Is is normal to eat skin?

Yeah... so I keep eating the skin off around my nails and fingers... it normally doesn't bleed though... is that normal?

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62% Normal
Based on 95 votes (59 yes)
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  • BlueFish2

    A lot of people will think it's gross, but yes, it's normal. You're just grooming the nails/cuticles... or going overboard. I do it too.

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  • edscheindlin

    I do this to. When I get out of s pool or water I can see where I bit. It bothers me, but it's.. Like OCD.

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  • kariippa

    I have always done it. Someone commented that it's like OCD. I agree. It's like nail-biting. It's a coping mechanism for something-- in my case, I think stress or boredom. I don't know that it's "normal", but it's clearly not unusual and it's definitely not hurting anyone, so why stop?

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  • i do it. I used to be really bad at it when I was a kid, and it would be to the point where it would bleed usually.
    If you really want to stop, you can us cuticule oil, and they won't be as dry, and won't be as tempting to bite them

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  • i do it i just wannted to search it and i eat it it taste weirdly nice and i peel it with nail clippers... Yummm. ^^

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  • Daniels

    I don't think it tastes good. It disgusts me even just thinking of doing that.#(

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  • chicabonita

    Canabal!!

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  • pickettsgirl

    well, i bite the hang nails off around my nails... but i dont think it would be normal to eat them. ew

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