Why I am biting nails when I am thinking?

@avimra (456)
India
February 13, 2010 6:47am CST
I don't have the habit of nail biting. But when thinking seriously, unconsciously I started to biting my nails. Why is it so? Do anyone else also doing like this? Do you know the reason?
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6 responses
• Philippines
15 Feb 10
I had a habit of biting my nails. I started it when I was in grade 2. I saw my classmate biting her nails, and the funny things is that I adopted the habit she has. Until now, I was doing the same. I have to control myself. What I did was, I covered my nails with a masking tape so I can't bite it. For me, it's effective. :)
@May2k8 (18356)
• Indonesia
15 Feb 10
maybe for them it makes them able to remember things better if they are biting nail. I never do it because it is not my habit, nail biting is not a good thing because there are nails in the worm eggs are attached to the nail.
@cream97 (29087)
• United States
13 Feb 10
Hi, avimra. I do this too. When I am deep into thought, I will bite my nails. I guess this is done because you are deep into thought and you are thinking really hard about something that is on your mind. That is my reason why I think that I do this too.
@saanjh (784)
• India
13 Feb 10
Yes I also had that habit but ow I quit this habit because it's not good for your health so try to quit it. May be that you don't have to do anything that's because you bit your nail.
• India
13 Feb 10
I never bit my nail and its not good habit please avoid this and try to do something different from this OK?.
@13tyates (1606)
• United States
13 Feb 10
It sounds like you may have never had the habbit but you got a new one! This has happened to me before! I go in and out of phases of doing it! Most likely because of stressful situation! This is very annoying to deal with but you cannot help your self!