Why am I always biting the skin around my nails? I even bleed sometimes because of it, but I do it without noticing. - Quora
![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)
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![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.
![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
![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)