I used to eat paper

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During several of my teen years, I compulsively ate paper. Even after I stopped, for many years afterward I continued to feel the urge.

I’ve never found a satisfactory explanation for why I did this. I’ve spoken with several mental-health professionals and read extensively about it. Pica (the eating of nonfood items) is considered a mental disorder in itself, but it may be connected to both autism and OCD. I think I had sensory fixations having to do with my mouth—I was late to give up thumb-sucking, and even today I’ve often had the sense that my desire to eat isn’t just about satiating hunger, but about the feeling of food in my mouth. As for OCD, what I can’t get past is that it didn’t seem prompted by intrusive thoughts. I just felt an urge to eat paper, so I did. It’s definitely one of the weirder, more inexplicable behaviors I’ve engaged in during my life, and whatever was motivating it was deeply buried in the recesses of my mind.

Lolzzzz... maybe not so deep . 1st grade , ate homework type paper for schoolwork . Practically the entire year of school
then as paper was not as readily available , then the Pee Chee folders . Actually became my next item zo knaw on bit by bit ..Ate an entire one of those before that year was out. Kinda wondered, what it was about . Thought maybe my diet was abit on the thin side . Back then. Bowl of frosted flakes, did not go far. To give much nutrition.
Guess, I grew out of it or actually got a tiny bit better level of nutrition. . First, ever admitted to doing this...did not even think anyone else ever did this .

I was today years old when I learned O-Pee-Chee and Pee-Chee are two different companies.

I can remember eating paper

I wonder if there's any nutritional value to it

Roughage ? .....think the Pee Chee tasted better ... still rememder ... pee— chees had less bleach , took longer to dissolve too. read somewhere , if you get hard up ,,you can boil interior wood bark as food ?
Thought it was weird ? Wonders if Tamari or teriyaki sauce would help..Lolz ..?? ? add a little fresh dandelion ?

((Wonders if Paper goes in or out of season , Maybe only when is school time of year ? )).