I am a confirmed and certifiable nutbar with a penchant for skulls, bones, blood, guts, fire and anything slightly peculiar and mostly bizarre. I also...
@kjarn No, because that would require biting or chewing and focuses on the skin mainly whereas I only pick (constantly) at the nails (the skin around them is also affected but only as a "side effect"). We finally decided that I should do something about it when I calmly managed to rip out my index fingernail some 18 months ago. It's taken a long time for that thumbnail to grow back to where it is now...but as you can see I still like to get stuck in to it. @joysabin Thanks very much....good old Google ;) @jgpittenger I'm a big ol' teddy bear... @juliedduncan Thanks very much...for all of those. And I'll try not to ;) @ghost13 Thank you very much :) @annied Thank ya ma'am :)
@golftragic Thank you kindly :) @mona65 Thanks veyr much and @kjarn It's no where near as bad as it used to be. It's only that one nail that gets all the attention now!
I can see it is getting to you. Glad you sought help! If you bite the nail, and then tear it - what is that called? I have to keep my nails very short to stop myself doing that.
I had to Google that too:) The cure for me was retirement but I think you have quite a way to go for that one. Your make up is so much better than mine ever was ...
@gamelee Thank you so much :) @fbailey I'm about 15 years away from that...but already looking forward to it ;) @jacqbb Thanks very much :) @helenhall I have no idea...strangely I've never been a bitter, just a picker and a ripper... @pistache I only "deal in death" to that one thumbnail these days... @haskar I like to cause anxiety ;) @brigette Thank ya ma'am :) @koalagardens Nah...I'm a big teddy bear ;) @30pics4jackiesdiamond Now you have to use it in a sentence ;)
@taffy Thanks very much - if I can get a double take and a touch of anxiety then I'm a happy man ;) @dustyloup There are far worse but blimey, it hurts sometimes! @mzzhope Marvellous! @fotoblah Thank you very much :)
@joysabin Thanks very much....good old Google ;)
@jgpittenger I'm a big ol' teddy bear...
@juliedduncan Thanks very much...for all of those. And I'll try not to ;)
@ghost13 Thank you very much :)
@annied Thank ya ma'am :)
@mona65 Thanks veyr much and @kjarn It's no where near as bad as it used to be. It's only that one nail that gets all the attention now!
@fbailey I'm about 15 years away from that...but already looking forward to it ;)
@jacqbb Thanks very much :)
@helenhall I have no idea...strangely I've never been a bitter, just a picker and a ripper...
@pistache I only "deal in death" to that one thumbnail these days...
@haskar I like to cause anxiety ;)
@brigette Thank ya ma'am :)
@koalagardens Nah...I'm a big teddy bear ;)
@30pics4jackiesdiamond Now you have to use it in a sentence ;)
Not the worst addiction out there but frustrating I'm sure!
@dustyloup There are far worse but blimey, it hurts sometimes!
@mzzhope Marvellous!
@fotoblah Thank you very much :)