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  2. Dermatophagia - Wikipedia

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    People with dermatophagia chew their skin out of compulsion, and can do so on a variety of places on their body. [8] Those with dermatophagia typically chew the skin surrounding their fingernails and joints. They also chew on the bottom of their feet/toes, inside of their mouth, cheeks, and/or lips, causing blisters in and outside of the mouth.

  3. Nail biting - Wikipedia

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    Damaged cuticles, shortened and damaged nails, hangnails, bleeding, etc. Nail biting, also known as onychophagy or onychophagia, is an oral compulsive and unhygienic habit of biting one's fingernails. It is sometimes described as a parafunctional activity, the common use of the mouth for an activity other than speaking, eating, or drinking.

  4. Breast torture - Wikipedia

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    A bondage rigger creating a shinju rope breast harness that can be used for breast bondage. Breast torture (also called breast play, nipple torture or tit torture) [1] is a BDSM activity [2] in which sexual stimulation is provided through the intentional application of physical pain or constriction to the breasts, areolae or nipples of a submissive.

  5. How to Stop Biting Your Nails, According to Behavioral Experts

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  6. To stop nail-biting, skin picking and hair pulling, new ... - AOL

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    Overall, nearly 80% of the people in the treatment group said they were satisfied with the training and 86% said they would recommend it to a friend. People who bit their nails seemed to benefit ...

  7. Onychotillomania - Wikipedia

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    Onychotillomania is a compulsive behavior in which a person picks constantly at the nails or tries to tear them off. [1] It is not the same as onychophagia, where the nails are bitten or chewed, or dermatillomania, where skin is bitten or scratched. Onychotillomania can be categorized as a body-focused repetitive behavior in the DSM-5 and is a ...

  8. Self-harm - Wikipedia

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    Psychiatry, surgery, or emergency medicine if serious injuries occur. Self-harm is intentional conduct that is considered harmful to oneself. This is most commonly regarded as direct injury of one's own skin tissues, usually without suicidal intention. [1][2][3] Other terms such as cutting, self-injury, and self-mutilation have been used for ...

  9. Excoriation disorder - Wikipedia

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    There have been many different theories regarding the causes of excoriation disorder, including biological and environmental factors. [10]A common hypothesis is that excoriation disorder is often a coping mechanism to deal with elevated levels of turmoil, boredom, anxiety, or stress within the individual, and that the individual has an impaired stress response.