Cracking my knuckles?

Question:

Hi, my name is Kelsey and I have a problem.. (hi kelsey) I have been cracking my knuckles for a couple years. I hate it and I want to stop it. I don't think it does stuff to me, they haven't gotten bigger like everyone tells you they do, but it's super annoying for people to listen to. When I try not to crack them, it feels like they hurt and the only way to fix it is to crack them... HELP!!

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You find the answer to that one, you let me know. <Craaack! Ahhh, that's better.> I've woken up in the middle, cracked my knuckles, and gone back to sleep. It's like a really weird addiction. And then it hurts if you don't crack them. Damned if you do, damned if you don't.

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You gotta stop, cuz you can get arthritis. I know it's difficult to stop, (I had a prob. too last year) but when I think about the arthritis, it makes me stop, but to stop the really bad urges to crack 'em, I would just stretch my fingers alot. I'm double jointed by the way, so I'm not positive if this will/will not help you. p.s. my chiropractor says it can give people arthritus, so I don't believe it's simply "a myth"

You don't get arthitis from cracking your knuckles... It's a myth. All it is is releasing air between your joints.. it is annoying but I quit simply by doing something to distract yourself. It'll be really hard. But if you don't stop you don't have to worry about any life-long problems

The arthritis line is a myth. Excercising your hands/ fingers with stretching will help, although they may crack when you do it.

Do it when you are alone if you care what people listening think.

I am that same way too. But when I start to move my hand to crack them, I just don't do it. You need to stay away from this.

Cracking your knuckles can give you arthritus earlier than if you hadn't ever popped your knuckles. Yes, your knuckles will get bigger when you pop your knuckles.

I strongly suggest to quit this habbit!

I use to do it also, my grandmother use to tell me that I will get arthritis by doing it. That didn't stop, what did was finally realizing how annoying it was to the people around me and not lady like. I do still crack them from time to time. I will take some time but you will be able to stop or not do it as much. As a matter of fact just for $hits and giggles I am going to crack them right know, let's do it together, lol. You'll be fine, much love.

girl u totally have to stop doing it!! i used to do but then i just didn't do it for a couple of days, and i know it does feel weird and it hurts..but just dont do it!, after a while you just forget about it...arrghh now look u just made me crack my knuckles!! u mean person! lol jokes. well yeah my grandmother used to do it all the time, now she has artheritis
when you grow old, they do kinda get bigger and u get more of the wrinkly stuff on it.. so is it better to have ugly fingers or hurting fingers? lol
DONT DO IT!

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