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A member asked:
What do i do to get people to leave me alone about my nail biting?
A doctor has provided 1 answer
By stop biting them: And hence shut them up. Its not a good habit and potentially you can cause yourself a bad infection in the fingers with germs from your mouth.
Answered 5/12/2013
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