Nail Biting halp

[Norellicus]

Hi, I'm 25 and I'm a habitual nail biter who wants to stop

I turn to BG to hope that the law of averages works in my favor and someone here is/knows someone who has beaten this terrible habit, and how they did it.

My problem is that I do it without any kind of conscious effort on my part and before I know it I have no more fingernail. Home remedies that I've looked up (coating fingers/nails in something vile, taping or otherwise covering my fingers, etc) are ineffective or impractical. Other efforts to search have only returned results for one guy who's circle jerking himself across multiple websites and some "patent proven" method that he magically has and will generously sell you for $40...even if I wasn't already put out by it smelling like an "as seen on TV" scheme, the fact that he pitches it like the habit is somehow linked to some kind of psychological trauma tells me it's probably bogus anyway.

I'm out of ideas. So hit me with your best shot, BG.

[synistar]

Trim your nails with a clipper every 5-7 days or whenever you have the capability to gnaw on them. Make it part of a routine and you'll forget all about biting on nails. Worked for me a bit then I got lazy.

[Milkster]

Find something to keep you busy. Fiddle with something if you find yourself going for fingernails.

[jinkazama]

it sounds awful, but i had the same problem and it got really bad. Dr told me to get some of that bitter spray for puppies to keep them from chewing stuff. I sprayed that on my hands in the morning and afternoon. it worked good because it takes a couple of washes of your hands to get off. shit is disgusting tasting.

sounds weird but it worked lol

[Lucavi]

This thread is relevant to my interests. Been biting my nails for 25 years now.

[Silenka]

Wrap the tips of your fingers in those rubber johnson&johnson bandaids (assuming they still make them), those things taste vile. The texture is really weird. If you can somehow train your brain to think twice before putting a fingernail in your mouth then you've pretty much beaten it. It may be impractical to have your fingers in bandaids but I don't think it would be horribly bad >.> Can't really think of anything else besides trying really hard to notice when you start doing it. Maybe try to keep your hands folded in your lap at all times when you're just sitting around, be conscious of where your hands are. Actively thinking about where they are could help immensely too.

[MrSamuels]

Start a new bad habit by scratching your ass, guarantee it will help with the nail biting problem.

Seriously though i always used to bite my nails, the only way you will stop is if you want too, there are none colour nail varnish that taste like crap, but they dont help everyone. I personally moved on to pen top biting whilst i am at work, everyone hates me for doing it but atleast my nails look better. When i am at home i am not as bored so don't even try and bite them.

Alot of people when doing this kind of "it's not addiction i just do it" type stopping also use an elastic band on their wrist, and when they think about doing it just lift it up, apparently it helps but sounds to me as though you just fuck your wrist up.

Anyone who pays $40 to stop nail biting is a retard.

[Yabby]

All you need to do is associate biting your nails with something you find unpleasant. I would suggest every time you bite your nails to run head 1st into a wall, or punch yourself in the nuts. I'm sure you won't bite your nails if you get a nut shot every time you do so.

[Villian]

Pretty funny how I read this manga a bit before reading this thread. Pannel to the left might solve your problem!

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[Byrthnoth]

Hi, I'm 25 and I'm a habitual nail biter who wants to stop

I turn to BG to hope that the law of averages works in my favor and someone here is/knows someone who has beaten this terrible habit, and how they did it.

My problem is that I do it without any kind of conscious effort on my part and before I know it I have no more fingernail. Home remedies that I've looked up (coating fingers/nails in something vile, taping or otherwise covering my fingers, etc) are ineffective or impractical. Other efforts to search have only returned results for one guy who's circle jerking himself across multiple websites and some "patent proven" method that he magically has and will generously sell you for $40...even if I wasn't already put out by it smelling like an "as seen on TV" scheme, the fact that he pitches it like the habit is somehow linked to some kind of psychological trauma tells me it's probably bogus anyway.

I'm out of ideas. So hit me with your best shot, BG.

Nail biting makes your breath smell bad. Don't believe me? Try to smell your breath.

