You shouldn’t take folk signs too seriously, but knowing them broadens our horizons and can sometimes help us navigate life’s ups and downs. There is little in the world that can be perceived unambiguously. Many people believe that if you accidentally bit your lip, then you should prepare for an imminent quarrel, but this is not the only possible scenario. Pay attention to the small details of current events, and then you can hear the quiet whisper of clues from the Universe and get on the right path of your life.
My grandmother was a very wise woman, and she generously shared folk signs and superstitions with me. I will tell you about some of them now.
What does it mean if you accidentally bite your lip during a lively conversation?
Biting your lip during an exciting conversation may indicate a tendency to talk too much. A person can say too much and thus, the Universe tries to protect him from such rash actions. It is not necessary, having realized the secret hint, to abruptly close your mouth and end the dialogue. This way you risk offending your interlocutor. However, it is advisable to at least change the topic of your conversation.
Another theory states that a lip injury may signal the presence of some enemy in your close circle. This person spreads slander and lies about you and tries to tarnish your reputation in the eyes of your friends. This sign can also be interpreted as your hidden subconscious desire to end the conversation as soon as possible. You don’t see the point in having a discussion and you want to quickly end this exhausting dialogue. One way or another, if you suddenly bite your lip, then there is a high risk of future troubles. You can expect a big scandal due to talkativeness, insincerity or hasty judgments.
If you bite your lip while eating
If you were eating food in a hurry and noticed that a new wound had appeared on your lower lip, then according to popular belief, kisses await you in the near future. The same rule also applies to accidental biting that has nothing to do with the meal process. Most likely, this sign arose from a logical parallel that someone drew between swollen, reddened lips at the time of hot kisses and their similar appearance after biting with teeth.
A wound in the area of the corner of the mouth promises family problems. It can mean deterioration in health, difficulties with money, as well as quarrels between family members. The only thing that can console people who believe in omens is that such bites happen very rarely.
You accidentally bit your upper or lower lip: what do both of these cases mean?
If you happen to bite the lip located at the top of your mouth, expect joyful events. The habit of biting your lower lips may indicate certain characteristics of your character. Mystics consider such people to be indecisive. They are overly suspicious and driven, tend to artificially limit themselves with various rules and regulations. Such people are afraid to live in accordance with their true desires, often adapt to others and subsequently regret missed opportunities. However, if your character does not resemble this description, then folk wisdom advises you to expect some kind of pleasant surprise.
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Signs that touch the upper lip are even nicer. Physiognomists believe that biting this part of the body indicates an attempt to restrain your strong feelings: love, passion and erotic attraction. If something like this happened to you, then get ready for the future fulfillment of your desires, a date with your loved one and hot kisses. Accidentally biting your upper lip once means a celebration in the future. You can safely start preparing for it.
Signs warn of bad consequences that can await you if your lips are injured on the outside. This may be due to the fact that they appear only in cases where a person is so immersed in his inner experiences that he has lost self-control.
From the inside or outside
Often people bite their cheeks or tongue inside the mouth. Therefore, you also need to familiarize yourself with folk signs about them. So, biting the inside means:
- while eating - a quick kiss. Moreover, they will kiss the cheek that they bitten. Or lips, if you bite your tongue;
- talking is a sign of deception. The interlocutor, like an ill-wisher, is waiting for a mistake to be made;
- When talking to your opponent , pay attention to what is said. Otherwise, an incident or a scandal cannot be avoided;
- during sleep, rest - it is better to postpone planned actions. At this point they are doomed to fail;
- I bit my cheek, after which it began to itch - there were tears. But you can cry not only from grief, but also from joy.
To understand how to prepare for joyful or sad events, it is worth remembering the general rule for all signs: the left side is for trouble, something bad; right - to joy.
Lower
If you bite your lower lip while eating, there are only three interpretations:
- haste leads to ill-considered steps and actions;
- you should prepare for troubles with family and loved ones;
- a harbinger of unpleasant events, news.
The sign is interpreted completely differently if the lower lip is regularly bitten. And not only during eating, but also during conversation and sleep. This does not indicate the need to become more decisive and consistent in your actions. Stiffness and indecisiveness harm your reputation, become a hindrance, and cause missed opportunities.
Upper
If you bite the upper part, wait for the holiday. Appearing blood portends:
- a grand celebration of a special event;
- wedding or matchmaking;
- birth of a child.
Knowing in advance about the feast, you should carefully prepare for it. If no holidays are planned, then fate hints at an imminent love interest.
Containing passion and attraction is not the best option. It is possible that a bitten upper lip is a harbinger of the appearance of an ardent admirer, kisses, and sincere feelings from the opposite sex.
What can our dreams tell us?
