Diary of a nail biter #ADHD #Stimming #SelfSoothing #Anxiety #PTSD #NailBiting

Having struggled with PTSD, anxiety, insomnia, and ADHD most of my life, it’s not surprising one of my self-soothing methods was nail biting. 😟

But I mean chronic nail biting.

My fingers would bleed and become so sore. 🤦

I tried everything to stop.

That gross nail paint? I just chewed through it or didn’t put enough on!!

Hypnotherapy? Worked for 2 weeks but then I was back at it!

False nails? I bit them off and chipped all my teeth in the process, which meant they needed to be rebuilt.

Clearly something in me really wanted to bite my nails and I enjoyed it subconsciously.

I remember a client saying to me, “Oh look at your hands, you bite your nails worse than me,” and I felt so embarrassed as I never bit my nails consciously and hadn’t even thought it was noticeable at the time. 🫢

In May last year, I stopped biting my nails with the help of an amazing coach and therapist and actually have nails now! ❤️

I still sometimes go back to bite but I’m much more conscious of it now and take care of my hands. 👐

It’s not something I have spoken about publicly before, but it’s definitely something I am pleased I have been more honest with myself about and taken action over.

Thanks to @RobertBrennanMindset for all his help on this journey! ❤️

#ADHD #Stimming #SelfSoothing #Anxiety #PTSD #NailBiting

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