any one here bite there nails allot ?

Question

Dose any one here feel they bite there nails way to much or just don't stop or cant.

my friend bits her nails tell they bleed and there are no nails left but dose not stop who else is like this ?

Answer 1

i bite me nails but not to the extent that they bleed. my partner and step mum do though, and they are always saying how much their fingers hurt after? which makes me think, "well dont bite them so much then"?

Answer 2

These are common habits, so do not feel guilty, but make a tremendous effort to stop. It will do wonders for your confidence and will prevent repeated nail infections.

Use these tips to help your friend or children stop biting their nails.

1. Be determined to stop.
2. Take pride in your hands; use hand lotion regularly.
3. Use scissors or an emery board on rough nails before your teeth get there.
4. Start by allowing one nail at a time to grow, then limit your biting to one nail until you have stopped
5. Ask your friends and family to remind you if they see you lapse into nail biting
6. Try the bitter-testing nail coatings, available at drugstores, or a clear nail polish.
7. Try bribery - treat yourself if you stop for a month
8. Pinpoint and try to reduce the cause of stress that leads you to nail biting
9. Keep any new nails smoothly filed to avoid the risk of losing them again
10. Try hypnotism or acupuncture.

Hope this can help your friend.....=]

Answer 3

I bite skin around my nails--looks terrible and of course hurts.More from this habit suffer my thumbs.Sometimes i get so desperate when think it's for ever and i'll never be able to get rid off this bad habit.I am 21,and once my boyfriend noticed it and asked what was it--i got so ashamed!So to cure it i use cream called 'Lorinden C' and manicure--polished nails stop me from biting skin,at least for a while.Aloe juice also helps.

Answer 4

Yep i bite my nails all the time sometimes even the ski around hm so i have to get my nails done in order to stop biting them so tell that to your friend if she goes to the shop and get them done it will help her stop because it is dangerous and can cause infections. I've bitten to they start to bleed i do this when i get nervous now i chew gum and get my nails done.

Answer 5

I bite my nails and hate it. I just cant seem to stop.. a grown woman! Disgusting really. I know its stress related so I must have been stressed for 35 years...Good grief time to relax a bit you would have thought. And no I am not going grey ...yet!!!

I am sticking on the falsies for christmas hahaha..big cheat but they look good for a while.

Merry Christmas xxxx

Answer 6

I bite my nails a lot - but not to the extent that they bleed.

I find wearing nail varnish helps. I don't tend to bite them a lot if I'm wearing it. I've been reapplying it over the last week to get them to a reasonable length for Crimbo!!!

Answer 7

I'm afraid that is also an exact description of me, i dont actually remember how or when i start doing it but i've done it for many years, the main reason i do it is cause i'm stressed or bored i've tried everything to stop including the disgusting stuff you paint on your nails but nah dont stop me.

Answer 8

My boyfriend bites his nails right down to the skin. They are in a terrible mess but he doesn't care.

Answer 9

Not my nails, but the skin around them. It's a disgusting habit and I'm ashamed but I can't stop.

Answer 10

I use to bite my nails but god your friend has it bad! Tell her to stop thats bad if she bites them until they bleed!