Why do some people eat their nails?

Answer 1

Exhibit signs of anxiety, impatience, or nervousness, as in We'll be biting our nails till the jury comes back. Biting one's fingernails is a time-honored sign of emotional tension. The Roman satirist Horace described it about 35 b.c.: "As he wrought his verse he would often ... gnaw his nails to the quick"

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Answer 2

Fingernail biting is a nervous habit, some people have been biting their nails since childhood, and continue to bit their nails through adulthood.

You also bite your nails because of stress, anxiousness, nervousness, boredom, and fear. Most people don't even realize when they do it. You can break the habit by continuous appliance of lotion and nail polish. Very hard to keep up the habit but eventually you'll break it. Good luck!

Answer 3

I used to chew my fingernails because of stress. At other times, I chewed them when they broke while I was trying to grow out. I just became frustrated with them catching on things and I did not have a nailclipper available. I have also chewed them because the feeling of having fingernails, when you are so used to not having them, can feel somewhat strange. I also chew them off when I feel that they are getting dirty too often and are becoming a hazard to personal hygiene.

I also enjoyed biting my fingernails off, leaving them out to dry, then chewing on them again to rehydrate them. It's a textural quirk.

Answer 4

Its a strange habit that they start and is hard to do. its like learning something in school then trying to forget the thing you learned.

Answer 5

People bite their nails usually because they are nervous about something or because usually it is just a BAD habit.

Answer 6

they eat them from stress