{"id":288,"date":"2026-03-29T00:01:02","date_gmt":"2026-03-29T00:01:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/searchingwithin.com\/wordpress\/?p=288"},"modified":"2026-05-16T17:47:36","modified_gmt":"2026-05-16T22:47:36","slug":"a-strategy-to-add-much-needed-positive-self-care-failed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/searchingwithin.com\/wordpress\/?p=288","title":{"rendered":"A Strategy to Add Much Needed Positive Self-care Failed"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"576\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/searchingwithin.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/ontask_Ive_been_biting_fingernails_for_several_weeks_been_hap_a8177c81-eef4-4625-ad38-e4edf03b0255_3a.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-459\" srcset=\"https:\/\/searchingwithin.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/ontask_Ive_been_biting_fingernails_for_several_weeks_been_hap_a8177c81-eef4-4625-ad38-e4edf03b0255_3a.jpg 576w, https:\/\/searchingwithin.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/ontask_Ive_been_biting_fingernails_for_several_weeks_been_hap_a8177c81-eef4-4625-ad38-e4edf03b0255_3a-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/searchingwithin.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/ontask_Ive_been_biting_fingernails_for_several_weeks_been_hap_a8177c81-eef4-4625-ad38-e4edf03b0255_3a-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">[About the day of meeting Tim for the first time at his office].<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The day of. A full day off. 7am complementary meeting with personal trainer. Satisfactory. 1 hour Resistance Pool. Exhausted. What to do with 5.5 hours? In keeping with the theme All About Me, I checked scheduling for my hair stylist to see if there may be an opening. There wasn&#8217;t, but I took the opportunity to book ahead. What is something else that I could do for me, about me?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I&#8217;ve been biting fingernails for several weeks, been happening for months actually. Keep chewing. Almost can\u2019t call the activity biting, more like the hand and a digit is the vice and teeth are the tool. Sawing, sharpening, grinding the nail with the tooth edge. Teeth gaps make the best planing. tools.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Idea: find a walk-in appointment to a manicure. Maybe some professional care would put me on a fresh start to not tear and splinter the nails apart. The nail tech began working my first hand. 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