Nail Biting- An Addiction...

                                  

                           The sight of those clean and grown nails of mine is something that always caught my attention to great limits... In spite of being ‘rapped over the knuckles’ and even stabbed by Aastha’s so called  ‘Safety Pin’  that closely  resembled a hunting knife I couldn’t contain the desire of chewing those Keratin covered tissues.

           I always heard people doing drugs and being hooked up to pornography for that matter, though I am a proud teetotaller I really find myself and some others ‘for the evidence’ addicted to nail-biting.

Case Study: The Dire Case of Mr. Rahul Verma-

My fellow batch-mate, who at one point of time was surrounded by countless Burgers and French Fries (Branch Manager- McDonalds) now finds it hard to just give up devouring his already chewed off barren stumps of fingers. Despite being discouraged and scathingly attacked by many good looking and not so good looking females around he finds himself just so used to it that sometimes it gives him a hint that his fingers have developed some kind of A.I. (Artificial Intelligence). The more he tries running away from it the more he gets caught up with and in it.

 The agility, proficiency and efficiency with which he Bites, Shreds and May be Digests nails has earned him a title ‘Lean, Mean, Nail Biting Machine- I’. I am no different being the ‘Lean, Mean, Nail Biting Machine-II’.

In light of this critical discussion substantiated by apt and real life examples I feel comfortable in both announcing and accepting nail biting as an ADDICTION.

Understanding the severity of the situation three solutions come to my mind (Well you are most welcome to share more, if you have any):

1.       Either we can direct ADDICTS to abstain from Nail Biting by putting them in some Rehabs till they come out of it.

2.       Motivation- Well I assume Hugh Hefner and his work-force of playmates can be of great help. The faster you leave it the bigger n better reward you enjoy. ‘Motivation Personified’.

3.       The People in Question can be introduced to some other interesting activities. Take nose-picking for an example.

Guys, enough of switching hands and soiling my laptop’s keyboard with my saliva smeared fingers can’t hold it any longer... Happy Nail Biting to all those out there... Ciao!!!