Is it normal to eat skin?

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I know alot of people bite the skin around their nails, but I actually swallow it. It is somewhat of a bored or nervous habit. At times I don't realize I'm doing it. Anyway, it is so bad that I've eaten away the finger prints on a few fingers. It's not that I like the taste or crave flesh, it just happens. A friend if mine said that it still counts as cannibalism. Is this true? Am I normal?

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  • fornitsomefornus
    13 years ago

    ouch that must hurt. Don't bite off your fingerprints. try chewing on a pen or something.

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  • dappled
    13 years ago

    If that's cannibalism then so is oral sex. Don't worry, it's fine. What I'm more worried about is that you've chewed some of your fingerprints off. You gearing up to be a criminal mastermind?

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    • Who_Fan4Life
      13 years ago

      What kind of oral sex are you talking about? What chick actually tries biting skin off a dude's dick? lmao.

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  • Who_Fan4Life
    13 years ago

    "It's not that I like the taste or crave flesh.."

    LMAO

    It doesn't matter. I'm sure more people do it than you think. I suppose however, if you were in dire need of food, I'm more than willing to be you would have no trouble eating your arm then, eh?

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  • [Old Memory]
    13 years ago

    I used to do this all the time when I was younger. It's normal. Just be careful about the finger print parts though.

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  • Sweetcat
    13 years ago

    Eeeewwww..

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  • asura
    13 years ago

    I just bought a brand new pair of pajamas!

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    • dappled
      13 years ago

      What colour are they?

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  • BurnaBaby27
    12 years ago

    I do this too! And have for as long as I can remember. It's only occasionally and I definitely do it more when I'm nervous. People would always tell me to stop biting my nails which I do not. I'd tell them I wasn't and they'd think I was lying..they didn't get it. Oh well.

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  • kittyluv
    12 years ago

    i do that...except i kind of dont swallow it usually...and i dont eat my fingerprints..?
    ok im just gonna come out and say this, are you high??

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  • irishguillotine
    13 years ago

    Its pretty normal.....its not cannibalism your friend is wrong thats another beast entirely.....if you ever do turn to cannibalism let me know.....

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  • thexxnightmare
    13 years ago

    I do the same exact thing

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  • Kitty3
    13 years ago

    I bit my nails and skin and the only thing that gets me to stop is gum so im like all ways chewing gum

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  • pandora
    13 years ago

    ..I'm trying to get rid of this habit for years!

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  • Smileyave6
    13 years ago

    I think thats normal, i do that too, once my finger started bleeding on one part, but i stopped biting them THAT much. so yes its normal

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  • [Old Memory]
    13 years ago

    I do that too, minus the biting off the fingerprints.

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  • lovesexandturtles
    13 years ago

    I think it's normal. I bite around my fingernails, mostly my thumbs (but I don't bite my fingernails), and I always have. It's mostly a nervous habit and I usually don't realize I'm doing it. I never swallow it though. I don't think it's cannibalism. Your friend seems a bit ignorant.

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  • xoxo_mia
    13 years ago

    I do this too! Don't worry your friend is retarded, it's not cannibalism at all

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  • SteamPunk
    13 years ago

    Actually, in my nursing classes we had to get fingerprinted (for when we take care of patients on clinicals). They were only able to get nine out of ten prints. Though it's gotten worse since then. And I have never had sunburn, so.... Also, my arm? Not quite, the only skin I chew are my fingers..

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