Ask Your Question today
i don't eat it, i just pick at it. like i hate it but i like doing it. none of my friends do it. some people even say its disgusting bc sometimes i pull to much of skin from my cuticles and it starts to bleed. i wanna stop really bad. is there advice? like its addicting. and i do it constantly.
Yep, this sort of thing is pretty common. It's the same as biting your nails. Nervous habits, and they can be damn hard to break.
Try supplanting it with something less harmful to you such as a squeezey ball, or a few marbles you can roll around in your hand. Anything small enough not to be apparent to others (so they don't ask stupid and embarrassing questions), but available to you anytime you need it.
It shouldn't take more than a few weeks for your fingers to heal and for the habit to ease up.
Good luck.
I used to bite my nails, cuticles, and the skin around the nail off. They have bitter tasting, clear nail polishes that might help break that habit.
http://www.walmart.com/ip/11047136?wmlspartner=wlpa&adid=22222222227009538882&wl0=&wl1=g&wl2=c&wl3=53412817352&wl4=&wl5=pla&wl6=111822570512&veh=sem
http://www.drugstore.com/products/prod.asp?pid=10831&catid=323693&aid=338666&aparam=10831&kpid=10831&CAWELAID=120142990000052434&CAGPSPN=pla
http://www.cleopatraschoice.com/mav-0001.html?utm_source=mav-0001&utm_medium=shopping%2Bengine&utm_campaign=google&gclid=CNyTpsHln8sCFYEkHwode-UDNQ
I'm glad you don't eat it that would be pretty gross. Some how you have to be aware that you are doing it or about to do it and stop. Remind yourself that you don't want to do it and make a commitment to stopping nothing is for certain but keep trying you can do it!