Social Anxiety Support

drummingforsanity · 05-15-2006, 12:40 PM

sonya99 · 05-15-2006, 01:24 PM

I dunno, but I don't bite my nails anymore.

archaic · 05-15-2006, 01:28 PM

Maybe just nervous habits or compulsions in general. I don't bite at my nails, but I pick at my cuticles constantly (among other things) and play with my hair.

BMSMA1A2B3 · 05-15-2006, 01:32 PM

I used to do that back when I was in my early teens. I got tired of hurting myself that way, so I just stopped one day. Haven't done it since.

mserychic · 05-15-2006, 02:11 PM

I obsessively bite my nails. They're really scary looking but that doesn't stop me from biting more

13times · 05-15-2006, 02:48 PM

I've never been a nail-biter.

Noca · 05-15-2006, 02:50 PM

Im a chronic nail biter.

carambola · 05-15-2006, 02:56 PM

i've never bitten my nails, either.

korey · 05-15-2006, 04:11 PM

I bite my nails everyday. I think my nails have actually started growing faster to compensate. I do it so I don't have to look at people, among other reasons.

ColdFury · 05-15-2006, 06:17 PM

I do from time to time. More often I'll rub my nose.

Nyx · 05-15-2006, 06:29 PM

When I bite my nails it's more of an OCD thing. I'm hell bent on making them even, but of course that never happens when you're gnawing at them with your teeth.

whiteclouds · 05-16-2006, 12:04 AM

I've never bitten my nails. I keep them very short because I can't stand the feeling of crud getting trapped in there.

Argo · 05-16-2006, 01:25 AM

Not mine. I know lots of people without social anxiety do it, so I wouldn't necessarily see it as a symptom.

myss_anthrope · 05-16-2006, 06:17 AM

I used to bite my nails, I did until about a year ago actually, all the time. Then I got sick of looking at my ugly, tiny nails and stopped biting them so they'd grow out. I was so happy when they looked like 'adult nails' that I just never bit them again. It used to be just what I did when I was anxious, now I fiddle with other things... my necklace is usually what I play with now, since I almost always wear one.

Catarina · 05-16-2006, 02:19 PM

you know what, i never ever used to bite my nails. i used to think, who does that? but just this last year i've gotten into the bad habit.

skigirl81 · 05-16-2006, 07:09 PM

i bite my nails.. they look awful..
I also chew on the inside of my mouth.

Dreamcatcher · 05-17-2006, 12:35 PM

I bite my nails and have tried to quit more times than I can count.

I absolutely hate how they look......I just cannot stop.

Blue Bird · 05-22-2006, 01:03 AM

I used to bite my nails, but I bought this stuff that you paint on your nails and I stopped. I do get the urge sometimes. The stuff I used tasted like earwax, but I don't bite my nails anymore.

05-15-2006, 12:40 PM	#1 (permalink)
drummingforsanity Status: SAS Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 184	Biting Nails - Trait of SA?

05-15-2006, 04:11 PM	#9 (permalink)
korey Status: SAS Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Mississippi, USA Gender: Male Age: 22 Posts: 1,921	I bite my nails everyday. I think my nails have actually started growing faster to compensate. I do it so I don't have to look at people, among other reasons. __________________ Rx: Wellbutrin SR 300mg, Eskalith CR 900mg, Luvox 100mg Things I have tried: Lexapro, Zoloft, Celexa, Prozac, Paxil, Effexor XR, Remeron, Wellbutrin SR, Eskalith CR, Topamax, Valium, Xanax, Ativan, Ambien, Desyrel, Ritalin, Adderall, Dexedrine, Inderal, Lopressor, Thorazine, Lamictal, Abilify, Depakote, Geodon, Seroquel, doxepin, chloral hydrate

05-15-2006, 06:17 PM	#10 (permalink)
ColdFury Status: SAS Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Boston Age: 27 Posts: 20,789	I do from time to time. More often I'll rub my nose. __________________ just one more song to slay this earth and i can't explain myself just what it's worth it was all i had, but not all i'd need and i can't escape the fact that i still bleed

