10 habits when nervousness badly affects health

When stressed or worried, many people often repeat some seemingly innocuous habits without knowing they are bad for their health. So what are those habits? American experts have 'surfaced' and analyzed the harms of 10 'disabilities' that many people suffer from:

1. Bite your nails

This is the unconscious action that many people suffer when thinking or falling into a state of anxiety and fear. Not only damaging, deforming the nails and the surrounding skin, it can also spread bacteria from the skin to the mouth, causing infections of the gums, teeth, throat and vice versa - Dr. Michael Shapiro, a specialist Dermatologist in New York said. You can prevent nail biting by simply . nail polish.

2. Twist or jerk the hair

Along with nail biting, hair pulling is also one of the obsessive compulsive disorders - repetitive behaviors for the body. According to Dr. Ariel Ostad, taking long-haired fingers will damage the hairline, even causing hair on the scalp to suffer temporary or permanent loss. It is noteworthy that this unconscious action may lead to trichotillomania and drug therapy and psychotherapy.

3. Breaking the neck joint

This behavior can help you relieve fatigue in some neck joints and feel comfortable for a moment but if prolonged it will lead to hypermobile syndrome (repeated pain in some joints) and hurt the ligaments around. Orthopedic surgeon, Dr. Michael Gleiber of Florida Atlantic University, said cracking of the neck joint can cause joint wear and cause arthritis. In some cases, this habit can also lead to stroke.

4. Touch the face or squeeze the acne

According to dermatologist Jessica Krant of New York University's Downstate Medical Center, frequent touching of her face or squeezing acne can damage the thin film of skin protection. 'If you bleed, you may have permanent scarring. Don't touch your itchy skin or pimples on your face. Treat them with skin creams and moisturizers' - Dr. Krant recommends.

5. Grind your teeth

Biting or grinding your teeth when you're stressed means you're ruining your teeth. This bad condition can cause cracks, batches of crowns or root teeth, even harm the lower jaw joint leading to temporomandibular joint disorder.

6. Chew hard candy

One of the most noticeable harms of chewing hard candy regularly is tooth decay and tooth decay. Therefore, President of the American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry Jack Ringer advises people with this habit to use less sugar and less acid to limit the harmful effects on their teeth.

7. Licking or biting your lips

This behavior facilitates digestive enzymes to penetrate into the skin, causing dermatitis or causing the lips to become dry and cracked.

8. Bite the side of the cheek

This is also one of the common habits when we worry. Often the flesh inside the cheek is swollen, making it easy to bite into it. This habit if prolonged can lead to chronic inflammation, bleeding and scarring.

9. Chewing gum

Chewing and blowing chewing gum not only annoys others but also makes you more likely to suffer from temporomandibular joint disorders. In addition, artificial sweeteners in candy also lead to digestive diseases. In addition, breathing a lot of air while chewing, blowing also makes the stomach bloated.

10. Keep pen

This habit can cause you to get some diseases if the tail section contains germs, similar to other bacterial hiding places like a computer keyboard or a phone. Not only that, but writing also causes tooth damage and damage to soft tissue and gums.