Nail Biters Now Are Officially Diagnosed As OCD
The American Psychiatric Association is now classifying nail biting in the same category as obsessive compulsive disorder. Uh oh.
According to NPR, the upcoming edition of the the American Psychiatric Association’s DSM (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders) will put “pathological grooming” in the same category as obsessive compulsive disorder. Pathological grooming includes nail biting, hair pulling, and skin picking.
Previously, these were in a category called “not otherwise classified”. The new proposal puts obsessive grooming in the same category of obsessive compulsive behavior along with other things like hoarding and body dysmorphia disorders.
Bad news for me, since I’ve always had some sort of nervous habit that I thought was perfectly normal.
2. I’m a cuticle biter (ew)
My actual gross middle finger (please excuse chipped nail polish).
3. I used to suck my hair
[Not a photo of me]
One time this mean girl in kindergarten asked me why I did it, and I lied and said my hair tasted like apple juice, THAT’S WHY.
4. What kind of bad habits do you have?
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ellestazia 2 days agoI use to bite my nails. Then I started smoking which stopped the nail biting. Now, if I break a nail, I still bite and chew on it. Does that mean I’m crazy?
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soupisdelicious 7 months agoThis is not surprising to me at all. While I do agree people throw the term “OCD” around a lot, I do think that nail biting CAN definitely be an obsessive and compulsive habit. I know for myself, there will be times when I’ll feel so compelled to bite/peel my nails that I kinda feel like those people on meth who claw at their skin until it’s bloody, because I’ll be like OBSESSED with getting as much skin/nail off my fingers or toes as possible. I’ve done it to the point of raw/bloody skin and I STILL can’t stop myself :D There is no logical reason for me to do this; it hurts, but I can definitely say this is not a self-harm kind of thing, I just feel inexplicably compelled to do so. so yes, this is not surprising news to me, given my other obsessive and compulsive tendencies.
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Eunji M 7 months ago
I used to bite my nails like crazy, especially under stress but even when I was just relaxed. My family didn’t understand why I couldn’t stop. I would grow them out, put nail polish on them, and then my nails would chip/break and I would bite them. I also used to chew on the skin around my fingers.
I started to grow my nails again this summer and I kept growing them when I came back to school. Now I’m in love with nail polish haha I actually file my nails and can leave them unpolished without biting them. I saw a guy biting his nails in one of my classes and thought it was gross and couldn’t believe I used to do it. I guess the best way for me was to just try to look at them objectively and see what they look like to other people. -
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SamStone152 7 months ago
Understand the difference. Biting your nails is a symptom of the disease not the disease. So, you bite your nails because you are OCD, you are not OCD because you bite your nails. In the same way you get spots because you have chicken pox, you do not have chicken pox because you have spots
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ninjacoughdrop 7 months agoNail and cuticle brighter. I do it without thinking about it. I’ll be sitting at my computer at work thinking about something, then notice I’m chewing my nails. I couldn’t tell you how long I’d been chewing on them - it’s kinda creepy, actually.
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TrippinOnStars 7 months ago
I suffer from Trichotillomania - a compulsive disorder that causes me to pull my hair out. Also, there is Dermatillomania - which is skin picking. My other worst habit is chewing on the inside of my mouth…
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