There is a whole galaxy of so-called "school" neuroses or neuroses of obsessive movements, usually acquired in childhood – bite nails, caps, pencils, pens. According to psychologists, the habit of biting nails indicates internal anxiety, unconscious tension.
Trying to resolve the internal conflict, the "rodent" transfers it to the external, physical plane – he literally gnaws at himself. As a rule, the habit of biting nails is associated with a lack of self-love, with low self-esteem. By biting his nails and making his hands disgusting, a person unconsciously punishes himself for not being worthy of love. From the point of view of psychoanalysis, any elongated oblong object (be it a pen or a finger) for our unconscious is a phallic symbol. The habit of sucking, biting something like that is an unconscious way to get oral pleasure. Perhaps this indicates a significant concentration on erotic pleasures.
Source estet-portal.com
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