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Do you bite your nails?
Yes 74%  74%  [ 28 ]
No 26%  26%  [ 10 ]
Only When Nervous 0%  0%  [ 0 ]
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turkey87953
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15 Nov 2011, 12:07 am

I am curious to know how many people here bite their nails i atttend a place for people with varios disabilities but alot of us there are autistic
ive noticesd that all the mild ones tend to bite their nails i think there is only 1 i havent seen biting there nails and the more severe ones also bite but they are biting there hands i know nail biting is very common even for normal people. what do you think of this?



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15 Nov 2011, 12:10 am

I bite my nails so much. I've caused myself to have so many hangnails, I've lost count. :lol:


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15 Nov 2011, 12:12 am

I don't bite my nails. I'll chew on blankets, I'll chew on the thing that holds my stylus to my computer, if I'm stressed out enough (and my hair isn't pulled back for some reason) I'll even chew my hair, but no biting nails.



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15 Nov 2011, 12:14 am

I don't bite my nails. I pick at the skin around my fingernails nearly every second of my waking life. Yes, it looks pretty bad.



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15 Nov 2011, 3:28 am

I used to bite my nails until I couldn't anymore and it hurt. I started getting fake nails but then would rip them off and get them done again. I recently got them done for my moms wedding and I really don't like them because they make things more difficult but I guess I will keep them. I get them as short as possible. I just hate having to go out in public and get them done. I know that sounds bad.



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15 Nov 2011, 4:14 am

yeah i bite my nails. 1 cause im bored, 2, i hate using nail clippers so i chew them off n then file them.
Though i find if i am nervous ill actually chew my fingers, usually the knuckle. usually its my right index finger or right pinky finger that i chew.



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15 Nov 2011, 12:10 pm

I bite my nails all the time, ever since I was about 20 months old. And no, I don't plan to grow out of it - I like biting my nails. It's something I do when I'm bored or when I'm reading or listening to someone. I don't do it out in public, maybe occasionally on the bus. I can't be with long nails now. Anyway, having shorter-than-average nails makes it easier to play the piano, which is what I do a lot. :D


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15 Nov 2011, 12:34 pm

I used to bite & chew on my nails until they were down to the quick & raw/bleeding with or without hangnails. I finally stopped doing it that bad towards the end of HS, but I still bite my nails. Usually I can leave them alone unless one gets a snag. Then I can't leave it alone until the snag is gone. Then I have to bite back all my other nails so they're about the same length. I also used to love chewing on leather when I was younger. I had some really strange habits. LOL


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15 Nov 2011, 2:57 pm

I have always bit my nails since a very young age, must be anxiety more than anything, and when I've finished biting my nails I start with the hands, I know it's shocking but it is something I can't seem to stop myself from doing. even know as I write this I am thinking about biting my nails.



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16 Nov 2011, 2:23 pm

I have picked and bit my nails since I was 2 or 3. I hate hate hate when my nails grow to a certain point. It just feels wierd.


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16 Nov 2011, 2:45 pm

Sometimes I bite my nails 'till they bleed.



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16 Nov 2011, 3:14 pm

[grossness]

I bite and pick my nails constantly, frequently to the point of splitting the nail in half or even ripping the entire nail out. The only time in my life that I haven't is when I was prescribed very large doses of tramadol.

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16 Nov 2011, 3:48 pm

My main method for shortening my nails is unfortunately by biting them, or slicing them with another nail or scissors and tearing them. I've gotten far too many hangnails from tearing them wrong.


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16 Nov 2011, 4:34 pm

My fingers are always red raw an bleeding because I bite the skin, they get so sore that I can barely touch anything yet I still do it. my finger nails can get quite long though because I can't stand cutting them.



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16 Nov 2011, 4:51 pm

I bite my nails sometimes.....but I don't like how they get all frayed.


I mostly prefer to chew my cuticles....I chew the hell outta them. It looks so bad.



My main thing is chewing the inside of my cheeks & lips. All day, every day. I've worn grooves in my teeth from all the chewing.



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16 Nov 2011, 5:15 pm

I pretty mild and I dont bite my nails. I think its gross.