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A 44-year old asked:
How can I break the habit of nail-biting?
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A 47-year old asked:
Does nail biting habit indicate some sort of a mental problem?
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A 23-year old female asked:
I have a huge nail biting habit. I've tried to quit multiple times. Is there anything that can help me succeed?
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A 17-year old male asked:
How can I overcome nail biting?
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A 43-year old asked:
How can I stop my nail biting habit?
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A 42-year old asked:
What are some ways to stop nail biting in teens?
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A 47-year old asked:
What do I do to get people to leave me alone about my nail biting?
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A 46-year old asked:
What to do if my nail biting is a serious problem, what should I do?
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A 23-year old female asked:
Broke my nail biting habit and now that my nail have grown, i've noticed they are extremely thin. Is there anything i can do to make them thicker? Ty
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A 53-year old asked:
My nail is purple from years and years of nail biting. Will it heal if I stop?
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A 25-year old asked:
What is the most effective way to get rid of a nail biting habit for an adult?
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A 40-year old asked:
I have a terrible habit of nail biting, what are good ways of getting rid of this habit?
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A 30-year old male asked:
What is the most effective way to overcome nail biting? The urge increases when anxious and stressed out.
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A 49-year old asked:
How can you stop nail biting, cheek biting etc.?
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A 48-year old asked:
I need some tips on how to stop nail biting, cheek biting etc.?
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A 39-year old asked:
I need some tips on how to stop lip and nail biting habit?
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A 36-year old female asked:
#1. What happens to (habitual nail biting) fingernails in the digestive system?
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A 34-year old asked:
My gums on my front bottom tooth is receeding fast from nail biting. Please help?
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A 33-year old asked:
My gums on my front bottom tooth is receeding fast from nail biting. What can I do?
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A 33-year old asked:
Can you tell me if nail biting is considered as self mutilation, why isn't cutting your hair?
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A 34-year old asked:
What do you suggest if my gums on my front bottom tooth is receeding fast from nail biting. help.?
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A 25-year old male asked:
How do I reduce nail biting habit? Does it lead to kidney stones?
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A 21-year old male asked:
I am experiencing finger swelling and finger pain. The following also describes me: Nail Biting. What should I do?
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A 28-year old male asked:
Is Mavala Stop harmful? It's a bad-tasting polish you apply on the nails to discourage nail-biting. I have been applying it daily on the skin at the edges of my fingers (not nails) as I have a bad habit of biting at the edges of my fingers. I want to co
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A 51-year old female asked about a 23-year old female:
Is extreme nail biting and picking skin around nails a form of ocd? Does this warrent a psychiatric evaluation for other conditions as well?
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A 34-year old asked:
I'm curious as to what can I do about my nail/lip biting?
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A 36-year old female asked:
Is biting nails is a phsycological problem?
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A 36-year old asked:
Is it possible for you to get clubbed fingers by biting nails too closely?
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A 42-year old female asked:
42 y.O. Just stopped biting nails. Acrylic overlay on them, no tips. They grow upward, have a short nailbed. Dad's nails very similar. Need a cure!
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A 40-year old male asked about a male:
My son keeps getting pinworms. We suspect it's from biting nails and keep doing OTC for whole family. Any better way to handle this?
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