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Any annoying habits?

Fuelbi

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Do you chew your nails or crack your knuckles? Share with me/us.


I chew my nails >_>. I've been trying to kick off the habit though...

Anyone know something bitter that can be found in your household to put on my nails? I don't want to waste money on one of them nail polishes in stores that make guys seem girlish... (by my school's standards, this is the case)
 

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I chew my nails but only when they start to get long, and I happen to be anxious or nervous about something.

I also chew my mustache/other facial hair...i dunno why.

cracking your knuckles isn't really bad though.
 

Fuelbi

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Yeah, cracking your knuckles isn't that bad.


It only enlarges your knuckles and leaves your joints at different angles.
 

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Yeah, I'm pretty sure cracking your knuckles doesn't cause arthritis or anything like that, contrary to popular belief. I crack almost every part of my body that will crack (fingers, toes, neck, ankles, back, etc), but I don't see it as bad.

I also have a bad habit of pushing my retainers out with my tongue repeatedly because my tongue gets bored.

I chew my nails as well, normally not because I'm nervous, mainly because I need something to occupy my hands.
 

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i have no filter---id say it was bc i was raised in house of guys all the time(3 bros plus friends), and my mom encouraged us to say what we thought/felt about something with basically no punishments(unless it was a curse word or directed towards her! lol, hypocrite)

i can handle it when people do the same thing to me, but ive been humming lately when i think im gonna say something mean/unnecessary. even if someone asks me for my reg honest opinion.

however, i have yet to imply this method sufficiently online. humming keeps my mouth busy, but not my fingers.
im workin on it :)
 

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Nothing ever happens when you crack knuckles.
All it really is is the air bubbles between the joints pop, hence the cracking sound.
I, personally, love the feeling of the cracking sensation.
Also am part of the nail-biters group, because of chronic boredness.
 

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I put thing like pencils, pens, sticks, Etc. into my mouth and act like they're cigars, pipes, Etc. I also dot my @'s, $'s, %'s, &'s, o's, R's, q's, g's, d's, 6's, 8's, 9's, 0's, e's, p's, a's, and b's.
 

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I bite the skin on the inside of my lip. It's not so deep as to be painful, but sometimes I do it so much that some of the outer layer of skin is gone and it starts bleeding. :/

I also bite my nails, but I bite them neatly. I don't need to cut my nails anymore :)
 

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I chew my nails too, but I really hate the feel of long or even normal length nails. It just bugs the hell out of me anytime my nails touch anything, so I chew them short enough that nothing really comes in contact with them. I grow them out for a while but then gahhh can't take it and I clip them short and start biting again. I really gota get over it though, I can't just keep biting my nails forever. But god I HATE that feeling.

Another annoying habit, maybe that I ask questions a whole lot. I'm the type of person that can think of twenty questions in response to a single sentence, especially if its someone I'm interested in talking to. I just like to hear peoples explanations, I usually learn from every answer. I also tend to break everything down with why why why, its the only way I feel like I fully understand something.
 

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I chew my nails too, but I really hate the feel of long or even normal length nails. It just bugs the hell out of me anytime my nails touch anything, so I chew them short enough that nothing really comes in contact with them. I grow them out for a while but then gahhh can't take it and I clip them short and start biting again. I really gota get over it though, I can't just keep biting my nails forever. But god I HATE that feeling.
Agreed. This is also part of the reason why I chew my nails.

The other is just because I have idle hands... and I've tried doing stuff that keeps them occupied to no avail
 

Fuelbi

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I've always wondered, how do you crack your knuckles? I've tried, but its either that I don't know how to do it right or my knuckles just don't crack
 

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I bite my nails, too, but it's just a habit for me, and not associated with me feeling nervous or anything. I also crack my fingers pretty often.
 

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I tend to randomly start blinking really hard. Other than that, though, nothing. Used to bite my nails, but I managed to kick the habit.
 

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I tend to chew the inside of my cheek a bit when I'm thinking or staring into space.

I crack my knuckles and back quite a bit.
 

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yea i bite and gnaw the inside of my mouth and lips while playing games sometimes.

but i gave up smoking after 3 years, not too long, but long enough to make it a challenge.
thank god....
 

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And that's why I don't plan on doing any sort of drugs any time soon... unless it was to try at least once, but I'm afraid to get hooked on it so no.

Bleh, not even beer. I tasted a bit once... horribly bitter. I have no idea how people actually like that stuff...
 

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I've always wondered, how do you crack your knuckles? I've tried, but its either that I don't know how to do it right or my knuckles just don't crack
It gets easier and easier the more that you do it. Also, the more you crack X part of the body, the more often you can crack it.

Sometimes I'll just crack like every part of my body possible at the same time. My mom thinks it's disgusting, but it feels great.
 

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I have double jointed thumbs and will move them strangely all the time. I'm probably gonna arthritis in my thumbs in about 30 years.
 

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I crack my knuckles way more than I should. I think it's starting to permanently bend my fingers.
 

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haha, i think it's kind of funny that everyone has a nail biting/cracking issue.
me, not so much, i keep my nails long and that turns me off from chewing them.

kanto-->i used to smoke like a chimney for about 6yrs, but i kicked that 4yrs ago-toothpicks-thatll help stop chewing your nails too.

i have finals tomorrow and i always procrastinate; major annoyance, but if it's not interesting...yeah, i space out.
 

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I procrastinate like no other. I'll even convince myself that when I finally do a project on the last day, it's an accomplishment when...yeah, it's not. However, I can't work when I'm not under pressure. No pressure = no project/studying/paper/etc.

Not only do I bite my fingernails, I bite the skin AROUND my fingernails. I really wanna kick the habit, does anyone know a good way (I see toothpicks, do I carry around toothpicks allday o.o)
 

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Put bitter stuff on your hands like those nail polishes they sell... that usually stops the chewing.

I need to find something bitter found at home though :mad:

I also procrastinate... a lot...

I actually did a research paper on the day before it was due and I had to make up all my resources >_<

Thank goodness my teacher didn't check though...
 

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I procrastinate like no other. I'll even convince myself that when I finally do a project on the last day, it's an accomplishment when...yeah, it's not. However, I can't work when I'm not under pressure. No pressure = no project/studying/paper/etc.

Not only do I bite my fingernails, I bite the skin AROUND my fingernails. I really wanna kick the habit, does anyone know a good way (I see toothpicks, do I carry around toothpicks allday o.o)
when i was quitting smoking i used the toothpick as a replacement cigarette-literally put it to my lips a couple times and puffed.

i carried the individually wrapped toothpicks with me EVERYWHERE. id say every time youre about to bite your nails but you have a toothpick in your fingers youd probably go for the toothpick. either that or try nail polish but i know no guys who willingly wear even clear polish, for some reason.
 

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I used to twirl my hair when I was a kid. I also bit my nails.

Also, add me to cracking knuckles/back/whatever.
 

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I must be really irritating to be around.

-Crack my fingers
-Bite my nails
-Whenever I draw faces, I do that face in person.
-Flip my hair out of my eyes a lot
 

PeachIsMyNumeroUno

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Biting my nails, and chewing my lip are two things I do alot. Others include twirling hair, laughing for no reason, and scratching my nose.

I'm probably odd to watch now that I think about it xD
 

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I predict what people will say and do (correctly most of the time).
I correct bad grammar and spelling.
I also can't stop tapping songs that I learn in band.
 

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Before anyone gets too worried about cracking their knuckles, you can't get arthritis from cracking anything. That's just an old wives' tale.
 
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