r/calmhands • u/hereisalex • 3d ago

Need Advice Help! I'm 32 years old and feel like a child.

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The only time I've ever had fingernails was when covid started and I was getting payments to stay home 😬

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u/TheJunkLady 3d ago

I am 53 and still pick at my cuticles/nails. It took me a long time to figure out that my picking is related to my OCD, and the only thing that has any chance of getting me to stop is regular cuticle care. I use cuticle oil to keep them soft and nail hardeners to stop my nails from breaking. If I slip up at all with my schedule, I destroy any progress. But, nails and cuticles keep growing, so I just start over.

Basically, you need to figure out the why before you can figure out how.

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u/slothwithakeyboard 3d ago

When do you find yourself doing it? I'm actually the opposite - I pick much more at home. When I'm not home, I'm usually too busy to pick, or catch myself earlier because I don't want others to notice.

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u/funnicunni 3d ago

See a psych for anti anxiety pills

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u/Reasonable-Ad-1383 3d ago

What happened why your fingers so cocked?

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u/slothwithakeyboard 3d ago

Hitchhiker's thumb, a normal genetic variation. The fingertips can look swollen when the nails are very short.