My mom is always flipping my fingers when she see's them in my mouth. Problem is, she has been doing this FOREVER! And even though it hurts, it is not working.
Any suggestions that could help me to not bite my nails?
THANK YOU!!!
P.S. Remember that i am nine so no dirty lang. please! thanx!!!!!
2007-02-02 15:30:56 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Other - Health
Hi honey...OH MY GOODNESS I was just like you when I was a young, a nail bitter. I would bite not only my nails but , I would chew the skin around my nails till it would bleed!!!I Mothers dont try to hurt us...if your a nail biter, theyj ust love us so much and try to stop a nail bitter.. You see Im a mother and a grandmother of a 10 year old now. I totally understand how you feel. First, think of how yecky it looks with your hands in your mouth. Thats what others see when you are bitting your nails!! Unfortunate its true, hands in your mouth, constantly yeck!!! There are so many germs on our hands. Be sure to get that new liquid gel, that is a soap without water.You can get it at any drug store or even the dollar stores. That will help you from getting sick, from putting your fingers by your mouth. Also think of this.... I didnt know why I would bite my nails, but I read a article one day. It talked about bitting nails, it touched on a thought that perhaps you are nervous ???...or have a self inner/// problem. You bite your nails to feel pain, so you can say to yourself, HEY Im hurrting or Im just nervous ..because I bite my nails.!!!! When actually you have a inner saddnes,or feeling , inside your self that hurts. By bitting your nails you dont have to deal with what is hurting you inside. I was a very Happy child, Very popular, and out going. However down deep inside I was hurting because my my dad drank beer or wine to much. Sometimes he would drink so much it hurt me becaused I loved him sooo much, and I thought he didnt love me, because I would ask my dad :please dont drink alot tonite, because I was having a sleep over: and he would act goofy and embarrass me!!! By bitting my nails . it helped me deal with my dads acting goofy in front of my friends. So I would think in my head..... I feel ok because I bit my nails always to deal with the stress I had at my own home. Im not trying to say you are hurting like I did, but maybe if you try real hard.....think hum.....maybe there is something on your mind...perhaps it hurts you to think of......or something you keep to yourself....but it really bothers you...so youll bite your nails to keep from feeling hurt inside....or you dont have to talk about it with others. Another approach is to put hot tabbasco on your fingers!!!! YIP that will burn your tonge!!!!! Just know your not alone and I think youll grow out of it, when your older and you have or want more confidece inside of yourself/ Someday when your older youll want a boyfriend, and if he bite his nails it might gross you out. Good thought huh??? If you stop and think WHY you bite your nails.... search your HEART you might be surprised what you may discover in your self. So look deeply into the inner self and see if your scared of something,embarrassed of someone in your family ,or just nerrvios. Hang in there Just DO NOT grow up and SMOKE!!!! Sometimes nail bitters grow up and eiter smoke or over eat because they are to old to have their hands in their mouths. Be strong and be confident you can STOP if you want to. I hope I gave you a few things to help you, stay healthy and chew some sugar free gum or get a sports bottle of water and drink fresh clean bottled water with a spout on it. <<(Ocean)>>
2007-02-02 16:19:47 · answer #1 · answered by Ocean 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I used to bite my nails until about 12-13. Not from nervousness or for something to chew on, just because they were never smooth and even (because of the biting) so they would grow a little and have odd edges to catch on things, etc. So I'd gnaw some more...
Got pretty professional at it, really, better at smoothing even the little roughnesses, really good.
But never very nice and I felt odd when I would do it in public, but if I noticed a nail needed it, I'd feel odd not to do it.
One day though, I just started carrying around a nail clipper and the wonderful little cross-hatched file on it. Fantastic file, worked beautifully but was not, um, unmanly by being a big old nail buffer of my mother's! And after a little while, I never had the urge to bite them again. Ever. Not even while typing this.
Think about why you do it. If for a similar reason, maybe that will work, carrying the little clippers, one with a little file so you are satisfied with your results every single time.
Good luck. Lol, hope there was no dirty language in that.
2007-02-02 15:42:46 · answer #2 · answered by roynburton 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I used to do the same thing.I tried everything from sitting on my hands to putting salt under my nails. The one thing that actually worked was a really pretty manicure. Not fake nails, but polish. If you paid a lot for it, even better. It would be a shame to ruin a pretty and expensive mani, so you won't knaw. Also, be sure to keep the strong so they won't break and start a bite-fest. Good luck.
2007-02-02 15:45:15 · answer #3 · answered by Nikki 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
This is a habit for you now so you are going to have to try really hard to break it. Have your mom take you out shopping for some really pretty nail polish and give you a manicure once a week. Your nails will be so pretty that you wont want to bite them and when they get long enough have her take you to a nail salon for a real manicure. Good luck you can do it!
2007-02-02 15:35:53 · answer #4 · answered by mom of twins 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
wow, i used to do the same thing! i dont know sweetie! i tried sooo many thing, nasty tasting nail polish made to stop biting nails, and sooo many more i cant even think of them!
i dint stop until i got my anils done, then i still did it sometimes... actually, im 18, and i still do occasionally, or when i get stressed out. im not sure though. i wish i could help you out, because i was the same way, and everyone hated it.
good luck
2007-02-02 16:25:13 · answer #5 · answered by julie 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yeah, at any pharmacy they sell this kind of anti-nail biting clear nail polish you can put on your nails it's specially made to make u stop biting ur nails, cos it has this DISGUSTING taste like poo and it never goes away, so u stop biting ur nails. It costs like 7 bucks.
2007-02-02 15:34:58 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
If you have access to a good microscope get a finger nail from someone and look at all the little germs and stuff on the bottom. It is totally gross.
2007-02-02 15:41:45 · answer #7 · answered by Ta Dah! 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Hmm.. idk if you're allowed to do this in school, but when you're home, and you feel like biting your nails, put on a pair of gloves. As a fellow nail biter, I carry a pair around in my purse so that if I feel like biting my nails, I have them right in my bag. Plus, they come in handy if it's cold outside ^_^
2007-02-02 15:43:40 · answer #8 · answered by Kate 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Just try to dispiline your self..maybe try a stress ball. Your a girl so its worse than a boy biting his nails. Try to focus. You know what you have to do, disipline yourself. Good Luck =)
2007-02-02 15:35:04 · answer #9 · answered by zigzag 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
try vinegar soak Ur nails for a couple of min. every day till u comply quite. i did that and it only took me only 2 days to quite for good. i don't bit my nails no more b,c i couldn't stand the taste and i was afraid that it would still taste like that.
best of luck!
2007-02-02 15:43:29 · answer #10 · answered by broncosnumber30 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