Nail biting: Do you do it? Does it annoy you?

Chemical Burn · 28-04-2013 09:02PM #1

Do you bite your nails? Does it annoy you or upset you to see anyone else doing it? I do, my father hates it :P

jubella · 28-04-2013 09:05PM

I used to but don't anymore

I don't, but it doesn't bother me when other people do. I don't see why it would - it has literally no effect on me whatsoever.

meoklmrk91 · 28-04-2013 09:06PM

I don't

I do and have done for as long as I can remember, it's pretty disgusting but that isn't stopping me.

mikemac1 · 28-04-2013 09:07PM

I don't

Yep.

Not unusual to be bleeding!

Shenshen · 28-04-2013 09:08PM

I used to when I was small, but I don't any more. Except when I break a nail and have no scissors or nail file to hand, in that case I might use my teeth to smooth the nail down a little.

I generally don't mind people do it so much, but I have to admit that I find nails that are bitten back so much that the flesh of the fingers bulges over the front rather disgusting. I don't mind seeing it, but I would not want to be touched by such fingers... sorry if that offends.

Steve O · 28-04-2013 09:10PM

I do it when I'm in the shower, much easier that way.

Ms. Pingui · 28-04-2013 09:11PM

I've bitten my nails for my entire life, I stopped a year ago and have longish nails now, but I find myself nibbling on them when I'm stressed out.
There's nothing more annoying than someone telling you to stop biting your nails. My daughters granny is always telling me to stop, it makes me want to hit her, I'm an adult ffs! I can bite my nails if I want! :mad:

3ndahalfof6 · 28-04-2013 09:12PM

I cant wait to see the end of the movie.

Jack Lumber · 28-04-2013 09:12PM

meoklmrk91 wrote: »

I do and have done for as long as I can remember, it's pretty disgusting but that isn't stopping me.

How is it disgusting?

TouchingVirus · 28-04-2013 09:16PM

Jack Lumber wrote: »

How is it disgusting?

Because your nails trap all kinds of dirt and bacteria, which you then put in your mouth while biting them off.

I used to do it, right up until about two years ago. Then I just stopped. Sometimes I look at them, see they're about ripe for biting and then just stave off the urge and cut them short when I go home.

3ndahalfof6 · 28-04-2013 09:19PM

Jack Lumber wrote: »

How is it disgusting?

Well think about it like having a dump and the tissue paper gave way, then you noticed your finger nails were long and decided to cut them into shape using your teeth.

pedanticpat · 28-04-2013 09:20PM

I used to but don't anymore

I never have and I never will, it's utterly repulsive and anyone that does it is a filthbag.

Steve O · 28-04-2013 09:21PM

pedanticpat wrote: »

I never have and I never will, it's utterly repulsive and anyone that does it is a filthbag.

Well aren't you a treat.

pedanticpat · 28-04-2013 09:21PM

I used to but don't anymore

Ms. Pingui wrote: »

I've bitten my nails for my entire life, I stopped a year ago and have longish nails now, but I find myself nibbling on them when I'm stressed out.
There's nothing more annoying than someone telling you to stop biting your nails. My daughters granny is always telling me to stop, it makes me want to hit her, I'm an adult ffs! I can bite my nails if I want! :mad:

You mean your mother/mother in law?

DubDJ · 28-04-2013 09:21PM

I don't

Just my toenails...

pedanticpat · 28-04-2013 09:23PM

I used to but don't anymore

DubDJ wrote: »

Just my toenails...

I'm not even disgusted by that, I'm impressed.

AnonoBoy · 28-04-2013 09:24PM

I'm more a screw chewer than a nail biter.

kingcobra · 28-04-2013 09:26PM

I do and it's a bad habit

I don't have a clue how people are able to bite their nails, I fear that I'd just yank mine right off!

Ms. Pingui · 28-04-2013 09:29PM

pedanticpat wrote: »

You mean your mother/mother in law?

My daughters paternal granny, who is not my mother in law. ( Thank God)

Riddle101 · 28-04-2013 09:30PM

I don't

Yep, bite my nails everyday. For some reason, no matter how much I bite them I still have more to bite the next day. I shouldn't have fingernails at this point but I do.

pedanticpat · 28-04-2013 09:31PM

I used to but don't anymore

Ms. Pingui wrote: »

My daughters paternal granny, who is not my mother in law. ( Thank God)

Oh, you're one of those. Carry on.

zVk · 28-04-2013 09:31PM

I don't

In my mouth, there are teeth. These are good for eating, and tearing things. Nails grow on fingers, teeth tear. Teeth tear nail.

Ihatecuddles-old · 28-04-2013 09:32PM

I used to but don't anymore

I've had a problem with my nails for my whole life, looks like I've bitten them back to the cuticle. I wear fake ones most of the time, but people are repulsed by them.

They'd fit right in the nope thread

abdul20013 · 28-04-2013 09:33PM

I don't but I don't judge those who do

meoklmrk91 wrote: »

I do and have done for as long as I can remember, it's pretty disgusting but that isn't stopping me.

whats disgusting about it?

beefstew · 28-04-2013 09:34PM

I don't but I don't judge those who do

Nothing worse than when I'm biting my nails and the corner of the nail doesn't break off and is too sore to go at...Cue a few days of pain when anything rubs of my finger..Sometimes it even gets infected and the corner of my finger goes yellow and I burst it after a few days.

I'm addicted and i can't stop!!!

Celly Smunt · 28-04-2013 09:52PM

I don't but I don't judge those who do

I play guitar so i have to. not really but it's a good excuse

TheYardStick · 28-04-2013 10:04PM

I don't but I don't judge those who do

Only when I'm watching football. It's second nature to me that when there's a match on it's nail chewing time, and it doesn't even matter who's playing.

ghostdancer · 28-04-2013 10:15PM

today was the first day in 16 years that my nails have gotten long enough that i've needed to cut them.

now they're short and sharp and I keep on wanting to bite them to "fix" them :mad:

thinking about getting a nail file to round them off for future

NuckingFacker · 28-04-2013 10:21PM

I bite other peoples nails. Mostly on the Luas. And yes, they do find it annoying.

McGrath5 · 28-04-2013 10:24PM

I stopped biting my nails about a year ago, did it for about 20 years.

kingofslaves · 28-04-2013 10:28PM

I bit mine for as long as I can remember, I was 40 when I came here and when I saw my ex's fingernails and fingers I just stopped. She would bite them so much her fingers were swollen and would often bleed. I never got that bad I just bit my nails, but I'm glad I've stopped, thing is I let them grow too long now lol

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