, just resist the temptation

[Thunderpup]

Going wireless may remove the option to chew and therefore break the habit, but from personal experience this can be temporary so long as you don't have any cords to chew on.

 

I used to have a habit of biting my nails, but it was mainly because i really hated having long nails.  Buying nail clippers for my key chain resolved that issue.  So my suggestion is to go wireless, but also find something else to satiate your desire to chew.  Maybe chew on gum, or something else that is more acceptable.  You could try the taste aversion method others are mentioning, but for that to truly stick you kind of need to get sick from it.  But even then it may backfire as you may just associate that particular smell/taste with the aversion and not the actual cord itself. 

 

 

[dalekphalm]

18 hours ago, Noah Emke said:

where would i buy something like that? also my mom recommends nailpolish remover, would that work?

I'm fairly sure nail polish remover is toxic.

 

Ahh - turns out, small quantities are fairly harmless if swallowed:

https://www.ccohs.ca/oshanswers/chemicals/chem_profiles/acetone.html

 

However, if you ingest a large quantity, it could cause irritation, burning, and in severe cases, horrible neurological damage.