Why do people bite their nails?
The clinical name for the nail biting is “chronic onychophagiaâ€.
Mostly nail biting starts from the childhood and it gradually becomes habit as a person grows up. And if this habit is because of nervous condition then instead of removing the habit we should try to find the condition and treat it. We can find these conditions with the help psychologist and during process you will come across certain things that you do not remember consciously for long time.
Nervous condition is a condition which has developed in the child’s growing stage but triggered later or comes up later on a certain happening or event. Many doctors believe that unless you come across that happening or event you never go for nail biting. So in this case it is more important to find the condition than to try removing habit.
A person many times start biting his finger nails or toe nails when he or she is in stress, feeling boredom, hunger or in nervousness and wants to get rid of these by biting their nails. It can also be caused due to mental, emotional or physical disorder.
You can try to avoid nail biting by holding any object or thing that keeps your hands busy whenever you feel like biting. Women can use nail paints to avoid the habit or you can apply products made to resist nail biting by applying it on your nails. These products leave bad taste in your mouth whenever you will bite nails. So whenever you will try to bite nail you will remember your resolution to not to bite. You can also put a stretchy band around your wrist which will constantly reminds you of your resolution.
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Nail-biting is not a good habit, but is a useful and efficient habit for tens of millions of people, who need stress outlets. As an adult nail-biter, I have been on-line searching for information to understand why such a universally mainstream habit is so condemned. My conclusion is that it is a visible and ugly habit that society associates with poor grooming, bad hygiene, lack of self-control , low self-esteem, and possibly a form of mental disorder. But everyone understands that nail-biting is a characteristic among humans that will always be with us and never be eradicated. It used to bother me that I did not outgrow the habit, but learned that I can lead a normal, happy, and productive life even though I bite my nails. Anybody afflicted with the habit should understand that. .
I have been biting my nails form i was a child growing until now i am a adult, it doesnt matter what i do i still find a way to bite my nails.I use nail polish and i still bite it i just avoid the taste it brings i even go to the extend by putting on tips (false nail) and i bite it off until it reaches my real nails.I bite my nails until it bled.Sometimes when i cant get enough from my fingers i start to cut my toe nails and eat from it. I need to stop that habbit, and need to know how please help
NB: I have small fingers