I have this strange involuntary compulsion to stick sharps things under my fingernails. why?

for some reason I constantly subconciously compelled to stick things under my fingernails. I always fold up pieces of paper or bits of cloth and stick them under my fingernails to the point where the skin gets really red and pushed back and sometimes starts to bleed. I don't know if this is just some weird quirk or if other people have this same thing. I find it kind of disturbing but truly cannot help myself and have been doing it for as long as I can remember.





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I have this strange involuntary compulsion to stick sharps things under my fingernails. why?
Yes, that is a mental health issue like cutting yourself. Please see a doc. okay? Email me for more info.
I have this strange involuntary compulsion to stick sharps things under my fingernails. why?
i think the chinese used to torture people that way. are you chinese?
Reply:ouch, maybe you have obsessive compulsive disorder, or do you get a high from inflicting pain on yourself?
Reply:nothing wrong with alittle pain to help you thru the day.sounds as though you need a little pain management from a master or mistress.it could lead to an interesting lifestyle,maybe worth looking into.......
Reply:I used to do that quite often. I bite my fingernails, but I used to do it if I had the white at the end of the nails. I would fold paper and poke it up under the nails. I think it was a way for me to keep clearing out and making the white ends look bigger, which would make my nails look longer.





Nothing wrong with it at all .... it's normal.
Reply:Sounds like an OCD thing. I do that too, but not to the point of actually breaking the skin (I hate when it does happen). I also peel my hands a lot and have a ton of other things I do.