Nail biting?

what is nail biting a symptom of? I have had this really bad habit for many many years now. My fingers are even starting to bleed. I also have ADHD and anxiety with possible ocd. Any help on what this could mean would be great.

It somtimes can be assoicated with stress, but a lot of times it is somthing that becomes convienent. Like maybe it started when your nails were really long and you had no nail clippers. Then maybe you bit them again a day leter, this is how somthing starts to become a habbit!

Here are someways you might be able to stop!

MAKE 'EM LOOK GOOD/NOT BOTHER
-nail polish will make your nails look more pretty, and i usually would chew on my nails if they looked bad, in an effort to fix them, so polish makes the damage on your nails not look as bad.

STRESS?!!
- Also, i was always able to grow my nails longer, on vacations i noticed, even if you dont believe it, it may have to do with stress, so try to lower yours.

GROSS!
- kinda gross fact :did you know, under your nails, there are little tiny bugs? ew

ENTERTAIN THEM
-whenever i go to movies or am at church (sorry lord) i find i am more eager to pick at my nails, try to bring a stress ball, or something to entertain your hands.

COVER THEM
-try to wear gloves, i find i used to ball up my hands and i was ashamed of them, if you dont have to do a lot of daily writing, or live somewhere cold, this is an easy fix. when i go skiing, i never would bit my nails because it was such a pain to take my gloves off and they would get real cold.

GROSS!
-another gross fact:someday your nails may not grow long again, or will grow more upward. ew

CHEW
- i love bubble gum, and this didnt work for me, because i am a gum swallower ( :-( ) but try to bring something to nibble on, or entertain your mouth with.

WILL YOURSELF (THIS IS HOW i STOPPED)
-try to will yourself out of it, last spring, i just got tired of trying all these things, and i hated the way people looked when they saw my nails, so i just, somehow stopped. (for some reason, this worked the best, just think about how much you want it, and treat yourself to a manicure, or even a new pair of shoes or chocolate cake when they are all grown out)

FIX THE FLIMSYNESS
- i also realized that whenever my nails grew slightly long, i would bite them because i hated the bendy thin feeling of them, get sally hansen strengthener (in the gold bottle) its clear, and grows and strengthens your nails, so they wont bother you so much,
these may not help you, i remember how annoying it was to ask people how i could stop, and get the same answers over and over, but i hope this helps

Stress causes this and also lacking something your body is craving?

It means you have the habit of biting your nails.
Habits are hard to break - but you can do it.
File yours nails the best you can and say today I won't bite my nails. - If you catch yourself having started to bite your nails then say no I don't want to do that and stop.
Repeat for as many days as it takes you to be no longer biting your nails

its two things, sometimes its because of stress or anxiety bu lso becomes something you do at a young age which makes it hard to stop because it becomes one of your norms

Stress is the main factor of nail biting.

My husband destroys his hands by biting his nails. One thing that helps is he uses a horribly tasting polish that is made specifically to help you not bite. He hets it at Rite Aid, its called Nail Biter.