• Phoenixz@lemmy.ca
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    25 days ago

    Aahhh, plucking my fingers. It’s so ingrained in my head that there is some special separate process (that I don’t control) in my brain taking care of this.

    My wife will slap my hands when I do it because I asked her to help me stop it but even when in my head I’m like “stop. It. Now.” then one hand just moves to the other and starts plucking and I’m like “wtf, I said stop!”

    The one thing that I’ve noticed that helps is prayer beads. I’m atheist, but they work wonders to occupy that little process in my head, I redirect all it’s attention to those beads and so with one hand I’m moving the beads one click forward every half second or so all day long. That works!

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      25 days ago

      Cover each of the tips of your fingers with a bandaid. It will stop you from biting them. Replace as needed. If you remove the bandaid so you can bite them, you have a psychological issue you need to address, usually stress related.

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      25 days ago

      Ooh I know a fun fact about this one.

      In Turkey, carrying prayer beads in public as an old person means you are in a gang, while young person means you are a gang wannabe.

      Similar to certain tattooos and hats in other countries.

  • M137@lemmy.world
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    25 days ago

    Not since I was in my early 20s, and it seems like it’s more common with young people.

  • themeatbridge@lemmy.world
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    27 days ago

    If your cuticles do this on their own, or you notice pitting on or under your nails, it might be an early sign of psoriasis.

  • altphoto@lemmy.today
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    26 days ago

    I can’t believe nobody has suggested vitamin D deficiency. One person suggested vitamin deficiency and sure it may be more than just vitamin D, but vitamin D deficiency can make your skin dry. Specially the genitalia areas. Also you might have issues sleeping, bone density, teeth decay, ridges on your nails etc.

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    27 days ago

    Mom turned me onto corn husker’s oil. Figured since we shared genes, and it worked for her, might as well. Shit is the bomb. Tiny dab’ll do ya, doesn’t leave your hands greasy, dries fast, works fast, cheap, all that.

    My fingertips split in cold and dry air. Apparently I got a weird gene from great grandma, never met another person with the problem. Tiny crack across the tip, skin dies and turns hard, splits deeper, rinse and repeat. And the pain is stunning, like having an infected splinter stuck in your fingertip. Got that shit this year working outside in February and into March. Only took a few nights of using corn husker’s oil, GTG.

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      27 days ago

      My Grannie told me to lotion up and wear rubber gloves while sleeping to help my dry hands. I only did once, but I am now adamant about keeping my hands moisturized and covered during the winter work weeks. My job is messy so I don’t mind at all.

      I will keep that oil in mind if it ever gets out of hand again.

  • finitebanjo@lemmy.world
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    27 days ago

    No.

    Moisturize with lotion, especially if you wash them very frequently or have other underlying skin conditions such as pet allergies.

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    26 days ago

    Am I not the only one? Most people I’ve heard of eat their nails. I’m the only one I’ve ever known who chews on his cuticles.

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    27 days ago

    If having lotion in your hands makes you uncomfortable, try just dabbing a tiny bit on the the backs of your fingernails and rubbing them against each other to spread it only on your cuticles. No slimy fingerpads or palms, and it really helps.