Five reasons why you shouldn’t bite your nails and how to stop

Anxiety and boredom are the most common reasons people bite their nails (Photo: Shutterstock)

Most nail biters admit that the habit comes up when they’re nervous or when they’re bored.

When you’re experiencing a lot of anxiety, biting your nails can be a way of releasing some of that stress but in real sense it doesn’t really do anything to help as much. And when you’re bored, there are far more interesting things to do rather than destroy your nails and cuticles.