Do you love to eat ice?

[tld221]

i am probably the biggest ice eater i know. i can buy it by the bag and go through it in 3-4 days.

its horrible for the teeth, i know. and i am severely anemic. i'm supposed to take daily iron supplement, but i can never remember to.

it's so weird. the smell of the inside of a freezer, or frozen foods are pavlovian to me. or if i see icicles or snow outside, my mouth waters. and through all these years of ice chewing, i have preferences. ice from White Castle is the win. my old job had an ice machine that dispensed pellet-like cubes (the best, IMO). my office has a mini fridge, and the mini ice tray it comes with is pretty sweet - perfect bite-size, like candy. and... if i'm lucky, i may go to someone's house who owns those old-school metal ice trays with the lever. that's ice payola.

yes, one more thing that makes me a freak. as ive had many ideas to be this obsessive. my coworkers tease me about it all the time. to staff meetings, they bring candy, cookies, etc. and i bring a cup of ice. c'est la vie.

[ThetaPrincess24]

okay I get all fo the cravings mentioned except the smell of gasoline...I guess I'm wondering why exactly that is appealing?

[epchick]

Originally Posted by ThetaPrincess24

okay I get all fo the cravings mentioned except the smell of gasoline...I guess I'm wondering why exactly that is appealing?

Different people like different fragrances. I don't know why I like it, but I know that ever since I was little I loved standing next to a car while it was running.


It's just like I know people who use hand sanitizer RELIGIOUSLY because they love to hold their hands up to their nose & inhale (and I mean inhale) the odor of the alcohol.

[SWTXBelle]

Originally Posted by tld221

i am probably the biggest ice eater i know. i can buy it by the bag and go through it in 3-4 days.

its horrible for the teeth, i know. and i am severely anemic. i'm supposed to take daily iron supplement, but i can never remember to.

it's so weird. the smell of the inside of a freezer, or frozen foods are pavlovian to me. or if i see icicles or snow outside, my mouth waters.

yes, one more thing that makes me a freak. my coworkers tease me about it all the time. to staff meetings, they bring candy, cookies, etc. and i bring a cup of ice. c'est la vie.

tld, I always used to forget my supplement, but then I got one of those big ol' vitamin cases - one that is divided into am/pm - and I put all my vitamins in there, and take them with my morning coffee and right before I go to bed (you have to be careful what you take with what, especially iron). I feel SO much better now that I am taking my iron on a daily basis - just want to share what worked with me in case it might help you!

[Dionysus]

Originally Posted by tld221

it's so weird. the smell of the inside of a freezer, or frozen foods are pavlovian to me. or if i see icicles or snow outside, my mouth waters.

Yes...yes...the feeling of cold cold ice moving around my mouth, the hard crunch when I bite down, the grittiness of chewed ice I rub my tongue across, and the faint taste of bleach....induces the same sense of physical pleasure as sitting down after playing a long game of soccer, letting out three sneezes in a row, or experiencing sexual arousal.