biting nails................

@riyasam (16556)
India
April 29, 2009 8:33am CST
this habit of the sound of nails being bitten does give me goosebumps,whenever i am tensed or nervous i have to use the loo but i have seen my friends bite their nails in same circumstances.how often do you bite your nails???
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27 responses
• India
22 May 09
Bitting Nails - It is bad habit all-round. So stop it.
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@riyasam (16556)
• India
22 May 09
that is useful information you have given,thanks for sharing
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• India
23 May 09
Hello my friend riyasam Ji, You are most welcome. May God bless You and have a great time.
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@camomom (7535)
• United States
3 May 09
I don't bite my nails. I never picked up the habit.
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@riyasam (16556)
• India
4 May 09
it sure is not a healthy habit.
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@camomom (7535)
• United States
4 May 09
I know. I remember my sister doing it when we were younger. It grossed me out. My mom used to yell at her and tell her that she was going to get worms from doing it. I don't know if it's true but it kept me from doing it.
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@James72 (26790)
• Australia
2 May 09
Thankfullly I've never been a nail biter! My Father though is the complete opposite and has bitten his for as long as I can remember. It doesn't leave the nails looking attractive at all and for the life of me, I don't understand how people end up with a habit like this one? But then again, we all have our nuances and I'm sure I have an equivalent. God knows what that nuance might be though!
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@riyasam (16556)
• India
2 May 09
an human being is never perfect,hope you are one!!!
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@aseretdd (13730)
• Philippines
30 Apr 09
I don't bite my nails... but i do have the habit of biting the side of my index finger whenever i feel bored... or when i am watching a movie that is not really that interesting... i guess this habit has a way of preoccupying me when i have nothing else to do... so to keep away from this... i make it a point to bring a book with me... or try to keep busy by looking at people around me...
@riyasam (16556)
• India
1 May 09
when the movie reaches the climax,my stomach starts churning(thats why i prefer to watch movies from home)i have to pause the movie and rush to the loo!!
@p1kef1sh (45681)
29 Apr 09
I don't bite my nails, but The Boss does and it drives me mad! She grinds her teeth too. She does this when she is concerned or worried. I get stomach aches when I am nervous. Really bad ones at times.
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@riyasam (16556)
• India
30 Apr 09
topsy-yurvy!!huh!usually its guys who are known to drive the women nuts with their peculiar behaviour!!!
@p1kef1sh (45681)
30 Apr 09
I don't see how. We men are just so perfect!!!!!! LOL.
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@riyasam (16556)
• India
30 Apr 09
no wonder we women are so mad aftermen!!!(since we like perfect things)
@hireshd (490)
• India
4 May 09
Yeah I have seen people biting there nails whenever they are tensed o nervous. Its a bad habit to bite nails becuase if by mistake you happen to bite the skin the bite can result in serious injuries
@riyasam (16556)
• India
7 May 09
thanks for sharing,have a nice day.
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@winterose (39887)
• Canada
1 May 09
every day all of my life, I just can't stop biting them.
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@riyasam (16556)
• India
2 May 09
thanks for sharing,have a nice day.
@biggerb (2024)
• India
7 May 09
I simply can't stand it when I see someone biting their nails.It puts me off.Quite disgusting. My son had this habit of always chewing his nails it just became a habit and he just could not get out of it.I had to get this bitter nail polish and try so many things to make him stop.I always keep my nails short.
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@riyasam (16556)
• India
7 May 09
trimming the nails often is a good way to stop kids from developing this bad habit.
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@dpk262006 (58675)
• Delhi, India
30 Apr 09
LOL! Even if I am tense, I do not bite my nails. I feel that it is not a healthy habit and in fact it could harm us. Our nails have so many invisible harmful particles which could be determinatal to our health, therefore, we should avoid chewing our nails.
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@riyasam (16556)
• India
2 May 09
we realise that now but it is very difficult to makemy kids see that reason!!!
@Sreekala (34312)
• India
2 May 09
Hi Riya, I saw your discussion earlier but I wanted to observe myself whether I have this habit or not, so I waited for some time. I thought that I don’t have this bad habit and was proud, when I read your discussion. After my observation I realized that I was wrong (lol). I have the habit, not always, sometimes waiting for impatiently I do this. For example the website is loading lately, or when I am waiting for my hubby in road side, if he is taking long time to reach etc. Thanks riya for understanding my bad habit. I will change, it is not a big issue.
@riyasam (16556)
• India
2 May 09
theinternet has become so slow oflate,it really is frustrating,sometimes i put off the pc and do some other work!!
