nailbiting


  • HABIT OF BITING NAILS(Onycho-phagia) AND WHAT IS IT RELATED TO?

    HABIT OF BITING NAILS(Onycho-phagia)  AND WHAT IS IT RELATED TO?

    Nail-biting is frequently associated with anxiety, because the act of chewing on nails reportedly relieves stress, tension, or boredom. Many people have the tendency to bite their fingernails, a condition known as Onychophagia which, according to the the American Psychiatric Association (APA)’s DSM-5 (The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders), is “compulsive and repetitive in nature”.…