I bite my nails...horribly. I bite not just my nails, but the skin around them. To the point where they bleed! I don't care what they look like, total tom-boy here. But my fingers are so messed up and a lot of people think it's disgusting. Help!? How do I stop and how can I fix up my nails to make them not as ugly??
2006-09-22 09:48:35 · 8 answers · asked by Another Obsessed Fan ♥ES 2 in Health ➔ General Health Care ➔ Other - General Health Care
Wow! 30 minutes, 7 answers! Thanks! I think I'll try that "Biting" stuff! I also have the rubberband on my arm. I've snapped it about 10 times already!
2006-09-22 10:25:03 · update #1
Dear Mrs. #14,
Your habbit sounds severe.
On my website I relate nail-biting to the psychology of the individual. You can use the section 'nail-biting & psychology' to make your personal preference for an approach to stop nail-biting. Check:
http://www.handresearch.com/finger-nails/fingernail-biting.htm
PS. Try to become aware of this: at what moment of the day do you become most vulnerable to do this unwanted habit?
Whishing you good luck to overwin your habit!
2006-09-24 06:07:08 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
know what you mean. i've been a nail biter since i was 6 yrs. old. Ithink the way to quit is to find something else to do. suck on lollipops or try wearing a rubberband around your wrist and snap it everytime you start to bite them. I just quit biting mine a few months ago and I still think about doing it but I don't. I really don't like the way fingernails feel though.
2006-09-22 10:02:00 · answer #2 · answered by nightcrawler 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You need to stop biting them for a while, best way to do this is to buy some varnish that tastes like ear wax. That will give you time to grow then just enough for you to be able to get false nails put on. Get the DIY ones so that when you do get the urge to bite one you can put one back on. Once you start to get your nails back and see how nice they are hopefully you will have pride in them and take care. I cannot believe a bloke is telling you this... P.s. no i ain't gay
2006-09-22 09:52:47 · answer #3 · answered by Coley61 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is a product at the drugstore that you paint on your nails and it tastes terrible so you won't want to bite them. Or put a rubber band around your wrist and snap it everytime you want to bite. It is supposed to modify your behaviour ;)
2006-09-22 09:52:33 · answer #4 · answered by rachely1 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Theres this stuff at WalMart in the beauty section i think. You put it in your nails and then when you go to bite them it tastes horrible. give it a try.
2006-09-22 09:52:07 · answer #5 · answered by boo 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I do the same thing...... you can buy stuff to put on your fingers to make them taste like a$$. Otherwise, get a manicure.
2006-09-22 09:56:30 · answer #6 · answered by Chicken Jones 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
tape over them and then you cant bite them unless you wanna rip through tape first. this seems liek a logical reason. or wear gloves!!! haha
2006-09-22 09:50:39 · answer #7 · answered by Michelle 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
use bitter stuff
2006-09-22 09:50:40 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