Chewing and biting skin

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Ever sense I was younger I have had an obsession with chewing and biting my skin.....when I was young I used to bite the skin off the bottom of my feet and I chew the skin off the side of my fingers next to my nails, I chew the skin off my nuckles and still to this day I do sometimes and now they are all puffy, I also bite my nails,bite the side of my cheeks and my taste buds...but mainly I want to know about my nuckles they are puffy and I just want to know if I'm the only one that does this or if there is anyone else out there that does it to because I have never met anybody that does it.

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  • thr
    9 years ago

    I have had a habit of biting and picking at skin around my nails. It doesn't sound like it's completely the same, though.

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  • vanda99
    9 years ago

    Yes and no. It's nothing to ashamed of, there's plently of people who do this to different degrees. That said, if it's really excessive, it might be a psychological issue. If it really bothers you, you might try to see a therapist.

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  • wistfulmaiden
    9 years ago

    It's a nervous habit like many but it can get you sick, think of all nasty germs in your mouth... A friend of mine was a big nail biter and she got a huge infection. A big pus bubble underneath her nail bed. Not nice.

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