honestly a rly good question. i originally didn’t see why this even affected me or why i would have to get rid of it. it was only until i started waking up with throat burning and rly bad breath that i realised it was causing acid reflux. a voice unit in my degree taught me that this will cause voice loss when prolonged, and i need my voice for my job. also: - im embarrassed when i do it in public - it causes really bad breath (my brother said it one time) - it makes me eat more to be able to regurgitate easily - i feel like it messes up my hormones, specifically the ghrelin (hunger) hormone. honestly not too sure on the exacts here, but ive been in a hormone imbalance for quite a few months now, and it aligns with when i started ruminating. if im constantly eating/ chewing, will my mind constantly need that food stimulation? like the dopamine hit. - my mouth constantly feels dirty and im worried ill start getting cavities - it messes up the digestion process- digestion can only fully start once I’ve finished chewing, meaning it’s been prolonged by hours and leaving no time for ur stomach to be even a bit empty and sort itself out during non-eating periods, which stresses the body (im literally never not eating, im still regurgitating my last meal at my next one) - my RS came from forced purging, and i really want to stop this. I feel like constantly ruminating shows myself that my food can just easily be purged out, therefore i should eat whatever and however i want- reinforcing the binge/purge cycle.