Help stop finger nail biting?
I have been biting my nails since I was 2, when they took away my pacifier. It is truly an oral fixation ( yes I know, haha) As soon as my parents realized I was biting they tried everything from gloves, hot sauce, prescription strength stop biting polishes. As an adult I have tried changing habits, painting my nails, getting acrylic nails, manicures, the rubber band trick, band aides…..everything. It has progressed to the point where I chew them down to the nail bed, and continue knawwing at them until they are dry, sore and look awful. I even tear at my cuticles!!!! As a kid I even bit the tips of my fingers, though I have stopped that, I can’t seen to stop biting my nails, ALL the time. Does anyone have a fast solution to breaking this horrible habit??
Asked by:Melissa S
Kootay ! posted: 02 Oct at 11:28 am
Cut off your fingers….
Boo_Boo posted: 05 Oct at 5:05 pm
I heard this once- and I’m not sure if it’s true- but it sure motivated me to stop biting my nails. There are supposedly more germs under your nails than your rectum. Gross, huh? Think about that next time you start to bite.
lalab posted: 08 Oct at 12:21 am
rub them in some chillis and lighly was your hands and evreytime you bite them your mouth will burn a little that should help you stop. and DO NOT TOUCH OR RUB YOUR EYEs.
hope i helped.
Zachary A posted: 10 Oct at 1:26 pm
Nasty-looking hands will seriously hamper your ability to find a man. Men will be absolutely turned-off by a woman with this nervous habit. I bet you always hide your hands, from people. Wait until some hot guy asks why your hands look so bad……maybe you will then stop. Try chewing gum or something that distracts you from gnawing at your hands. If all this fails- you may need to see a psych, about your nervy habit. Only tweakers on drugs, do this kind of self-mutilation. Do you want to “look” like one?
under_score posted: 11 Oct at 5:49 am
Stop being Childish!!!!!
Scotch Whisky posted: 11 Oct at 10:53 pm
Try Paul McKenna’s trick for overweight people to stop eating.
Close your eyes and picture you fingernails.
Now, imagine some your hair.
Mix your hair and nails to make hairy nails.
Still want to bite them? Of course you do.
Picture some mud, put your hand in mud and hair.
Imagine some **** on the floor, dip in it in there too.
Wanna bite?
Hmm, all of that together, dip it into some cow manure.
Spit on it.
Voala, bite your nails.