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Grooming is important.
Would you want a gynecologist who chewed his nails?
Remember, we need to be able to get you a residency. Unattractive behaviors make this more difficult.
I know they look down on lack of common-sense.
You have 2 issues to address now.
I know they look down on lack of common-sense.
You have 2 issues to address now.
@wanderingorion
The key for me was realizing that I wanted my nails to look healthy. Really at the beginning I wanted long enough nails to paint. Plus the polish I had helped strengthened them which kept me from being able to bite them easily or have frayed edges. Eventually I ended up filing them (because thought they were too long for school, I thought) but I was determined to keep filing and maintaining them.
Assuming you're a guy, so not sure if that helps you, but the point is to have a strong motive for not biting your nails and work towards that. My motive was more of a shallow one, but I really wanted to paint them and it eventually went from that to a long-term health and grooming deal. Maybe say to yourself I will file my nails every day instead of biting, or put bitter nail polish for a whole week without biting...experiment. It won't be easy but you will be grateful to yourself for it. Good luck!!!
Your literal first post was a mean one.
Nail-biting is an unfortunately visible unsanitary habit that is very hard for many to break.Very perceptive. You literally made a post to see how you think ad-coms may feel about nail biting.
I was hoping this question was in jest, and now I realize it wasn't.
Nail-biting is an unfortunately visible unsanitary habit that is very hard for many to break.
It is no laughing matter.
Nah he has been around before.
How lucky we all are.
Think about the question you had to make a post to ask. What's worse is that you truly didn't know the answer to this question.
Better someone be harsh to you on the internet then people realize your a fool in real life.
Think about the question you had to make a post to ask. What's worse is that you truly didn't know the answer to this question.
Better someone be harsh to you on the internet then people realize your a fool in real life.
So this is what feeding a troll is like.Life must have been difficult if this is considering bullying.
Life must have been difficult if this is considering bullying.
It's funny, I was reading this exact article a few days ago.@wanderingorion You're welcome! Forgive my awful grammar too...should have edited...
Here's an article that's sums up some basic ways of stopping nail-biting, for anyone interested...one of the first I read when I tried to commit to stopping.
http://www.xovain.com/nails/quit-nail-biting-in-10-steps#!
I'm going overkill on this, but I had gotten over it recently so that's why I'm sharing, and it's gotten to the point where I don't like biting my nails anymore unless there's a fray or tear (hence good filing). It's possible, just set small steps.
We could go without being harsh to him and still prevent him from looking like a fool in real life. Those two are not mutually exclusive. I hope you handle your patients and your friends with a lot more grace than you do people on the other side of a computer screen.
In medicine you'll touch a lot of nasty stuff and hand washing isn't always perfect. Best to break habits of subconsciously/nervously putting fingers into your mouth regularly. As for whether Adcoms look down on nail biters, it depends:I don't know why people do this. They stick their fingers in their mouth like a toddler and then touch the computer that I'm about to use or touch a patient or after they touch a patient. I just don't get it.
Aaaaaannnnnnddddd there it is...
I was wondering how long it would take for someone to question his ability to work with patients in the future. Why does everyone assume that people who are frank on the Internet are incapable of being professional when the situation calls for it?
@walloobi Bitter nail polish is probably the closest thing to it, as far as I know. But if you're talking Antabuse-style, not sure. Not even sure if they have nail polish that makes you feel sick; couldn't find anything, but it could be out there...
I was wondering how long it would take for someone to question his ability to work with patients in the future. Why does everyone assume that people who are frank on the Internet are incapable of being professional when the situation calls for it?