[Raytheon]

Start a new bad habit by scratching your ass, guarantee it will help with the nail biting problem.

Get out of mah heaaaaaad!!!!

[Nephlite]

I started smoking. Stopped me from biting my nails.

The key is also to tell people around you that if you're seen doing it, to just run up to you and slap the crap out of you. Motivation is the hardest thing humans can come by and what better motivation is there than friends/family/peers? I used them to keep me from smoking and now I don't smoke or chew my nails (although now I eat like a mofo and gained like 20 pounds.)

[Amelya]

it sounds awful, but i had the same problem and it got really bad. Dr told me to get some of that bitter spray for puppies to keep them from chewing stuff. I sprayed that on my hands in the morning and afternoon. it worked good because it takes a couple of washes of your hands to get off. shit is disgusting tasting.

sounds weird but it worked lol

^^ This. Seriously that spray tastes god awful, and doesn't wash off easily at all.

http://www.petco.com/product/102752/...t=OnSiteSearch

Just be careful if you're going to be preparing food or eating with your fingers. >.>;

[Gryffes]

I used to have this habit really bad, started to bite small bits of my skin off around the sides of the nails as well, I just started clipping my nails daily for a few months so I couldn't even do it, and just stopped.

[Shalyn]

I used to bite my nails a lot when anxious.. I still get anxious but I don't bite them any more.. I've started taking more pride in the way my nails look and take care of them a lot more, spend money on manicures and such. I find it helps a lot to have nailpolish on, but I don't know how you are about that.. Clear nailpolish works, too. I dunno, it's just not an appealing look for a hand, so maybe do what is suggested above and take a bit more care of your nails and you won't want to ruin them by biting. Also recognize when you are biting them and see if you can deal with the situation better instead of biting your nails... like when you're nervous, bored, hungry..? lol
My dad told me that he used to bite his nails until he started imagining what he looked like while biting his nails and was so grossed out that he quit it.

[Woozie]

Get braces. I haven't bitten my nails in weeks because I can't now with these braces...and I haven't clipped them either. I don't even know where the clippers are because I'm used to not needing them due to biting. My nails are getting kind of long.

[Pikarya]

^^ This. Seriously that spray tastes god awful, and doesn't wash off easily at all.

http://www.petco.com/product/102752/...t=OnSiteSearch

Just be careful if you're going to be preparing food or eating with your fingers. >.>;

The trick with Tea Tree Oil (Bittering agent) is to apply the liquid to a Q-tip, then apply a light amount of it ONLY to the tip of the nail (just like you're doing a French). Make sure you don't touch the skin and you'll avoid a lot of issues with contamination when coming into daily contact with stuff.

Lastly make sure to never touch your face. Unless you want some serious breakouts, it will definitely clog your pores with just a small amount.

Goodluck.

[Norellicus]

Get braces. I haven't bitten my nails in weeks because I can't now with these braces...and I haven't clipped them either. I don't even know where the clippers are because I'm used to not needing them due to biting. My nails are getting kind of long.

Ironically I had braces when I was 16, and did stop for the 2 year duration I was wearing them. I don't remember when exactly I started up again afterward.

[Senji]

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I dont get how people do this shit and never use clippers. All nasty weak weird ass nails

[isladar]

I was horrendous about biting my nails up until about eight months ago. Would bite them until they almost bled, and if they were too short to bite, would bite my cuticles. Maybe for once a vagina was useful since I was finally able to guilt/disgust my way into stopping, just by looking at my hands and realizing how unfuckingfeminine it was. Of course, now I have the problem of forgetting to file them regularly, so at the moment I feel like the Empress of China or something. Makes for some pretty hilarious typos, however.

While putting stuff on your nails as a preventative measure might not work for you, keep in mind that biting your nails weakens them horrendously. The first few months of growing mine out they would split and chip like crazy. Go check out a CVS or something and pick up a brush-on nail strengthener. There's more than likely something by Sally Hansen that you can use that doesn't leave a shiny finish, as I'm assuming you don't want to look like you're wearing polish.