Nail Biting

[Wayward Vagabond]

i just cut my nails too!!

[Wayward Vagabond]

because of the nature of my job i always have dirty hands and nails

holy shit the image is fucking huge lmao

[dAnceguy117]

Originally Posted by Arkuski

Don't worry about it dude just wear oven mitts for a while.

if I were an HR person I would be less likely to hire someone wearing oven mitts than someone with bitten nails........

jk neither should be important, although wearing oven mitts at a job interview sounds like an amazing prank.



I've never bitten my nails, but I used to do the equivalent using my other nails. kicked the habit a few years ago. as with any habit of this sort, I think the first step to a correction is paying attention and noticing every time you start.

not the biggest of deals imo. if you feel like it's an issue, then work on a gradual solution.

[popsicle_3000]

idg problem w/ biting nails

[icontrolyourworld]

I've never bitten my nails. When I was a kid my dad would cut my nails then one day he told me to just do it, and I always have used nail clippers! It's weird still to use my left hand to trim my right nails though i'll admit.

Originally Posted by Pseudo Enigma

Also biting your nails so that you can't open pop cans LOL
(even if they're half a millimeter long I can do it.)

I don't think you need nails at all to open soda cans, I push down on the mouth which raises the tab just enough to be able to leverage it open

[Ohaider]

Originally Posted by Wayward Vagabond

because of the nature of my job i always have dirty hands and nails

holy shit the image is fucking huge lmao

if i trim my nails this low they always hurt like fuck

[Izzy]

Originally Posted by Ohaider

if i trim my nails this low they always hurt like fuck

Same here, and it hurts even worse to play stepmania with them like that.

[Wayward Vagabond]

Originally Posted by Ohaider

if i trim my nails this low they always hurt like fuck

Thats actually not that low. There is still some untrimmed nail left because if i went that little bit lower it would hurt to do anything. Midnight has them that low it seems like

[XelNya]

I must have a high pain tolerance I am not conscious of then, it never hurt to play FFR with the nails that short, and the only person I can tell who hits the keys harder than I do is T-Force.

I usually cut them to that about once a week, sometimes twice. I also usually file them a little with the mini one on my clippers. Nice arch = <3

God my nail habits are weird now that I've actually thought about it.

[Pseudo Enigma]

Originally Posted by icontrolyourworld

I don't think you need nails at all to open soda cans, I push down on the mouth which raises the tab just enough to be able to leverage it open

HAX

also holy shit I bite my nails but I almost never chew them up past the ridge. How does that even work? It must be painful ow.

[XelNya]

It does hurt.

[DarknessXoXLight]

I bite my nails from time to time and it's usually to the point where it takes off skin with it in the corners. (worry) But I'm more concerned about my skin picking and my inability to stop doing it...



Dunno what to tell you man. There are people who could see bad nail biting as a red flag, but I doubt anybody is like actually looking at those things so.. there's more important things.

[Herogashix]

It's a bad habit. I don't do it though.

[Mrowmrew]

I've never had a problem with nail biting, but my brother did when he was 16 or so. It was BAD. The skin around his nails was torn and raw, and he'd always get infections. Most habits are a pain in the butt to get rid of. I don't think you're in any immediate danger, but if you can, when you can, pay attention to yourself; you can kick it.

[Callipygian]

I have bitten finger nails plus the skin around them for as long as I can remember. The occasional infections or slight cuts are a minor sore, but the habit can be regarded as unsavory by some.

I have tried Bitex, mittens and other methods to quit biting, but to no avail. Frankly, I do not see it as an important problem anymore. I have a great girlfriend and job and have never noticed any obvious handicap to biting nails in reaching any goal in life. Just try to keep your hands and nails clean, both to reduce chance of infections and to avoid grossing people out by being unhygienic.

Other than that, I wouldn't worry too much. Judging by your picture, you don't even have such a bad case of nail + skin biting.