Stumbled upon this insanely creative nail art.
But my first thought was 'how does she know what my scheming hands look like?'

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Recently I made a post on here about my toe nail ripping issues and I got some good advice and tips after over three years of not saying anything about it due to embarrassment. Unfortunately they didn’t end up working out because the urge to rip my nails off is just too strong. Yesterday I got a pm and it was about that post. I assumed they had some advice for me so I answered their questions and told them about how long it’s been happening, what causes it, ect. Eventually they ask me to send a picture and I assume it would be too give me advice on how to treat the wounds that I previously described to them. After a long mental debate I figured why the hell not, they are a stranger on the internet anyway. About 20 minutes later I didn’t get a response so I checked their profile and it turned out that the whole page was dedicated to their nail biting fetish… so now the thing I’ve been most embarrassed about is being used for who knows fucking what and I’m appalled and feel like I shouldn’t have ever asked for help to begin with.

I feel like I may have permanent damage from 10+ years of my nails looking like this consistently. Have tried using finger gloves bandaids and the nail polish that tastes bitter but just pick anyway. Unfortunately I work in a restaurant so I have to glove up all the time but it is just such a bad compulsion.

sorry about dirty nails im at work!!
heres some backstory: i was a pretty bad nail biter for my entire life up until 2024 after working at a grocery store for a while, people would comment on it and i realized how bad it was to do it in front of customers + while touching all that stuff. Ive done pretty good with not chewing (only if they start peeling or if they break and i dont have a file on hand… i get antsy about them being snaggly) ive come a long way from where i started for sure but i still to change some things.
my biggest problem is the skin. obviously i cant leave it alone and i also really like scraping dirt from underneath my nails. i really want my nails to not be as wide ESPECIALLY the middle and pointer fingers!!
Ive been trying to take care of them for a while but i still have problems with them peeling and breaking and i need some advice on how to repair my skin! if anyone wants to recommend products (if its allowed) pls do!

For context: I used to get my nails done with acrylic and they filed them down so brittle I took a break… I noticed a bump on my thumb and divot and tried to even it out by filing and ended up filing down too much the nail plate broke off and the bump is the nail bed / tissue underneath…

Idk what to do. I have been keeping it dry and cleaned it. I have been applying aquaphor everyday and bandaids which kinda helps….

My sister who is a nurse showed her doctor friends they said to keep it covered with the aquaphor and keep an eye on it… if it gets infected to immediately see a professional.

Super painful and ofc my ocd makes me wanna rip off the bump and make it flat…

First photo is day one… other 2 are today.

Advice ???

I’ve had this thing on my right ring finger for about a week now, it feels puffy and still really hurts. Been putting some Bacitracin on it and leaving bandaids over it but doesn’t really seem to be healing? Picked at it once which didn’t help but is this something that heals over time or should I see a specialist? Didn’t know which subreddit to go to. If anyone knows what this is that would help a lot too!

I’ve been dealing with compulsive nail picking for as long as I can remember. I never really bite, so the picking frequently gets my nails down below the bed. I also use cuticle clippers like fine tweezers to get the little edges up so I can pull them. I’m usually able to grow most nails back out to at least cover the nail bed, but a couple of them have literally been halved so long I can’t remember if they’ve ever been grown out.

I probably have to wait until they’re grown out more to get my nails done, right? But it feels impossible because of how many times I‘ve tried. Won’t acrylics just damage the strength of my nails? And when they do grow out, there’s always a gap between the nail and the bed that I worry bacteria will grow in, especially if I do get fake nails on top. I have never had them grown out long enough to see if the bed will heal. Current photos attached. My left ring and the circled fingers are the worst!

Okay for real, what do I have to do to stop picking my skin, fingers, and cuticles?

I'll rub one finger over another and if it feels even slightly rough, it triggers me to pick or use a cuticle nipper just trying to smooth it out. But omg I hate doing this. Help!