Ever since, I used to bite my nails every time I feel nervous and stressed...
What will I do to avoid it?
2007-12-14 16:02:55 · 13 answers · asked by 25cLoe 1 in Health ➔ General Health Care ➔ Other - General Health Care
i also bite my nails :) i usually bite it when im bored haha :) take on a diff habit.. like chewing gum, i heard they're good too when ur stressed :0
2007-12-14 16:14:23 · answer #1 · answered by ll_rph_md 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Stop a Nail Biting Habit with Proper Natural Nail Care
The first thing we can all do in having good-looking hands is to keep them
clean by washing regularly. It’s amazing how many people (guys especially, but some women and girls too) walk around with grubby non manicured finger nails. Get a nail brush and put it by the sink, so it’s convenient whenever you wash your hands. An added plus of a nail brushing your fingers is the way it feels: those soft bristles and the luxurious soapy lather take your hands on a daily very mini spa vacation. Always follow up with a nice hand cream or lotion to keep your hands moisturized
Stop nail biting. Break your toddler or child's habit early.
Beautiful hands and nail care start with basics, and not having raggy, bleeding cuticles is a primary step in having presentable hands. Granted, one of the hardest habits to break is to stop fingernail biting, but it’s also one of the more disfiguring things that can happen to a hand. We all know someone who bites their nails to the quick, then starts on those ragged cuticles. Nail-biting usually starts in early childhood as a toddler with some people never outgrowing it, while others only revert to nail-biting in times of stress.
A finger nail biting cure that helped remedy 18 year old girl's problem from when she was a child.
I know a New York woman who stopped biting her nails when she was eighteen, because she wanted to be a flight attendant, and she had read in one of those “How to Be a Flight Attendant” guides, that bitten nails would keep her from being accepted into “Smile School”. (It was a long time ago, when airlines also had age limitations for stewardesses.) I admired her greatly as she stopped through sheer willpower.
At first, she went retro and wore gloves a lot. She also started carrying a nail file in her purse so that when a nail got split or roughened, she could take care of it on the spot. She wore gloves because taking off a glove to bite a nail is a great way to make yourself pause and consider, and then stop the behavior before it starts. She never did become a flight attendant, but she did have her hands photographed for a newspaper ad for the Chicago manicure and nail salon that she frequented and once more a few years later for a Los Angeles nail care and manicure salon.
Nail care and nail biting products
There are some products on the market to stop nail-biting, super-hot or bitter things to paint on your nails. I've heard some nail-biters say that the nasty taste didn't stop them, but they must work for some people.
2007-12-14 16:31:33 · answer #2 · answered by babydolls_waiting 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Biting nails is an important cause of self inflicted nail infection. Trim your nails with a nail cutter twice a week and keep your hands out of your mouth. When ever stressed and nervous try to talk to yourself and find out what problem is stressing you out and making you nervous so you can deal with the problem and not take it out on your fingers. Occupy your hands in some constructive work.
2007-12-14 16:20:16 · answer #3 · answered by chuppkaychuppkay 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Chew gum when you start getting nervous. If you bite your nails while you are chewing gum, little pieces of nail get stuck in the gum and it's really nasty. I also started wearing a rubber band around my wrist to play with when I got nervous, this way my hands were busy as well. Worked for me, good luck.
2007-12-14 16:18:26 · answer #4 · answered by Joe Angus 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hmmm. My sister gnaws her nails, too- no longer a enormously photograph! besides, for her, it helped a sprint to placed on pretend nails; possibly (i'm no expert) you additionally can attempt scraping your nails with the aid of some airborne dirt and dirt (get all of it up in there!) a minimum of for a rapid time so as that they are much less...appetizing. Or, I purely considered something...possibly you ought to %. out one fingernail and make it the "no chew" nail (write on it with marker, etc.) permit it advance, yet chew the others freely as till now. Then, after it slow, designate yet another as "no chew" (so now, 2 would be off limits). Wait awhile, and proceed allowing them to advance, one by making use of one, progressively. standard, the final ingredient, if issues get severe, would be to verify a therapist or behavioral counselor. they are able that may additionally assist you kick the habit for good...and don't complication! They take care of this style of stuff each and every of the time.
2016-11-03 08:06:27 · answer #5 · answered by namsaly 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
put finger nail polish remover on your nails, and when you start to bite them you will taste the remover and BELIEVE Me you will stop and then you will get into a habit of NOt biting them.. good luck.
2007-12-14 16:14:44 · answer #6 · answered by nascar_cr8zy 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
How about geting fake nails put on?
Then it will hurt to bite on your nails.
2007-12-14 16:30:20 · answer #7 · answered by xjersey_gurliix 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I've had this same problem, and I've stopped several times. Mainly, I think it's consciously avoiding it. You can use something else to focus on, like constantly manicuring your nails or even chewing gum.
2007-12-14 16:10:02 · answer #8 · answered by Crystal L 2 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Divert your mind whenever you feel like biting them. Even i had this problem.
2007-12-14 16:14:35 · answer #9 · answered by urvashi p 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Wear gloves.
2007-12-14 16:48:22 · answer #10 · answered by Susan Yarrawonga 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