Eat nails
It is a psychological and neurological condition that affects some people in anxiety, stress, and is also known as a habit of fear, or excessive thinking, The person continues to eat his fingernails involuntarily until he gets rid of the negative effect on him, or he can find a solution to the problem he is facing, and may continue to eat nails for an indefinite period of time, as long as the influential factor still exists.
Reasons for eating nails
- Insomnia of the mental state because of suffering from permanent psychological disorder, such as depression, or temporary mental disorder such as anxiety, which is one of the most important causes of nail eating.
- Excessive stress, especially before facing something as crucial as exams, preparing for an interview, or traveling on a plane for the first time.
- Resort to eating nails in order to get rid of the excess part.
- The accumulation of concerns, and problems on the human, which leads to the sense of distress unconsciously searching for a way to get rid of it, depends on the bite of nails.
- Genetic causes Some studies suggest that genetic stimuli play an important role in transmitting this habit to individuals, especially if a parent or ancestor has suffered earlier.
- Isolation for a long period of time, and man resort to bite his nails in order to get rid of feeling bored.
Symptoms associated with eating nails
There are no specific symptoms that appear to the person who is accustomed to eating his nails, but this habit usually appears when he sits alone for a long time, or when no one cares about his presence in the surrounding environment. The eating of nails is usually associated with thinking about something. In a specific direction to separate from the reality surrounding it, and in some cases of advanced disease may harm the patient himself without feeling it, may extend to eat nails to bite a part of his fingers, leading to bleeding.
Treatment of nail care
The treatment of nail care depends on the nature of its effect on the patient. Whenever the condition is advanced, immediate medical intervention is needed from the psychiatrist. In simple, preliminary cases, it is recommended that the patient try to get rid of this disease by looking for other things he does, He will start eating his nails, such as reading a book or watching television. It is also important to keep his nails trimmed permanently so as to protect them, and to protect himself from disease due to bacteria and viruses in the nails.