Can nail biting be a disorder?

if done compulsively or to cause pain. Or it can be a symptom of a bigger anxiety problem - I guess it depends on what the spirit behind it is... if you're doing it out of bordom then it's prolly just a habit, if you do when your nervous it could be compulsive or anxiety, if you do it to cause pain it's a form of self injuryCan nail biting be a disorder?
Not officially, no it isn't. But a doctor might consider it a part of OCD, an Impulse-Control Disorder, Stereotypic Movement Disorder, or some other mental illness depending on the person and how severe it is.





That's kind of funny, though, because there is an actual diagnosis called Trichotillomania; which is compulsive hair plucking, but nail biting doesn't have it's own category.Can nail biting be a disorder?
i dont think so but its really disgusting
I guess it depends on the extent of your nail biting.





At least its not as unhygenic as chewing the skin of your feet which I have seen my friends do
Pls refer to link below and its references





http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nail_biting
i dont thinks so it is just a way to relieve some stress
No,just a nervous habit,a tick..ext.
I bit my nails because I had horrible anxiety. Once I got on medication, I stopped biting my nails.