I was siting with some people and I noticed a lot of them sitting doing nail biting
I had a lot of documentary info about this habit but need to c some real rational causes of this habit .
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i do it when my nails get too long, i cant stand using a nail clippers on them or a nail file, they make me cringe! and i mean my finger nails not my toe nails!!
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noooo i dont do it, and it runs down my spine when i see someone doing it.. especially here where loads of people i know dont seem to stop biting before theres almost nothing left... auch thats gotta hurt!! Trying to get my hubby to quit, but reversing years of bad habit is a hard task.
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VENLO, Netherlands - Do you find your fingers drifting into your mouth when you're nervous, anxious or just bored? Are your nails chewed to splinters or your cuticles gnawed to bleeding pulp? Nail biting is more than a bad habit. Doctors say it is one of the most common symptoms of stress or of an obsessive-compulsive disorder, especially for teenagers or younger children, and can lead to disfigurement and serious infection.
Alain-Raymond van Abbe, a former health industry and cosmetics promoter, estimates the world's pathological nail biters number 600 million or more. He saw that onychophagy was so widespread that he has opened a business devoted to a cure.
"In four weeks, nail biting can be over — and over forever," he says.
Studies show around 45 percent of adolescents nibble their nails. That drops to about 20 percent as young adults learn to cope with their anxieties or become too embarrassed by their self-inflicted deformity.
In public, compulsive biters typically keep their hands out of sight as much as they can, buried in their pockets or behind their backs. They often feel depressed and shamed, and avoid social contacts. Van Abbe says his clients suffer so much from the stigma that none would volunteer to be interviewed or photographed.
He calculates Holland alone has 2 million chronic sufferers, enough to keep his enterprise busy and profitable. He charges up to $670 for a course of treatment.
Van Abbe, whose field is marketing rather than medicine, describes himself as a problem solver.
His treatment relies on a tooth guard molded to fit either the upper or lower teeth. Barely visible, the "preventer" makes it impossible to bite, but can be removed for eating.
"After four weeks, the impulse disturbance is so frustrated that it is controlled. You don't have any problem any more," he said.
After developing his solution over two years and working with about 150 pilot customers, Van Abbe refitted a gabled brick house in Venlo, near the German border, with reclining leather manicurists' chairs where cosmeticians can begin reviving damaged finger and toe nails.
Yes, some of his clients habitually bite their toe nails, including one man in his 40s, Van Abbe said. "If you start young, you stay flexible."
Nail biting is one of a category of obsessive-compulsive disorders known as Body-Focused Repetitive Behaviors that is gaining more scientific attention. Others include hair pulling, skin picking or incessantly biting the inside of the cheek.
Lawrence S. Micheletti, an assistant professor of psychiatry at the University of Texas Medical Branch, says most research on nail biting focuses on the psychological stress and on the therapies that treat the source of the problem.
But there also is a chicken-and-egg factor, because the ugly result of self-mutilation heightens anxiety. "If you cure the symptom, you reduce the stress, and the person is a happier person," Micheletti said in a telephone interview.
Micheletti, who works with many adolescents in stress management, says nail biting is one of the most common symptoms he sees among his patients.
He said Van Abbe appeared to have developed "a plausible approach" since, in clinical terms, the treatment involves both cognitive and behavioral aspects. But he wonders about Van Abbe's business model.
"I never thought of opening a clinic just for nail biters," he said. "I wouldn't want to rely just on nail biters to make my living."
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I admit I do it sometimes infront of the TV; at at this moment I don't even realize it. I might should stop watching slasher movies!!!!
"Yes, some of his clients habitually bite their toe nails, including one man in his 40s, Van Abbe said. "If you start young, you stay flexible."
Wow, I just tried I can't even suck on my big toe! Posts: 30135 | From: The owner of this website killed ES....... | Registered: Feb 2004
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I did until I was 16 when I was dating a guy who had longer nails than me. I stopped there and then and have never bitten them since.
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quote:Originally posted by mortimer: I did until I was 16 when I was dating a guy who had longer nails than me. I stopped there and then and have never bitten them since.
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I dont normally do so. The only time I notice that I do is if I find a rough edge or crack or split a nail and I don't have clippers or a file near.I cant stand rough edges on my nails.
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Although I'm guilty of this I can go a long time without and grow them and they look really nice, then stress starts and they're all gone.
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I do on occasion. Usually if I'm really stressed or super bored. It's a terrible habit. I find if I keep them painted I bite them less. Also, if I keep them short it stops me from biting them.
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I always used to bite my toenails when I was younger...... probably can't reach now!!!!! Posts: 4238 | From: USA | Registered: Jul 2004
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quote:Originally posted by Tigerlily: I admit I do it sometimes infront of the TV; at at this moment I don't even realize it. I might should stop watching slasher movies!!!!
"Yes, some of his clients habitually bite their toe nails, including one man in his 40s, Van Abbe said. "If you start young, you stay flexible."
Wow, I just tried I can't even suck on my big toe!
good 4 u that u are not flexible
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Well, Esso7, my hubby hasn't complained up until now! Ouch behave ..... it's only early afternoon! Posts: 30135 | From: The owner of this website killed ES....... | Registered: Feb 2004
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