![Been biting for 4 years now, moved to skin around nail about 2 years ago. Bittering agents don't help. What do? : r/calmhands Been biting for 4 years now, moved to skin around nail about 2 years ago. Bittering agents don't help. What do? : r/calmhands](https://preview.redd.it/jtfx44iofzuz.jpg?auto=webp&s=d309bc091723323b6353aa0f8ec1c11840afbd5a)
Been biting for 4 years now, moved to skin around nail about 2 years ago. Bittering agents don't help. What do? : r/calmhands
![Does anyone else just pick or bite or peel their nails? I feel like they are growing into my skin and when I'm anxious it gets worse. How do I stop :(…. Does anyone else just pick or bite or peel their nails? I feel like they are growing into my skin and when I'm anxious it gets worse. How do I stop :(….](https://i.redd.it/tw7ta6gbist71.jpg)
Does anyone else just pick or bite or peel their nails? I feel like they are growing into my skin and when I'm anxious it gets worse. How do I stop :(….
Why am I always biting the skin around my nails? I even bleed sometimes because of it, but I do it without noticing. - Quora
![skin concerns] seeking advice: i involuntarily pick the skin around my nails. Any advice for prevention and healing? : r/SkincareAddiction skin concerns] seeking advice: i involuntarily pick the skin around my nails. Any advice for prevention and healing? : r/SkincareAddiction](https://i.redd.it/rfpg3reauau71.jpg)
skin concerns] seeking advice: i involuntarily pick the skin around my nails. Any advice for prevention and healing? : r/SkincareAddiction
![More than a habit? When to worry about nail biting, skin picking and other body-focused repetitive behaviours More than a habit? When to worry about nail biting, skin picking and other body-focused repetitive behaviours](https://images.theconversation.com/files/237843/original/file-20180925-85752-h9ynbq.jpg?ixlib=rb-1.1.0&q=20&auto=format&w=320&fit=clip&dpr=2&usm=12&cs=strip)
More than a habit? When to worry about nail biting, skin picking and other body-focused repetitive behaviours
![Cureus | Nail-Associated Body-Focused Repetitive Behaviors: Habit-Tic Nail Deformity, Onychophagia, and Onychotillomania | Article Cureus | Nail-Associated Body-Focused Repetitive Behaviors: Habit-Tic Nail Deformity, Onychophagia, and Onychotillomania | Article](https://assets.cureus.com/uploads/figure/file/332989/article_river_98356b00913311ec86f6edaab3fc8f64-Nail-Disorders-Fig-1.png)
Cureus | Nail-Associated Body-Focused Repetitive Behaviors: Habit-Tic Nail Deformity, Onychophagia, and Onychotillomania | Article
![From biting nails to peeling lips, three readers with body OCD share their battle against 'bad' habits – The Sun | The Sun From biting nails to peeling lips, three readers with body OCD share their battle against 'bad' habits – The Sun | The Sun](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/NINTCHDBPICT000549688646-e1577644339115.jpg)
From biting nails to peeling lips, three readers with body OCD share their battle against 'bad' habits – The Sun | The Sun
![No urge to bite my nails, only the skin around them. A combination of anxiety and habit is probably to blame. Today seems like a good day to break this bad habit. No urge to bite my nails, only the skin around them. A combination of anxiety and habit is probably to blame. Today seems like a good day to break this bad habit.](https://i.redd.it/b0g32vu49pl41.jpg)
No urge to bite my nails, only the skin around them. A combination of anxiety and habit is probably to blame. Today seems like a good day to break this bad habit.
![I think it's getting a bit too much. Need help on how to stop nail biting/ skin picking. : r/calmhands I think it's getting a bit too much. Need help on how to stop nail biting/ skin picking. : r/calmhands](https://i.redd.it/g40qti6nomj41.jpg)