Why do we bite our nails?
<p><span word="What">What</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="ex">ex</span>-<span word="British">British</span> <span word="prime">prime</span> <span word="minster">minster</span> <span word="Gordon">Gordon</span> <span word="Brown">Brown</span>, <span word="Jackie">Jackie</span> <span word="Onassis">Onassis</span>, <span word="Britney">Britney</span> <span word="Spears">Spears</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="common">common</span>? <span word="We">We</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="are">are</span> (<span word="or">or</span> <span word="were">were</span>) <span word="nail">nail</span> <span word="biters">biters</span>.</p><p><span word="It">It</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="habit">habit</span> <span word="I">I</span>'<span word="m">m</span> <span word="proud">proud</span> <span word="of">of</span>. <span word="It">It</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="pretty">pretty</span> <span word="disgusting">disgusting</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="watch">watch</span>, <span word="ruins">ruins</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="appearance">appearance</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="hands">hands</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="probably">probably</span> <span word="unhygienic">unhygienic</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="sometimes">sometimes</span> <span word="hurts">hurts</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="far">far</span>. <span word="I">I</span>'<span word="ve">ve</span> <span word="tried">tried</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="quit">quit</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="times">times</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="managed">managed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="keep">keep</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="up">up</span>.</p><p><span word="Lately">Lately</span> <span word="I">I</span>'<span word="ve">ve</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="wondering">wondering</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="makes">makes</span> <span word="someone">someone</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="inveterate">inveterate</span> <span word="nail">nail</span>-<span word="biter">biter</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="me">me</span>. <span word="Are">Are</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="weaker">weaker</span> <span word="willed">willed</span>? <span word="More">More</span> <span word="neurotic">neurotic</span>? <span word="Hungrier">Hungrier</span>? <span word="Perhaps">Perhaps</span>, <span word="somewhere">somewhere</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="annals">annals</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="psychological">psychological</span> <span word="research">research</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="answer">answer</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="question">question</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="maybe">maybe</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="hints">hints</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="cure">cure</span> <span word="myself">myself</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="unsavoury">unsavoury</span> <span word="habit">habit</span>.</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="dip">dip</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="literature">literature</span> <span word="shows">shows</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="medical">medical</span> <span word="name">name</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="excessive">excessive</span> <span word="nail">nail</span> <span word="biting">biting</span>: '<span word="onychophagia">onychophagia</span>'. <span word="Psychiatrists">Psychiatrists</span> <span word="classify">classify</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="impulse">impulse</span> <span word="control">control</span> <span word="problem">problem</span>, <span word="alongside">alongside</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="obsessive">obsessive</span> <span word="compulsive">compulsive</span> <span word="disorder">disorder</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="extreme">extreme</span> <span word="cases">cases</span>, <span word="where">where</span> <span word="psychiatric">psychiatric</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="beneficial">beneficial</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="excessive">excessive</span> <span word="grooming">grooming</span> <span word="habits">habits</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="skin">skin</span> <span word="picking">picking</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="hair">hair</span> <span word="pulling">pulling</span>. <span word="I">I</span>'<span word="m">m</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="stage">stage</span>, <span word="falling">falling</span> <span word="instead">instead</span> <span word="among">among</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="majority">majority</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="nail">nail</span> <span word="biters">biters</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="carry">carry</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="habit">habit</span> <span word="without">without</span> <span word="serious">serious</span> <span word="side">side</span> <span word="effects">effects</span>. <span word="Up">Up</span> <span word="to">to</span> 45% <span word="of">of</span> <span word="teenagers">teenagers</span> <span word="bite">bite</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="nails">nails</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="example">example</span>; <span word="teenagers">teenagers</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="handful">handful</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="wouldn">wouldn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="argue">argue</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="nearly">nearly</span> <span word="half">half</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="medical">medical</span> <span word="intervention">intervention</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="understand">understand</span> <span word="the">the</span> '<span word="subclinical">subclinical</span>' <span word="side">side</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="phenomenon">phenomenon</span> – <span word="nail">nail</span> <span word="biting">biting</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="isn">isn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="major">major</span> <span word="problem">problem</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="enough">enough</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="issue">issue</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="rid">rid</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="it">it</span>.</p>
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