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You might know someone who can’t stop biting the skin around their fingernails — or maybe you’ve found yourself doing it. Some people begin to form a habit like this unconsciously in childhood and just never manage to stop.

When people are compulsive about it they keep going till their fingers bleed. It’s a behavior often associated with anxiety disorders and it causes real sores around the fingernails.

It doesn’t just look bad, it can also develop into something more serious: dermatophagia, which, in extreme cases, can be dangerous and cause permanent damage.

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