lets not be rude about it here in the comments. many people do it as coping mechanisms of OCD, anxiety etc, so again lets not. it may not be normal to YOU but to others its a habit, especially is its a part of OCD, its not even something they can control. reply
I don't really bite my nails (I just rip them off) but I do pull my cuticles back until they bleed. Not sure when I started doing that. I don't recommend it since I then started peeling the skin off of my lips until they bled and bruised....... This is a cry for help lol (any tips to help me stop this habit?) 1 reply
if i'm distressed or agitated i'll bite em. there's literally no thought to it. sometimes i just realize i'm doing it and i have to stop myself. i wore acrylics as a way to get me to stop biting them and it actually helped a lot. at first it was hard to stop bc it was a bad habit but now i don't bite them as often as before. and abt the gagging and...... reply
I don't but I used to and I don't understand the part where you swallow your nails because that never happened to me.
Just bite it, don't eat it. reply