{"id":24253,"date":"2015-03-18T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2015-03-18T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms.fiveaa.com.au\/uncategorized\/scientific-reason-why-we-bite-our-nails\/"},"modified":"2015-03-18T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2015-03-18T00:00:00","slug":"scientific-reason-why-we-bite-our-nails","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms.fiveaa.com.au\/news\/scientific-reason-why-we-bite-our-nails\/","title":{"rendered":"The scientific reason why we bite our nails"},"content":{"rendered":"

Turns out it’s not such a bad habit. Or it is, but there’s a flattering scientiffic explanation for doing it.<\/h3>\n

You know how biting your nails has always been frowned upon? <\/p>\n

Like when your mum was always telling you it was a dirty habit and that you should stop it?<\/p>\n

And when you were older, your friends would say, “Quit biting your nails or I’ll hit you in the face!” (Yep, great friends.)<\/p>\n

Well, we’ve got news for you.<\/p>\n

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Behaviours like nail biting, picking split ends, tapping on the table and twirling your hair don’t actually stem from a nervous habit at all. <\/p>\n

In fact, science says its actually a personality trait of those with a case of perfectionism.<\/p>\n

New research from the Journal of Behaviour Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry actually suggests these “habits” aren’t actually habits at all. Instead, they come from a feeling of an exacerbated need to complete life’s tasks at a fast pace – it’s impatience in driven people.<\/p>\n

The study showed that nail biting occurred when those people were feeling bored and complacent – they don’t come from poor habits, they come from the need to progress and succeed.<\/p>\n

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So there you have it, nail biter, you are an ambitious perfectionist!<\/p>\n

SEE ALSO: BOSS SHAMES DISGRACED STEWARDESS<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

SEE ALSO: DEVASTATING ‘MEAN TWEETS’ CAMPAIGN<\/a><\/strong><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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