I have recently started chewing the skin around my fingers, and made myself bleed and it hurts really really bad. Does anyone have any advice on how to stop this disgusting habit, because it’s really starting to get on my nerves and it looks awful. Has anyone else been through this? Has anyone been able to overcome it successfully? Thanks in advance for any advice.
Start carrying rubber bands around. If you’re like most people, you hate the taste, and the residual flavor on your fingers will discourage you from chewing.
Is it because there are little bits of callous-y skin that are around your nails, or are you chewing other parts of your fingers?
I find that I get little bits of skin that I want to pick at around my nails, (or the dreaded cracks on my finger tips) but if I take a pair of nail clippers and snip them off so it is smoother, I stop worrying at them. Then moisturize.
This is a duplicate of another thread that I had posted, can you look at the pictures I put in the other thread until a mod can merge the two?thanks!
http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=16692006&posted=1#post16692006
Isn’t this more of an OCD mental issue than a skin care issue?
Relevant thread
If nails are involved