Terrence bit his nails. He always bitten his nails. The child psychologist said it was a self-destructive behavior. A therapist said it was an oral fixation. His mother smacked him and yelled at him to stop. Which fueled his anxiety and made him bite his nails more. Bloody ragged edges. He put bandages on his fingertips. It made it hard for him to hold a pan or pencil or type. Then he started wearing nitrile gloves. They stopped his habit. Sure he looks strange. But he put on a surgical mask and claimed his immune system was compromised badly..