Poll: Do you Bite your Nails/Toenails

[Gudrests]

I used to, but then I got braces. That makes it impossible, and I never restarted when they came off.

Harr. I have braces and I still do it. You just need to angle it right!

all about the angle right side tooth 2 from the middle was my lucky spot...only problem is it fucks my nails up and ive been doing it for ever....but not my job has me working with disgusting money thats gross as fuck...sooo i need to stop

 

[SarcasminBloom]

I do bite my fingernails, although I'm curbing the habit. It's mainly just because I need something to chew on, so instead, I've made a habit of buying Costco packs of gum.

 

[Skeleon]

I only bite off pieces of nail or skin that hang loose and are a risk of tearing off further when I don't have scissors nearby. Otherwise, no.

 

[BENZOOKA]

I never bite my nails nor toenails. It's disgusting.

 

[Argtee]

WOAH WOAH WOAH. PEOPLE BITE THEIR TOENAILS? O_O

I bite my nails, the skin around my nails, pencils, pens, and generally nibble on whatever I can find

Pretty much this.

Now I have an infection in my finger. (I bite my cuticles)
I really need to stop biting my nails...

 

[Hlain]

I bite the skin right next to the nails.

 

[rhyno435]

I do in fact bite my nails, just a habit.

...Not toenails though, that's gross.

 

[Jenneh]

Yea... i've tried to stop with that clear terrible tasting nailpolish, but i just ended up wiping it off

 

[Assassin Xaero]

Not since I was maybe 6... never bit my toe nails...

 

[DarksideFlame]

I do bite my fingernails and I really wish i could stop doing it because for some reason I am not aware of it fucking hurts...Maybe I've just done it too much

But I've never done it with toenails cause I'm not that flexible

 

[Sneeze]

I bite my finger nails simply because its easier than cutting, nothing to do with habit or when I'm nervous, just whe they get long it saves using scissors, plus I can for the life of my use scissors with my left hand so biting ends up looking neater on my right hand anyways...

 

[Baldry]

I bite my toenails

Holeee sheet.

Uh yeaaaaah, it's only 'cause I'm ninja!

 

[Koroviev]

I did when I was younger. If you want to stop, my advice is that you clip your nails at least once a week. It's rather difficult to bite nails that aren't there.

 

[Rinji]

I did it when I was in grade school, but as soon as I got to secondary school, I stopped doing it (which had nothing to do with actually being in the secondary school, it was just coincidental).

 

[CrashBang]

Not out of habit, just when I'm too lazy to trim them properly

 

[hurfdurp]

I used to, but then I got braces. That makes it impossible, and I never restarted when they came off.

That's exactly what happened for me. I have yet to get mine taken off, but I don't see it being a problem afterward.

 

[Katherine Kerensky]

-Snip-
I used to chew on my shirt collar when I was younger. It's habitual, you might have a touch of OCD like I do. But I'm not a shrink, so don't view that as a diagnosis.

As I said, accidentally.
My hair gets in my mouth, but I don't want it there >.>
Such a pain >.>
Just like trying to type around two mini-speakers that are attached to my MP3 player >.>

 

[Monkfish Acc.]

I bite my nails. Even my toenails. They are too tough for nailclippers, if I don't they'll just keep growing.

I've had to cut back, though. I need to keep the nails on my right hand long for guitar.
They stare at me from the back of my hand. Taunting me.

 

[Pariah87]

I'm really bad for nail biting. I don't just keep them short I tear away strips of nail all the way to the cuticle. Then I tear away at the cuticle untill it bleeds. Then when my nail is far enough back I start biting away at the skin UNDER the nail, which is incredibly painful and again they bleed but I just can't stop.

On the subject of toenails, I used to bite them too when I was younger and had the flexibility.

I think it all stems from the fact that my mum used to cut my nails when I was a toddler and I used to freak out about it, certain she was going to slip and cut me, so I started biting them to ensure they stayed short, after that it's just become a game of "fuck up your nails as much as you can"

 

[royohz]

i dont bite my toe nails thats gross but my friend said 'Put it in' and then i said 'Thats what she said'

Well played, good sir. Well played.

OT: No, I don't bite my nails, but I tend to rip them with my fingers.

[small]P.S. I just had a rice cracker with french brie. It was delicious.[/small]