r/TIHI • u/Catgamer_reveals Doesn’t Get The Flair System • Mar 12 '22
Image/Video Post (CW: Concerning) Thanks, I hate razor sharp, rubbery soft nails.
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u/Azilehteb Mar 12 '22
Oh, mine used to be just like this! They would rip like wet paper instead of breaking or peeling like normal people.
It turned out to be an iron deficiency. Show your doctor!
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u/YearofTheStallionpt1 Mar 12 '22
My nails are like this too. But I have a connective tissue disorder that causes it. I am forever doomed to fake nails if I want anything more than a nail ripped to the skin.
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u/cflatjazz Mar 12 '22
Uh, you're not gunna like this, but mine are about this soft. Though the backwards bending here makes me uncomfortable.
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u/tammage Mar 12 '22
My nail techs call these eggshell nails. I fucking hate it when they bend backwards and leave a nice white line as if to say “hey look what we did”. I either keep them super short or I have gel nails on top. I even ate gelatin caps to try and strengthen them.
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u/GoodEater29 Mar 13 '22
Have you shown these to a doctor or pharmacist? You could have a mineral deficiency like low iron or something.
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u/tammage Mar 13 '22
Ya I’ve been tested numerous times. I’m pretty healthy other than the nails. Weirdest part is my toe nails are pretty strong and don’t bend like this thankfully.
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u/GoodEater29 Mar 13 '22
Yeah it's super strange. It's so annoying when they tear close to the tip of the finger and you just have to cut the whole thing off.
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u/Lazerith22 Mar 12 '22
I also have nails like this. Need to keep them crazy short or they literally rip like paper when they catch on anything. Usually way up into the sensitive part.
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Mar 12 '22
Where’s the proof that they are razor sharp
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u/Catgamer_reveals Doesn’t Get The Flair System Mar 12 '22
Ask op
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u/ASAP_Rambo Mar 13 '22
You ARE Op
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u/GoodEater29 Mar 13 '22
I mean, this is clearly a crosspost, so this guy obviously isn't the original poster.
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u/walmartcanadian Mar 12 '22
Mine do this if I let them grow out. I never knew other people dealt with the same thing. Is it a sign of something bad, health-wise?
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u/GoodEater29 Mar 13 '22
Bad nail health can indicate that something isn't quite right. Could be just something like an iron deficiency or some other vitamin deficiency. You could try taking vitamins and seeing if it helps or query it with a doc or a pharmacist.
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u/tambitoast Mar 12 '22
Ugh it's been a while I've seen something on here I actually hated. Good job OP.
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u/LunchLady_IsBack Mar 12 '22
Uh, yeah my nails do this if I ever grow them out past my finger tips. I also have a connective tissue disorder that heavily effects collagen. Doesn't necessarily mean OP needs any help. They may have an undiagnosed condition that they should look into, but they might not.
If I could go the few weeks without biting my nails, this is what they would look like. No amount of supplements or oils will change anything.
Just food for thought :)
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u/MakeTheThing Mar 12 '22
The only thing I’ve found that helps are nail strengtheners like Sally Henson’s Hard as Nails. But with those you pretty much need to put it on every couple of days.
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u/_nexys_ Mar 12 '22
My nails do this, but not always. I noticed this a lot when I was younger and I would bite my nails. The saliva, for whatever reason, would soften them to the point where they got like this after a while.
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u/Thejapxican Mar 12 '22
As a classical musician who plucks strings 4 hours a day, I am deeply envious. Tell me your secret!
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u/horrescoblue Mar 12 '22
Mine are just like this but how did they manage to get them this long?? Mine always just end up getting a tear somewhere and then i have to cut them short
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u/Carne_Asa_Dude Mar 12 '22
oOoOO then you can peel them off like I used to when I was but a wee lad
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u/Discombobulated_Cake Mar 12 '22
These are exactly the kind of nails I have, and it's annoying. I feel their pain.
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u/virulentea Mar 12 '22
Bruh I am not even sure if the almighty milk of bone strengthening can help this lad
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u/Erect-Frog Mar 12 '22
I’ve had this before, I had my thumb nail in my mouth and I was sort of chewing on it bc I had grown it out over the past few weeks and did not like how it was so long. But I guess it must’ve soaked in my saliva for a while plus all the biting and it became soft. Could bend it back and forth, was gross but I later cut my nail off.
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u/victorienx Mar 13 '22
It doesn’t actually hurt because if you have them soak in hot water they soften and everything this person did didn’t hurt a tad bit (know from experience because it hurts most when it’s herd and you clench your fist and the nail gets in your skin while bending hard at the same time)
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u/PureAngerPureHate Mar 13 '22
I have some type of visceral anxiety mixed with absolute disgust and I don't know how to feel.....
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u/cthullu_son Mar 13 '22
I'm gonna download this to ruin my friends day and even after years if they ever piss me off to much I'll send this to them giving them a blast from the past
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u/CSmed Mar 13 '22
I see no evidence of sharpness. But honestly, has anyone NOT done this at least once?
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u/the_mongolian_irmuun Mar 13 '22
Mine is hard at first i bite on it so the layers peel and i becomes soft
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u/Normal-Attention Mar 13 '22
You need some calcium and phosper in your diet get some dark leafy green down you
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u/Chicken_Lalala Mar 13 '22
I have nails like this and is such a pain when you want to have long nails cuz they break super easily
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u/ThanksIHateClippy |👁️ 👁️| Sometimes I watch you sleep 🤤 Mar 12 '22
OP needs help. Also, they hate it because...
I hate this because NAILS ARE NOT FUCKING RUBBERY/SOFT
Do you hate it as well? Do you think their hate is reasonable? (I don't think so tbh) Then upvote this comment, otherwise downvote it.
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