More than a habit? When to worry about nail biting, skin picking and other body-focused repetitive behaviours
- Written by Imogen Rehm, Lecturer (Early Career Development Fellow) / Psychologist, RMIT University
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Nail-biting, nose-picking, mouth-chewing, skin-picking, hair-pulling – we all do some of them, some of the time. Some normal grooming behaviours help maintain good hygiene (such as picking at a dirty finger nail) and appearance (plucking...