Submitted by Hail_Corporate_ t3_z7hyl2 in tifu
So I must've read, or seen, or picked up somewhere on the internet, the idea that breathing through your mouth, especially when you sleep, is bad for you. Something about sleep apnea, bad teeth, who knows. I also saw that, to combat this, people will put a bit of tape over their mouth to encourage nose breathing.
I'm more of a 'lets try it' sort of guy, rather than just looking for more information. So, the night before last, I put on a tiny, thumbnail sized piece of tape medical over my lips to keep them together, but still breathe from the sides if need be. It worked really well, I thought. I woke up refreshed, my nose was clear, and my throat wasn't dry. Most importantly though, I dreamt for a lot longer, and a lot more vividly, than I typically do.
Last night I repeated the procedure, with a tiny piece of tape over my mouth. Again, I had really vivid dreams. Unfortunately, there is where the TIFU comes from. I was having a very vivid dream about eating cheesecake. I woke up, semi-groggerly at 3 or 4 am, and realized the tape was no longer over my mouth... and my throat felt like it had something stuck in it.
I woke my wife up coughing, trying to get it out, and drank a lot of water to try and wash it away. I had to tell her that I think I ate tape. After waking up, before work, she was teasing me about it.
I'm not sure if it had some impact on my diet though, as I've been stuck to the toilet all morning.
TL;DR. TIFU by trying a new fad diet of tape, and it stuck with me.