Almost all dream books show unexpected solidarity on this issue - if in the dream you saw you accidentally bit your lips, then in real life you experience a feeling of some kind of regret. Perhaps you think that you said some unnecessary or rude words and are now afraid that this act will harm you in the future. Psychologists say that the habit of lip biting can occur in moments of very high stress. It most often manifests itself when we have to hold back an emotional avalanche or intense anger. Or in a situation where we cannot speak out on an important issue. Make sure that after you get out of a stressful period, this obsessive habit does not take root.
How to avoid the problem?
To prevent a bad habit from appearing throughout your life, it is recommended to follow some rules:
- Lead a calm lifestyle. To do this, you need to avoid conflict situations and try to control your emotions. To relax after a busy day at work, you can take warm baths or visit spa treatments.
- Buy hygienic lipstick at the pharmacy that you can use to smear your lips when they get dry. It will help the skin not to dry out and eliminate microcracks.
- Set specific goals for yourself and praise yourself after achieving them.
- A negative habit can arise due to a lack of vitamins in the body. To help yourself, you need to take vitamin complexes, beneficial microelements, and minerals.
- To relieve psychological stress, you can take sedatives - Persen-Forte, Uspokoin, Novo-Passit, Corvalol. You can take such medications only after consulting your doctor.
- Set a goal for yourself to have beautiful lips. To do this, you can find a photo of a person with well-groomed facial skin.
- Keep a diary to record your successes. This will allow you to get rid of a bad habit and increase your self-esteem. This technique will help not only wean you from biting your lips, but also achieve your goals.
Additionally, psychologists recommend repeating positive statements to yourself more often. Their purpose is to energize.
Many people noticed that they began to bite their lips frequently. This is a bad habit that can be based on psychological and physical factors. To protect yourself from unpleasant consequences, you can use folk remedies or consult a psychologist.
If you notice that your interlocutor is biting his lip
Be attentive to your interlocutors during communication. They betray their true feelings with numerous imperceptible signs. If your interlocutor bites his lip, he most likely believes that you are paying little attention to him. Show respect and interest, listen more carefully to his words.
According to another version, your interlocutor feels some kind of resentment towards you. Perhaps your straightforwardness hurt his pride. Try changing the subject and making the tone of the conversation more polite. If you see that your opponent often bites his lips when talking, this may mean that he is very hostile towards you. Popular wisdom warns about the need to avoid frequent communication with such people, not to trust them with your secrets and not to dedicate them to your sacred plans.
The guy bit off the girl's lip goodbye
The ex-boyfriend, who wanted to “leave his mark” on the girl, bit off her lip.
And a year later, Kayla Hayes decided to talk about the trials she went through.
Kayla - from Greenville, South Carolina - began dating Seth Aaron Fleury in 2021 when he was 21 and she was only 17. But a year later she broke up with him, because he treated her as “property”. A few weeks after the breakup, they met again because the guy wanted to “correct his mistakes” and make peace before leaving for the army, but when the girl did not agree to return to him, the guy suddenly became angry and cruel. Flury tried to kiss her, but when Kayla wanted to push him away, he bit her hard on her lower lip, so much so that he almost completely tore it off.
Kayla, now 19, said: “I met him down the street and he had flowers and cards and wanted a reunion.” “After reading the postcards, he asked: “Don’t we have anything to talk about?”, to which I told him that I didn’t want to return to him.” “He told me to get out, which I did, and then he hit me in the back of the head. When I returned to my car, my leg was shaking so uncontrollably that I could not move.” Then the guy committed his painful kiss, which led to serious injury to the girl. “Then he dragged me by the hair and, slamming the door right in my face, drove away. It was kind of crazy,” she added.
As a result, the guy admitted his guilt in causing bodily harm, after which the court sentenced him to 12 years in prison. As for the girl, after the incident she was left with very unpleasant scars. She had to undergo emergency plastic surgery, which left her with more than 300 stitches, and the injury now prevents her lower face from moving normally. “My surgeon had to cut away part of my face and cheeks to join the two sides of my lip because it was completely torn off,” Kayla recalls. “My scars make me feel insecure, especially difficult because I’m still young, but now these scars of mine define me, they show my story and what I’ve been through.” “After the attack, a part of me died, at times I feel great sadness, but now when I think about that day, I know that today I am a stronger person.”
Kayla is now raising money to pay for her medical bills and future treatment, and she is also going back to school, which she had to leave due to injury.
How to properly treat a wound
Don't take folk beliefs too seriously. Take care of your health first. Your algorithm of actions should be as follows:
- Rinse your mouth with clean water at room temperature. It is also advisable to blot the bite area with hydrogen peroxide.
- Apply a piece of ice wrapped in a cloth to your wound for 5 minutes. This measure will relieve swelling and pain;
- Drink a cup of warm green tea, chamomile infusion or St. John's wort. Their antiseptic and tanning properties will help speed up the healing process.
If the scratch is small, then there is no need to treat it so carefully. Our body's natural healing ability will handle it itself within a few days.