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@snowy22315 (170418)
• United States
30 Apr 09
I have a lifelong habit of nailbiting. It is something that I have always had a problem with. I can grow them to a point, but whenever I get an attack of nervesor insecurity I will go after my nails like nobodies business. It is kind of sad. I have tried various methods to try to stop, but none of them seem to work.
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@riyasam (16556)
• India
2 May 09
i have heard this may help,try, Paint a bitter-tasting polish, such as CONTROL-IT or Thum, on your nails. The awful taste will remind you to stop every time you start to bite your nails
@jpso138 (7851)
• Philippines
2 May 09
I used to bite my nails when I was young. But I do not do it anymore. I stopped the habit when I started working. It is somewhat unhealthy on my part most especially that I work as a rescuer and handle patients. So obviously it would not be wise to have such habit of biting nails.
@riyasam (16556)
• India
2 May 09
good for being so thoughtful,first only the immunity of the patients is low!!
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@ANTIQUELADY (36440)
• United States
29 Apr 09
i use to be really bad to bite my nails but i quit over 30 years ago, thank heavens.it is a bad habit to have. i have & had many of those. lol.
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@riyasam (16556)
• India
30 Apr 09
lol my hubby too has this disgusting habit,i have to threaten him that i am going to paint his nails with the chilli powder!!!
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@ANTIQUELADY (36440)
• United States
30 Apr 09
hey, that might work, lol.
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@Bebs08 (10681)
• United States
3 May 09
hahaha.. I remember biting my nails when I was a kid yet. As what I know, biting nails is a sign of insecurity. A person who bites his/her nails is insecure. They do that, as defense mechanism for their insecurities. Well, you can do something to improve that. what you are going to do is think, positively. Don;t get nervous, put it in mind that no body is perfect and everybody commits mistake. People who are tense and nervous, think that they are not good in doing things, and they are afraid that others will criticize them. But relax and think, that everybody commits mistake.
@riyasam (16556)
• India
4 May 09
are you by any chance a psychologist???i am sure many will be helped by your answer!!!ya,to err is human.
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@suspenseful (40193)
• Canada
29 Apr 09
Next time I will check the amount of time I bite my nails. Actually rather then asking how often I bite my nails, you should ask in what circumstances do you bite your nails? I bite them when there is someone ahead of me in the line and I get the feeling that what I have with me is not on sale or the saleslady is going to take a break just then. I bite them when I feel threatened and when I am very nervous. I do not bite them when I am about to sing. But there are some people who scare me.
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@riyasam (16556)
• India
1 May 09
yup,i have friends who bite their nails on such occassions ,i have to go urgently to the loo and much often,there is delay because of this habit of mine.
@carpenter5 (6782)
• United States
30 Apr 09
My daughter is the one who bit her nails for years. Especially when she would get very nervous or upset. But often when she was bored, or very tired I would have to say something to her to make her take her fingers out of her mouth. She fixed the bad habit by paying to get her nails done once a month with her own money. It was a great to get her to stop biting her nails. Now her own nails are long and pretty.
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@riyasam (16556)
• India
1 May 09
sometimes when i am thinking hard,i do bit my lips(lower lip)i had to give up that habit when i saw my kid daughter following my footsteps.
@jillhill (37354)
• United States
29 Apr 09
I have never been a nail biter....and I am glad. My DIL bites her's and sometimes they almost bleed...she doesn't even know she does it!
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@riyasam (16556)
• India
1 May 09
thanks for sharing,have a nice day.
@mayka123 (16583)
• India
30 Apr 09
I have never had the habit of biting my nails and I do not like to see anyone biting their nails. My daughter had this habit from childhood but somehow these last three years she has started growing her nails and has beautiful nails now. If I see anyone bite their nails I always hit them on their hand.....
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@riyasam (16556)
• India
2 May 09
lol.when i was a kid,my father beat my hand when i was biting nails,i remember that even now,it prevents me from bitng my nails.
@salonga (27775)
• Philippines
30 Apr 09
No I don't bite my nails and that has never become my habit. But my grandchildren at least two of them have been doing that and whenever I see them I'd call their attention. I don't think it is a good habit. How many germs and bacteria are there in the fingernails of man? But they are biting those nails!
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@riyasam (16556)
• India
2 May 09
it sure is not a healthy habit especially my kids who always seems to have loads of dirt beneath their nails.
@anniefannie (1737)
• United States
29 Apr 09
I don't bit my nails and never did.I know people that keeps their nails down where they bleed .One bad habit I never picked up.
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@riyasam (16556)
• India
1 May 09
thanks for sharing,have a nice day.