People start biting their nails from childhood. In some cases, this habit continues into adulthood. However, its consequences are not limited to aesthetic problems.
Lent.az reports, referring to foreign media, that specialists often associate the habit of nail biting with stress.
Nail biting usually occurs against the background of stress and tension and not only damages the nail bed but can also cause other health-related problems. For many people, quitting this habit is very difficult. However, specialists state that there are effective methods to help overcome the problem.
Helpful advice
Keep your nails short. The shorter the nails, the less the urge to bite them. Use special remedies against nail biting. These preparations, which have a bitter taste and safe composition, prevent the desire to bite nails in many people.
Get regular manicures. Spending money to keep nails well-groomed can reduce the likelihood of wanting to bite them.
Replace a bad habit with a good one. Playing with an anti-stress ball or a similar object when the urge to bite nails arises helps keep hands away from the mouth.
Identify trigger factors. When you understand which situations push you to bite your nails, you can more easily keep yourself under control.
Gradually quit. For example, first try to stop biting only the thumbnail.
According to doctors, this habit can cause pain in the skin around the nails, damage tissues related to nail growth, and as a result, lead to deformities in the shape of the nails.
In some cases, nail biting may also be a sign of more serious psychological or emotional problems.
If you have tried multiple times to quit this habit but have not succeeded, it is recommended to consult a specialist doctor.
