Trichotillomania (Hair Pulling) Support Group
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Yes/No: Is nail-biting a form of trichotillomania?
Please keep in mind that some people bite their nails and even the skin around their nails, until they bleed. So we're not talking about mere nibblers or pickers.
Please keep in mind that some people bite their nails and even the skin around their nails, until they bleed. So we're not talking about mere nibblers or pickers.
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I don't really know how to label this but I having a rough week and I can't say it's one thing.... I have a lot on my plate which is nothing new and I try to cope in many positive ways and do but I still have my moments.My kids more so my daughters talk to me about everything which I know it's cause of comfort and we are close.... however I really struggle with the venting about their dad which...
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I did the dumbest thing today. I charged my earbuds, unplugged the block and put the block in my little bag instead of the earbuds. I wasn't happy about that when I got to the gym. What a dummy!
I was a compulsive nail-biter for most of my life. I tried putting bandages over my fingernails, painting on that bitter-tasting substance they sell in beauty supply stores, and even putting rubber bands on my wrists and pulling and snapping the rubber bands every time the impulse to chew my nails arose. None of it worked.
Then, at about age 42, I used something that really worked: sheer willpower...and yes, I do have infrequent relapses and bite a nail, but the impulse is now approaching zero.
Sheer willpower! :-)