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Please share a tip in the form of a haiku on overcoming nail biting.
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Ignore: It's just a nervous habit. You can break it by setting a reminder for you.
Answered 11/18/2014
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Ignore: Bitten nails are bad. They increase infection risk. See the Doc for Cure.
Answered 7/12/2014
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