Nail Biting is a habit where a person usually bites their fingernails or toenails. This maybe because a person is feeling bored, nervous, stressed or he/she maybe hungry. The reasons are varied. Excessive nail biting is a sign of mental or emotional disorder. This habit can be compulsive and a person maybe busy nail biting unconsciously where the person is not at all aware that he/she is doing it. In extreme cases, some people bite their nails while sleeping. Sometimes people do bite very hard, so hard that the shape of their nails is altered. This happens in case of a bad dream or stress when dreaming.
Nail biting is a symptom of oral fixation according to the Freudian theory. The medical term for nail biting is chronic onychophagia. Nail biting is observed in nearly all stages of life. An estimated percentage is as follows: About 30% in the age group of 7 to 10 years old, 45% of adolescents, 25% in young adults and about 10% in older adults. Nail biting is more common amongst younger males.
So what is the harm in nail biting? Some of the most important reasons to stop nailing biting are:
Nail biting paves the way for bacteria that reside below the nails...
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