Do you bite fingernails when you are bored or stressed?

30 years that is good!

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LOL, good in math is good and these days people appreciate a good bargain. Maybe you can review other review websites ha ha!

I have been reading about what people said like your comment and I think that will help alot of people stop. Many people I know just stopped because they wanted longer nails or it was too annoying and everyone said stop, oh stop!

One of these days, I will take the digital camera and "shoot" all those nail biters. Let them see how awful that is! But then, I will lose my appetite! Just can't bear to see anyone biting the nails, and making those awful sounds. I think they really need to learn from the cats and the dogs! At least cats and dogs dont bite their nails to keep them short!

Not the hot 'n' spicy... Some people might like that... ^_^

Yeah lots of people say to paint the nails and it helps

Hi Ice, there is a great idea. At least let the nail biters aware that they are biting the nails again. Most of them bite their nails unconsciously. I just hope the taste is more awful. Instead of just bitter, the manufacturer can make it bitter, sour and extremely spicy hot, to make those nail biters cry.

I seem to only do it when I break one of my nails and wanna even it out , but I have noticed my pinky and thumb are always shorter from nerves i guess, happy lotting!

Oh my goodness, both of you really should bring a nail clipper along. I can't imagine both of you sitting in the board meeting and biting nails. Your boss must be very frustrated! Do you chew the toe nails too? I hope not! Chewing the fingernails is really gross, can't imagine chewing toe nails to keep them short.

Never really thought about it like that. I have seen peoples nails that are so short that it looks like it would hurt. I think we all have something we do when we are stressed and it is not as common. Happy LOtting!

Hi Swilliams, I'm glad you have kicked off the disgusting habit of biting fingernails. Those who bite fingernails may not feel it, but the onlookers are disgusted. I am fortunate not to have any outward show of stress. It takes a long time for me to keep still, and stops all the stupid gestures to show how stress I am. Once I got into the habit of using a pen to hit the table. Or use a coin to hit the metal in the bus stop while waiting for bus. The sound was very irritating to anyone who hear it. I managed to kick off both habits.

That is good you can stop that. I never did mine really , but i had a friend who was able to stop because her boyfriend hated it and well he got her into smoking , and that is worse ya know.

Because it is an habit and often the person doesn't even realize that he/she is doing it, sometimes it is a bit complicated to stop it. Also some people that used to bite their nails as kids and stopped, often get back to doing it in situations of stress.

Hi Arkaf, I do not realize that biting fingernails is such a common habit. So far, I have only met one, which was my lecturer. The only other case I read about was Nick Leeson in a book. I had heard people biting fingernails once in the train. Other than that, only kids will want to bite fingernails. I think parents and teachers should help the kids kick off this disgusting habit, otherwise they will bite nails when they are older.

See, it could be worse, he could be picking his nose and then biting his nails LOL But seriously, since he is aware he could try to be busy while he is in the classroom, he is a great teacher so maybe it is time for him to write his memoirs that way he using his hands for good and not evil

haha ShellyB, I think you have a really strong stomach, most of us find it gross to watch anyone bite fingernails. The next horribly gross habit is picking nose oh! I think my lecturer really wanted to kick off the nail biting habit, but he couldn't help it. He did mention that we must remind him, so that he could stop biting the nails. I think your habit of playing with bra straps is very funny.

only in my adult life have i been able to start to grow my nails long and i never was a bitter.

I didn't even know that it's such a common problem. When I was very young, I used to suck thumb, and bit fingernails when I was doing those Maths work. Of course my mother scolded. In those days, she's very fierce, would cane us if we never listened to her. Fortunately the nail biting habit never has a chance to develop

I never was a nail bitter, but the noise of it botherd me in school

Hi Prinzcy, I agree the habit of nail biting is very gross. Somehow those people who resort to nail biting do so unconsciously. It is when they do so in public, then onlookers will feel gross. The sound is irritating enough. My lecturer did that, when we were talking to him, that's what make it so gross, since we couldn't just talk to him, without looking at him.

Hi happy6162, when I was young, I loved to bite fingernails too, not because I was bored or stressed. I loved to play, and treat nail biting as a game. That time I was too young to understand about bacteria or virus. My mother gave me a good spanking, and that ended the game of biting fingernails. Fortunately we did not bring the bad habit of nail biting from childhood to adult.

my mother would just tell me if i did not stop biting my fingernails then she was going to have to cut them real short then i would not have to bit them. sometime she would catch me than clip them so there was nothing to bit it work again they grew again.

I think we just might have something we all do when we are stressed and just not as common.

Hi Sweetchariot, that's still better than biting nails. At least you are not putting anything into your mouth, unless you suck your fingers after scratching forehead. Now I know where "scratch head" expression comes from. We are very used to saying *scratch head* when we dont understand anything.

