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The scientific reason why we
bite our nails
Oh hi, fellow nail biters.
Desperate to find out why you chew away at your finger nails? Then read on!
You know how biting your
nails has always been frowned upon?
Like when your mum was always
telling you it was a dirty habit and that you should stop it?
And when you were older, your
friends would grab your hands and say, "Ohhh you're never going to have
pretty nails if you don't stop biting them!"
Well, we've got news for you.
Behaviors like nail biting,
picking split ends, tapping on the table and twirling your hair don't actually
stem from a nervous habit at all.
In fact, science says its
actually a personality trait of those with a case of perfectionism.
New research from the Journal
of Behaviour Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry actually suggests this
"habits" aren't actually habits at all. Instead, they come from a
feeling of an exacerbated need to complete life's tasks at a fast pace - it's
impatience in driven people.
The study showed that nail
biting occurred when those people were feeling bored and complacent - they
don't come from poor habits, they come from the need to progress and succeed.
So there you have it, nail
biter, you are ambitious and a perfectionist.
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