I have an in person interview on Friday and my nails and fingers look pretty bad. This is a point of embarrassment for me and I want to feel as confident as I can. Anyone have any tips or tricks to lessen the red cuticles or improve the look of short nails? Cuticle oil and top coat only?

I suffer (if you will) from picking at my cuticles. However, when I do it, it feels really good to me and the pain is kind of addicting? This applies to my thumb, pointer finger, middle finger, and my big toe especially.

Usually, this on its own is not enough, so I push the cuticle (most of the time it’s big toes) against a hard, “sharp” surface to really get a good feeling in. It’s painful but in a good way. Sometimes I push against the cuticle after doing this to prolong the pain as well. It’s not masochism, it just feels good.

I’m not sure if there’s a term for it or a “cure” or ways to help stop doing it, but it’s negatively affecting the way my nails grow but I can’t help it.

Also, on my jawline, bridge of nose ESPECIALLY, and right above my knees, I get a tingly feeling and the only way to stop it is to apply pressure using my finger, knuckles, or glasses to push against those parts. It feels good as well but the tingliness only starts to get worse until it eventually goes away on its own.

If you know what it’s called or ways to help fix this, please let me know. While the pain to me does feel really good I don’t want it developing into anything further.

I wanted to share this as I have suffered from habit tic on thumbs for years and had given up trying to resolve it. A dermatologist had told me it was a fungus and I used an antifungal with no result. Then just this August I was given a shellac manicure for my birthday and for whatever reason it stopped me from picking my cuticles. I got one more manicure like that, let it grow out and just removed the shellac yesterday. My thumbnails are smooth and my cuticles have grown back and healthy. Could be worth a try!

Last year I got an infection (probably) because of my cuticle tool. It started out really small but before I knew it, my whole nail was gone. I am addicted to fucking around with my cuticle cutter and cutting off layers or js in general fucking around with my nail. What do I do? I'm so scared

Wondering if anyone else also rips their toenails off when they’re too long?

I’ve struggled with nail biting my whole life, but I also rip my toenails off too from the corners when I feel they’re too long?

Results in uneven, jagged and sometimes painful and bleeding toenails 🥲

i just discovered this subreddit and geez where has this been all my life! im posting more of just a question out of curiosity, anyone else here also (in addition) struggle with over clipping with their nail clipper? like i used to literally wake up in the middle of the night, become HYPER aware of the sides of my nails (always feels like they’re DIGGING into my skin, even if they’re normal) and id clip them all concerningly short. also i’d use the nail clipper on a few “hot spots” on my skin to pick some layers off. just curious if others have shared this experience!

I cannot stop, I cannot resist the earges to bite my nails or cuticles it’s so addicting. Even seeing other people’s nails gives me that same sense of intense tension. I’m wondering if it’s OCD because I also experience anxiety/depression and intrusive thoughts and obsessions

Just a message for anyone who needs to hear this.

It's not easy, nothing is. The countless times I've relapsed is not worth counting. Remember you're a human and you make mistakes, how ever much you want to wish, we just aren't perfect.

Remember the pain of biting too deep, remember trying to hide your hands (especially if you've been near water). You're strong, we all are. It's harder to accept you're doing well, than to accept how bad you're doing (that's just human nature).

Big up everyone even willing to share their hands, honestly, couldn't be me!

As per my first line, I honestly do hope someone needed to hear this today. It's not you, it's your other side.

Im cutting them just in case but i wanted to ask if this was succesful in short term