Why do people bite their fingernails?!


Question: Why do people bite their fingernails!?
I dont bite mine but my brothers and a couple of my friends do and I want them to sop is it some type of disorder!?Www@Answer-Health@Com


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It's usually a habit triggered by stress!. I curl my hair with my fingers!. Some people chew on their pencils, and small children suck their thumbs!. Try painting your nails with nail polish- it can't taste good!. If you are extremely worried about it, talk with your family doctor, because you might even have some sort of deficiency that can easily be corrected by a vitamin!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

Good question!. I've been biting my nails for as long as I can remember!. My dad used to ban tv if I didn't stop!. It was a torture but didn't work, nothing did for about 30 years!.

I think it's a habit, some people say that they bite nails because they're nervous!. You can try buying a special clear nail polish which tastes really bad!.

What finally worked for me was acrylic nails, I had them for about 2-3 weeks, that gave a chance to my nails to grow out a little!. Took the acrylics off and I've been bite free ever since!. My nails look great now, I take a good care of them!. Have a nail file with me all the time, in every purse or bag :-)
But even doing that took a few tries, I guess just like with quitting any habit, you'd have to be mentally ready for it!.

Good luck to your friends!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

Onychophagia, or nail biting, is an oral compulsive habit in children and young adults, affecting around 30% of children between 7 to 10 years and 45% of teenagers!. Basically, it's an obsessive compulsive disorder!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

Probably nervous stress!. I have bit and picked my finger nails since I was very young!. I don't know exactly when it started but it is a disgusting habit and I do everything to make sure my kids don't do it!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

Its probably means their thinking, thats one way of showing their thinking, probably wouldnt do it if they thought about it and with practice!. What do you do when you think!? Do you look up to the ceiling!?Www@Answer-Health@Com

well a lot of people don't like to have long finger nails!.!.!.!.!.!.!. so they want to bit it of oh well what the **** can yo do !.!.!.!.!. it there life its not bad but if you don't like it give them candy or gum e-mail !.!.!. boygirlma@yahoo!.comWww@Answer-Health@Com

A lot of us don't carry nail Clippers or a nail file so when we start messing with out nails we have no other choice than fix it no matter what!. Ones you stars you can't stop till you are satisfied with your nail!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

It's just a habit
Sometimes people bite their nails because they don't have nail clippers haha, and sometimes it becomes a habit!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

Its a habit like when someone crackles their fingers!.
They usually do it when they are nervous or annoyed or something disturbs it!.
It is best cured at a small age
When their old its hard to change :DWww@Answer-Health@Com

People tend to bite their nails when they are nervous or stressed out!. It can also just be a bad habbit that somone subconciously does Www@Answer-Health@Com

my little brother used to do it, until i started painting him nails so that when he bit them they tasted nasty, so he stopped!.!.

but if your friends are older then that may not work!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

i hate it my husband is always doing it!.!.he said he is thinking about money or time!.!.so i guess it's something to do with stress!.!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

psychosomatic problemsWww@Answer-Health@Com

stress n nervousnessWww@Answer-Health@Com

people normally bite there nail when they are nervousWww@Answer-Health@Com

They can't afford scissors!Www@Answer-Health@Com

They like the taste of germs and boogies :)Www@Answer-Health@Com

bacause of stress,fear or nervousnessWww@Answer-Health@Com

it is a habitWww@Answer-Health@Com





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