Who Bites Their Nails?
People of all ages bite their nails – both young and old, and yes, even the very rich and famous bite their nails.
Statistics show that about half of all children between the ages of 10 and 18 develop the nail biting habit at one time or another. Nail-biting most often happens when teens are going through puberty.
Young adults (18 – 22 years of age) bite their nails, and a small number of them continue on throughout their adult life. Many however, will stop by age 30.
Boys tend to bite their nails more often than girls after the age of 10. It may be a “nervous habit” or way of relieving stress, but it seems that anyone who forms this habit at a young age has a more difficult time trying to break the habit.
Some of the celebrities who bite their nails include Lisa Marie Presley, Phil Collins, Britney Spears and Lindsay Lohan. So even though you’ve got company in your nail-biting habit, it is something you should really try hard to stop.