
Why do I damage my fingers every time I trim my nails?
I can't understand why this always happens when I trim my nails. Is it a metabolic/nutritional problem or purely my technique. I feel like it happens to at least one of my nails every time, even when I am being careful.
It makes my finger so sensitive for days/weeks. It can be very painful when I knock it or touch something in the wrong way and I can't touch salt or lemon without wincing.
This question might be a little disingenuous because I know I can be a perfectionist/hyper focussed when trimming my nails which is probably at least partly to blame. I have difficulty leaving any uneven bit and this means I often over trim my nails, but I feel like there is more to it than that. It still happens when I am disciplined and cautious.
Thanks for reading. Also, does anyone have any tips on how to help the finger heal quickly when it happens?
I hope this isn't a basic question that has been answered multiple times. I tried to search my question and couldn't find anything similar.
Thanks again. I'm looking forward to your comments.