Hi Edmltw, I wonder how you pass the examination in the first place! How come the teachers never kick you out of the examination hall for singing so loudly? I think your boss and colleagues must be thinking of sending you into mental institute when they see you sing lots of songs. I bet it's fun to sing, provided not in the middle of the night!

Oh my gosh! I have been known to burst out in song as well when my nerves get me , and it does help me . Music real loud helps as well and dancing helps me . And yep I annoy people too with that.

Hello! Yeah many people I know think that is gross and for me I can look away, but the noise is what really does get me.

haha Emmasmomma, I wonder why your husband never vomit the food out when he sees you biting your fingernails. You may not feel how disgusting the habit of biting nails is, but your husband will surely feel disgusted. I used to have some annoying habits too, almost as irritating as your shaking legs. I used to take a pen and hit on the table repeatedly. I didn't even realize how noisy that was, until my colleagues asked me to shut up. At the bus stop, while waiting for bus, I would use a coin and hit the metal bar in the bus stop. From the annoying looks, I guess the rest of the people are nearing explosion stage. Thankfully I kick off all the bad habits. Maybe due to my professional as a HR staff, I have learnt to sit still, and observe, rather than show others how nervous or stressful I feel.

Yes, you are very right. Those who feel stressed should look out for some other recourse to relieve themselves.

Hi Dpk, actually nail biting is a very bad habit, and some of them nail biters do not really wash their hands or check that they do not have any dirt under the nails before they start to bite the nails. I think most of them do so unconsciously, and more so when they are stressed. I'm glad I never have this bad habit in the first place.

She's done it as far back as my childhood and probably before that. She does it when she's worried or stressed. She has managed to quit now and then and she grows lovely nails but then she'll start again and they just look chewed up. I guess we all have our own little habits when we're worried or stressed...I scratch my head when I'm worried...sometimes I think I'm going to scratch right through to my brain LOL [b]~~AT PEACE WITHIN~~ **STAND STRONG IN YOUR BELIEFS**[/b]

Oh my goodness, your mother biting nails? I can't imagine people of her generation biting nails. Those are the generations that always talk about manners, and nail biting is definitely not a good manner. If she's still biting nails at this age, she will never kick the habit off. Sounds very gross.

Man, you're making too much noise about nail-biting. It's a very mainstream habit. It's estimated 10% of adult males worldwide are compulsive nail-biters. Your former university lecturer and I fall into that subgroup. There are many very respectable people who seriously bite their nails, including UK PM Gordon Brown, actor James McAvoy, singer Robbie Williams, tennis star Andy Roddick, Brittany Spears, and a lot more. Check them out. Serious nail-biters don't worry about getting germs and worms, which are everywhere to invade us whether or not we bite our nails.

Hi Lawdude, you are really the worst of the nail biters. I wonder how you managed to bite off the toe nails without cutting off your toes! I hope you can kick off this disgusting habit! I think those people enjoy a meal in the restaurants of five stars hotel will vomit all the food out, when they see you biting the nails.

Haha...may be its like you mentioned...Now as I have already developed that habit because of my mummy's ignorance, I try that in the future i won't let my child do that mistake lol...

haha Nzal, I wonder why your mummy never gave you a good spanking when you were young. Once she spanked you everytime you bit your nails, you would have kicked off the bad habit long ago. When I was young, I enjoyed biting nails, just for the fun of it, then my mother discovered, and gave me a good spanking. That's why I never have a chance to develop this disgusting habit. Maybe I should ask your brother and cousin to tell your mother to spank you for biting nails.

Hi PeacefulWmn, your mother is a kinder lady than my mother. When I was young, I bit the nails for fun. Very fun to watch the nails getting shorter and shorter as I kept biting. My mother gave me a good spanking. That effectively ended the nail biting even before it became a habit. Sighing and pacing are quite common way of dealing with stress. I used to tap my pen on the table when I was bored or stress. I did that quite unconsciously and never even noticed how irritating for my colleagues.

Hi Sheng. Well I guess a spanking is one way to go about it! Ack! I hated those when I was a child. And yes, pencil tapping denotes stress or boredom, as does jingling the change in one's pocket, etc. We do not notice when we do these things, but it can definitely annoy those around us!

Hi Yolanda, you have a really kind and understanding mother. My mother used to spank us when we had bad habits. Your way of dealing with stress is rather unusual! Not many people feel comfortable patting themselves and talk to themselves.

Hmm, i do love my mom so....much, though she's lack of knowledge and not rich. certainly, the same to my dad, wink... or else, my dad will give his resistance,lol... i also do hope everyone in the world can love and respect their parents forever. well, i sometimes feel i'm funny,lol...dont worry, just pat the forehead lightly, wink...i do like it, even when not stressed, heheh