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I ONLY bite my arm hair...who else does this?
I dont pull hair or damage myself...i ONLY bite arm hair who else does this?? let's talk...doing this for 20 years!
Please don't reply if you pull hair anywhere or damage skin...I am trying to compare Apples to Apples.
Seem stress related.
Weird...but when my whole family was gone for 2 weeks I pretty much stopped. Does not take Freud genius to figure this out but I get along with everyone well.
It would be great to share experiences with someone.
Wow y’all it’s july 29 2018 and I’ve been biting my arm hairs most of my life I’ve just now looked it up and I had no idea anyone else did this. I’m 14 and people notice me biting my arms all the time but I bite differently I use my lips and teeth and just pull on the hair I don’t eat the hair tho. Only sometimes the hair will pull off of my arms and since I’ve had this biting addiction for a long time I think my biting arm addiction has something to do with stress. On almost every test that I struggle on and football game i stress over I’ll bite frequently on my arm, wrist and the hair on my knuckles and i dont even notice. My dad and my friends notice and they’ll ask why I bite my arm and I’ll say it’s just a bad habit. I don’t know how to stop the addiction but i don’t really mind it. Sometimes it can be embarrassing though when someone notices.
I'm 32 and I have been biting the hairs on my arms, hands and fingers (mostly forearms) since I was 16. I'm also a severe nail biter. It's worst when I'm stressed and I actually enjoy doing it but it's so gross and weird looking!!!
I'm 32 and I have been biting the hairs on my arms, hands and fingers (mostly forearms) since I was 16. I'm also a severe nail biter. It's worst when I'm stressed and I actually enjoy doing it but it's so gross and weird looking!!!
I’ve been chewing my arm hairs for 17yrs, I’m 22 now. I can’t think of any stress or anxiety that might have caused this for me. I went through a traumatic childhood with my parents in and out of the hospital. I think I just chew or like the feeling out of boredom.
Ive been biting my arm, hand, knucks for a long time. Ive gone long periods without doing but its very difficult. I subconsciously do it most of the the. I think its an oral fixation issue. The is a Freudian explanation. It is a habit and maybe an addiction. I find it odd that I don't do it in front of people so there must be some conscious decision being made. My wife stops me all the time. She doesn't get it. I honestly don't know im doing most times but clearly I'm comfortable doing it around her..ibfond when I'm super busy and distracted I do it less. But when I'm off the wagon I will often know I'm doing it and enjoy it. People have asked me why my arms are bold and I've lied just like others. Only a select few really know why like my brother, cousin, and wife. I'm actually concerned my kids will see me doing it and it will then become a learned behavior. Question for everyone...was there a particular movement you remember starting? Or maybe you slowly just got worse over time? I ask because I remember as a child id enjoy the feeling of my wrist hair on the lips. Okay I'm almost done. Feels good to actually admit this to others. Im embarrassed for several reason so I'd like to stop. Anyone ever been successful quiting for a long time?
I'm turning 30 next month and I started pulling out my eye lashes at the age of 6 and then I graduated to my beard hair lol I eventually had my girlfriend biting plugs of hair out of my chin for enjoyment and extreme satisfaction..and as of now I have been stuck on my wrists and finger hair for the last 6 years..biting and eating away kinda zoned out at the same time..ha ha ha I even get annoyed if someone disterbes me in the middle of getting a hard to reach hair on the back of my wrist ..or if a hair Is ingrown and it comes out with stuff attached to it ..it gives me a huge satisfaction..kinda gross but addicting lol
It the first time I ever talk about bite off the hairs of my arms when I get scared or nervous is been nearly 30 years and it and on going problem any
OMG, I have finally found my people.
I am 20 now, and I've been doing this since 15/16 I believe.
Additionally, I used to get treatment for my high sensitivity, yet I always lied when it came to my arm hair, I always said that I picked it with hair picking tools whatsoever because I was afraid my therapist would judge me.
I think it started off when I was a kid with just putting my knuckles, nails etc near my mouth, and then I developed this.
I'm pretty sure it is stress and anxiety related... it has a specific smell to it as well, but I am the only one noticing it.
Hm. Once I get back to therapy some day, I'll make sure to get all the answers, and hopefully I can provide some of us some information.