can anybody help me understand why it is that i only bite my nails when they reach a certain length i am at my most vulnerable when relaxing with drinking alcohol certain wines also affect me more than others and i dont know why or what wines are the worst.
when the urge comes to bite them no matter how hard i try i am totally powerless to do anything to stop myself biting them then regret it afterwards.
how can i break this chain that has blighted me now for all my life i am 63 years old.
thanks in anticipation john.
Hi John,
If you only bite them when they get to a certain length, how about keeping them short & cutting them before they get to that particular length?
It sounds as if your nail biting is anxiety related & despite alcohol being a depressant (so in theory, should relax the autonomous nervous system), it can cause anxiety-related behaviour, especially if the person is not a regular drinker. You write that it seems worse with certain types of wine- could there be a relationship between the alcohol volume and/or content of the wines & your nail-biting?
Different reactions to different wines is not uncommon. Personally, I can't drink red wine; it gives me heart palpitations, makes me blush and gives me a headache.
Ensuring your nails don't get to the length that bothers you and perhaps, keeping to low alcohol drinks may help.
Good luck
V
I have been biting my nails my whole life, but go through periods of not biting at all and back to biting. Why beer triggers biting is fascinating to me albeit not desirable.
I know that I bite my nails because of my anxiety, that's my stress coping mechanism.
Tried almost anything that is coming to your mind to help get rid of this nasty habit. I tried putting pepper on fingers, wearing gloves and trimming my nails every day, but nothing helped.
Lately, I started noticing that drinking beer is another nail-biting trigger for me. I didn't experience that earlier. It is a bit unusual, but until I found this thread haven't thought much about it. I'm now very much interested to find what in alcohol is triggering my anxiety related habit.
I mean, I drink to relax and reduce stress and now I'm further developing my nail biting. That's so messed up!
Hello, I have been biting my nails since I was a child. I don't remember beyond 10 years old.
I thought it was nervous habit. I am really bad when I drink alcohol too. My mom drank her entire pregnancy with me and I thought maybe her alcoholism caused my nail biting. Sometimes I wonder