A 24 year old man that sucks his thumb?

Is there any kind of statistics on grown men that suck their thumb? I know this 24 year old guy who still sucks his thumb..when he's watching t.v. and such. He said that he just never grew out of it. He's also one of those "spoiled" people. His parents just bought him his own house because he broke up with his girlfriend (right after signing a year long lease on an apartment with her). It's like they never properly disciplined him or something. Anyway, do you guys think that is REALLY weird for a grown man to suck his thumb? Is it a sign of some kind of serious underlining mental issue?

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he has an insecure thing going on and more then likely a few mental issues I know some people who were raised up in a very bad household situation and more then half of the offspring sucks their thumbs and they are well older then 30 get him checked

wow thats sad : ?
THATS SICK
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i think he just needs to grow up. stop being so narcissistic and babyish
wow.thats sux
Its a mental issue he still has childlike characteristics
I think he should probably get some help and unfortunately there will come a day when his parents are no longer there to help him and then what? Its unfortunate that his parents couldn't do better by him. He is in for a long hard wake up call one day. And above all else I hope he gets the help he needs, so he doesn't make the same mistakes with his own children.
The mental issue here is the guy is spoiled and we should ALL be happy for the ex-girlfriend. Imagine what her life would have been with this guy. To bad you can't somehow get him to substitute a pacifier for his thumb? Just out of curiosity.... does he have bucked front teeth? From all those years of sucking his thumb I'd be surprised if he didn't?
What's gonna happen when Mommy and daddy are gone? Little spoiled boy will lost. Sucking his thumb most have given buck teeth too.
WOW spoiled brat and it can be a symptom of underlying problems. I still suck my fingers when I have been traumatized, so I would say yes. Personal experience is that it's a comfort issue, and so is the fetal position. Dunno it sounds like he is a child in a man's body--he really needs to stop getting money from his parents. I don't know what you can do to convince him of this..maybe just have a talk??
Man, that's messed up. Not just the thumb sucking, but his whole personality. I did find an interesting site for thumb-sucking adults though. apparently there are more of them. But adult thumb sucking is bad for the teeth apparently and beyond that it's just weird!
its his addiction he hasnt been able 2 break, just as a smoker, or a drinker have theirs, leave the guy alone and let him suck his thumb
Now,now everyone,he not sick,nor does he have any mental issue.You know what his problems is?He was born with a silver spoon in his mouth.His parents never tell him no.He was not taught to be a big boy,you can forget man.They didnot tell him life sometime is not fair.Forget about,if you don't work you don't eat.Mom and Dad saw their child as their apple of there eye,but of course they forgot he have to grow-up.The problems belong to the parents.The child become what there environment is and he is a spoil brat.He is not husband material,let alone a man.He a child,stuck in a man body.Listen lady momma still have her apron string on this one.You can not help him nor can you raise him.His parents did a poor job to prepare there son for adulthood.He can be a millionaire.A MOMMA BOY is what he is.That my diagnosis.Just be his friend.Maybe you made rub off on him to be a man.
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