The nail biter...
By karma118
@karma118 (294)
United States
January 22, 2010 10:04am CST
Do you bite your nails? Why? I've bitten my nails since I was 5 years old, and I still do it! Is it genetic? Stress? Anxiety? Just bad habit?I've noticed more boys than girls have this habit? Why is that do you suppose? I've tried nail polish, hot sauce, praying, anxiety pills, etc and nothing helps. My nails are so short that they should be bleeding but my fingers are just so use to it they don't. It's disgusting I know but it's like an addiction! What are your thoughts on this?
6 responses
@megamatt (14291)
• United States
22 Jan 10
It was one of those addictions that I did when I was younger. Now, I don't really do it. I did many things that I could stomach better when I was younger. I do know that when I had a test in school, I did chew on my nails some times a little bit if it was a particularly hard subject. These days, I can completely baffled at why I did it. I mean, my nails do not really taste that good.
@sayantan12345 (312)
• India
22 Jan 10
AH.a GOOD TOPIC.Especially for a nail bitter like me.I have been biting my nails from a very early age.I am currently 19 years old.I still do it.
DAMN!!!
Its like an addiction.I do it when i am tensed or thinking about something really deeply.I dont think its something genetic cause my parents dont do it.
I haven't tried anything to stop it.I really dont think i can stop.My nails are way short.Even my girl friend sometimes gets angry when i do it.She call it grose
@AcousticSoul (1309)
• United States
22 Jan 10
I think its a bad habit. My husband does it and it drives me crazy but he just can't help it so what I do is before his nails get to long I shape them and cut them for him to try to eliminate him biting them and so far it works. maybe you should get your nails done once a week and it may prevent you from bitting them so often
@junmae (1586)
• Philippines
23 Jan 10
I used to be a nail biter when i was young but my mom will punish me if she saw me biting it. Im glad that i overcome this habit of biting nails because i know that it wasnt look good if an older girl like me will still bite it. I suggest that you will go to psychologist because they offer therapies for nail biter who cant control there selves.
@janeajozelle (197)
• Philippines
23 Jan 10
sometimes when i fell bored or nervous i do bite just to pass time, but since i know it is a bad habit i start to lessen it not totally eliminate but reduce since other find it dirty.
@junrapmian (2169)
• Philippines
23 Jan 10
No, I don't bite my nails. When I was younger, my mother used to tell me not to put my hands on my mouth more so to bite my nails. But I have notice that it very common among the people in the Western countries. I don't know, most of my known friends who grew up there, they have this habit of biting their nails. Is it their way of handling stress?
