Anyone else bothered by nail biters?

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This is one of those sensory things that I pick up on because of my AS that a NT person probably wouldn't notice. Nail biting and nail picking drive me off the wall and it takes all I have not to scream at the person. Part of it is the sound, part is the repetitive motion, and part is the grossness. In one of my classes, I sit at a circle table with 2 other people. One is a nail biter the other is a nail picker. I mean I get if you break your nail and need to bite it down a bit, but it's gross to have your fingers in your mouth constantly when you're a grown adult or close to it. You wouldn't stick your fingers in your nose during class, I don't see how this is different. If someone near me is biting their nails, I have to look away, cover my ears, or discreetly cover my face with something like a book. I've never said anything to anyone about it, but sometimes I feel like I'm going to flip. The worst for me is a boy in my youth group who bites his nails so loudly and with so much force that you can feel the couch shaking and hear him from across the room, and his fingers are bloody. When I ask other people in private about it, they say they've never noticed. I guess this is one of those things that NT people just can't understand why it bothers me so much. Does anyone else go crazy like this with nail biting or another sensory thing?

I rarely notice people chewing their nails.

WHen I was 18 i complained to a friend that i never had a nail clipper handy. He told 'I just chew my nails'.

So I tried nail chewing.

It was 40 kinds of disqustingness!

Stopped after a few weeks. never did it again.

*is a nail biter*

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I'll just leave now.

I have never been a nail biter and the people who have complimented the length and appearance of my nails have chewed theirs right down. I don't get it, it's so gross, just the thought of chewing through them with your teeth! But what bothers me even more are people who crack their knuckles. I once had to ask a guy to please stop and he thought I was strange even when I told him lots of people hate the sound, it's right up there with squeaky chalk and scraping a metal pot with a fork!

I used to bite my nails but it's a habit I managed to break out of. I'm glad I did, it's definitely rather disgusting. I lost a lot of bad habits a few years ago, as I became a teenager. Guess I just grew out of them.

I've bitten my nails. For me it's a sensory thing, I need something to do with my hands and nail biting is the most socially acceptable.

Yes, that´s it. I also need something to do with my hands. I tried other things but was not able to stop the nail biting yet.

Nail-biting drives me frickin' insane! My roommate does this, and even if she's across the room, it sounds like she's doing it in my ear. I have to scream at her to stop it every time. I can't stand it!