05-15-2006, 06:29 PM	#11 (permalink)
Nyx Status: SAS Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Boston Gender: Female Age: 26 Posts: 4,038	When I bite my nails it's more of an OCD thing. I'm hell bent on making them even, but of course that never happens when you're gnawing at them with your teeth. __________________ Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbour. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover. ~Mark Twain

05-16-2006, 12:04 AM	#12 (permalink)
whiteclouds Status: SAS Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: USA Posts: 2,724	I've never bitten my nails. I keep them very short because I can't stand the feeling of crud getting trapped in there. __________________ A black cat crossing your path signifies that the animal is going somewhere. -Groucho Marx

05-15-2006, 01:24 PM	#2 (permalink)
sonya99 Status: SAS Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: CA Posts: 2,270	I dunno, but I don't bite my nails anymore.

05-15-2006, 01:28 PM	#3 (permalink)
archaic Status: SAS Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 1,262	Maybe just nervous habits or compulsions in general. I don't bite at my nails, but I pick at my cuticles constantly (among other things) and play with my hair.

05-15-2006, 01:32 PM	#4 (permalink)
BMSMA1A2B3 Status: Banned Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: 25 / M / San Francisco Age: 28 Posts: 819	I used to do that back when I was in my early teens. I got tired of hurting myself that way, so I just stopped one day. Haven't done it since.

05-15-2006, 02:11 PM	#5 (permalink)
mserychic Status: Super Beaver Join Date: Oct 2004 Gender: Female Age: 26 Posts: 10,910	I obsessively bite my nails. They're really scary looking but that doesn't stop me from biting more

05-15-2006, 02:48 PM	#6 (permalink)
13times Status: SAS Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 299	I've never been a nail-biter.

05-15-2006, 02:50 PM	#7 (permalink)
Noca Status: Permanently Banned Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Ontario Gender: Male Age: 23 Posts: 14,079	Im a chronic nail biter.

05-15-2006, 02:56 PM	#8 (permalink)
carambola Status: SAS Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: California Posts: 811	i've never bitten my nails, either.

05-16-2006, 01:25 AM	#13 (permalink)
Argo Status: SAS Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: 25/m/California Posts: 2,609	Not mine. I know lots of people without social anxiety do it, so I wouldn't necessarily see it as a symptom.

05-16-2006, 06:17 AM	#14 (permalink)
myss_anthrope Status: SAS Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Toronto, ON Posts: 77	I used to bite my nails, I did until about a year ago actually, all the time. Then I got sick of looking at my ugly, tiny nails and stopped biting them so they'd grow out. I was so happy when they looked like 'adult nails' that I just never bit them again. It used to be just what I did when I was anxious, now I fiddle with other things... my necklace is usually what I play with now, since I almost always wear one.

05-16-2006, 02:19 PM	#15 (permalink)
Catarina Status: SAS Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 289	you know what, i never ever used to bite my nails. i used to think, who does that? but just this last year i've gotten into the bad habit.

05-16-2006, 07:09 PM	#16 (permalink)
skigirl81 Status: SAS Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Atlanta, GA/25/F Posts: 281	i bite my nails.. they look awful.. I also chew on the inside of my mouth.

05-17-2006, 12:35 PM	#17 (permalink)
Dreamcatcher Status: SAS Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Southern Michigan Gender: Female Age: 27 Posts: 2,965	I bite my nails and have tried to quit more times than I can count. I absolutely hate how they look......I just cannot stop. __________________ "But I'm good without ya..."

05-22-2006, 01:03 AM	#18 (permalink)
Blue Bird Status: SAS Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Texas Gender: Female Age: 25 Posts: 335	I used to bite my nails, but I bought this stuff that you paint on your nails and I stopped. I do get the urge sometimes. The stuff I used tasted like earwax, but I don't bite my nails anymore. __________________ Show love. http://www.prairieg.etsy.com http://pgaesthetics.wordpress.com/