When we stop framing these behaviors as failures and start seeing them as signals, the conversation changes. Compassion ...

The seemingly simple act of nail biting often triggers complex social reactions and judgments. While an estimated 20-30% of the general population engages in this behavior, the habit continues to ...

“Nail biting can cause small injuries around the nail, allowing bacteria, viruses and fungi to enter. This may lead to an infection called paronychia, which causes inflammation of the nail fold,” ...

Dear Heloise: I was reading the letter from the lady who is very upset with the state of her nails due to her lifelong nail-biting. I was a nail-biter for a little over 50 years, until my wife ...

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 ...

Nail biters want to know. Nail biters want to know. Credit...Elizabeth Renstrom for The New York Times Supported by By Jennifer Hussein No matter your algorithmic preferences, if you’re scrolling ...

A teenager in Texas is recovering after she almost lost her fingertip due to a nail-biting habit. Lauren Nichols opened up about the whole ordeal on TikTok. Nail biters, stop what youre doing, she ...