To stop biting your nails, consider getting regular manicures, trimming your nails shorter, or attempting habit reversal ...

Quitting nail biting can be as difficult as quitting smoking. According to the NIH, the habit (“onychophagia”) is a chronic condition that is repetitive and compulsive in nature. “Stress, anxiety, ...

Like most millennials, countless Mean Girls quotes are indelibly burned into my brain, but this last gripe is the one still smouldering. That’s because every time I go to my local beauty salon, I ...

While it's particularly common in children between the ages of seven and ten, it becomes a serious concern—requiring clinical and psychological consultation—when it persists into adolescence and ...

When body-focused repetitive behaviors (BFRBs) are discussed, the conditions that typically come to mind include trichotillomania (hair pulling) and excoriation disorder (skin picking). However, one ...

I’ve been biting my nails for as long as I can remember. It started when I was at the age when copying my parents (who also incessantly bite their nails) was my most important day-to-day task. It ...