Are You a Wolf-Biter?

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I wasn't familiar with that term, but, yes I am. I also bite my nails, though a lot less than in my childhood.

Yes. Until they bleed and they're so sore that I can't even do buttons and zips up.

They are actually constantly throbbing.

Never heard of Wolf-biter. The first thing that came to mind was this:

I do that a little bit, but only with the dry, calloused hangnail bits, and usually only to keep them from snagging on hair, clothing and upholstery (because when it snags it hurts).

I'm more likely to use a nail-clipper if I can find one, but I'll use my teeth or the nails of the other hand if none is available. I never deliberately go deep enough to get to nerves and blood, though.

I definitely chew my kips; it's a habit I can't seem to quit and with that I do sometimes get down to the capillaries and bleed. I also pick scabs; I used to do the pimples on my face, until I got tired of looking at moon hash in the mirror; now I only pick scabs from parts of my skin that don't show when I'm dressed. Also I have a lot fewer pimples on my face than I did when I was teens and early twenties.

My husband chews his nails and cuticles down to the quick. I think he's neurotypical because he relates well to people and calls social skills a "no-brainer" rather than something he has to analyze and can explain. By this I infer that he does it intuitively. But he does have a few autistic traits, including things that almost seem like stimming. Predominantly the "wolf-biting" and knuckle-rubbing that he does.

Yeah--I do think that wolf-biting must be a type of stimming.

I didn't know there was a word for this. Yes, I do.

Exactly, whats up with the wolf-biter? Why is it called that? I certainly don't bite any wolves...

But thats right, I am one too. I bite the skin around my fingers (not too much though) and I know I was chewing pencils a lot when I was a child. I also pick my skin: my arms and shoulders don't look pleasant because of it (at least I learned to leave my face alone...). Any pimple that happen to appear there leaves a scar because I can't help but scratch the scab over and over. And I also used to pick my tooth when I was 6-11 and my tooths were exchanging.

I consider it a stim. I wish I was not doing it because it makes my skin look ugly but it feels pleasant and it doesn't seem anxiety related - I usually do it when I am relaxed and for example read a book. I guess the only way to stop it is stopping any pimples to appear (I don't do it when I can't find any). I wonder if there is anyway to do so. Every month around menstruation I get at least 1 of them so the "fun" starts again xD.

Here's my poor thumb

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The other side of my thumb is just as bad and the same for my index and ring fingers.

I mainly only chew the thumbs and the first two fingers. I don't seem to chew the pinky or the next one (whatever is called. Does the finer next to the pinky have a name?)

Never, never bite a wolf.

Where did they come up with that term anyway? I always heard Nail Biter.

I don't think so, I do bit off dry skin on my lips and I rarely bite my nails. It's not frequently.

Until it hurts or I get a nail clipper.

Yes. Especially after i have taken a shower which makes the skin you can bite off more visible

Yep, I do that a bit.

Yup - guilty as charged.