I feel like I am loosing my mind!
Posted: Tue Apr 17, 2007 11:54 am
My need to crunch has taken over. I am okay at work, but only because it drive my co-workers insane and I don't want to loose my job over my odd addiction. But when I get home at 2:30, I walk straight to the freezer and pop an ice cube in my mouth, sit my stuff down, then fill my glass with more ice. Ice goes everywhere with me. I fill my cup before taking my kids to ball practice, to drive to the grocery store, to bed! It is controlling me. I only recently researched this oddity because I thought I just liked ice. It was a family member that brought it to my attention that it was not in fact "normal." I was crushed to find out that it could be a sign of certain health issues. But my obsession goes beyond ice cravings. Bear in mind that the only thing I have ever put in my mouth is ice. The rest of my cravings are smells. I can't get enough of them. SOAP SOAP SOAP... I need the smell like an junkie needs cocaine. I smell bleach, dishwashing detergent, floor cleaner, pine-sol, hand soap, etc... I really don't know what to do. My cravings have gotten so bad that sometimes I just break down and cry. I really feel like Pica is taking over my mind.