How can i stop bitting my nails i realy need to know?

Question

How can i stop bitting my nails i realy need to know?

Answer 1

Put some clear nail polish on the ends, only the ends, so it's not so obvious.  That, or you could put that chili pepper stuff.  

And substitute a better habit or a less harmful habit for that.  Keep lots of gum handy.

Keep a little pocket notebook with you.  When you start to bite your nails, pull it out and write down how you feel, what you're thinking, what you were thinking before, what just happened, what is going to happen that you might or might NOT be thinking about.

Attend a 12 step group of your choice.   Note, you do NOT have to tell anybody anything, not one word, except for "My name is ___ and I'm glad to be here."

Answer 2

well I know it may be hard to quit but i have the same proplem. If u r a gurl put on nail polish cuz everyone nows u cant eat nailpolish!if you are a guy tough luck,sry!!!!!!!!!

Answer 3

dip your fingers in Quinine or just imagine all the bacteria thats under your nails.

Answer 4

Watch a replay of the last South Africa v Australia game - it was the dullest game in the history of rugby

Answer 5

start smoking

at least it looks more manly

Answer 6

A friend of mine shared your problem, and tried using a type of nail polish that tastes bitter to deter her from wanting to bite them. It worked for her...her nails are beautiful and long now! Hope you can find some of this miracle polish for yourself :)

Answer 7

A product you put on them, same for pets, that tastes horrible, so you wont bite anymore.

Can't remember the name though, sorry

Answer 8

Maybe put a little something that doesn't taste good on your nails? Nothing dangerous though.

Answer 9

dip your fingers in acid

Answer 10

I hav ethe smae problem.. but i've only been able to get them to grow twice in my life.. Once for prom... but the reasoni started to btie thema gain, was because they were VERY brittle and kept flaking and chipping on me....

and the other time was whiel i was pregnant.... andi bit them agian that time because i was under LAOT fo stress from the new baby and the babe's father..... So... no i'm in the same position as you.. and what i'm finding is if i conciously make an effort to when my teeth. .or diet.. then for some reason it makes ti easier to conciously stop biting my nails... mind you i've only started a lil while ago. and although i have bitten them since i've started.... i HAVE noticed it to be far less than i used to be.. so i'm going to stick with it..

Answer 11

Buy stop-n-grow.  Its like horrible tasting nail polish!  If you bite through that then you really are a minger!

Answer 12

I bite my nails to what I do is make them look pretty so if I bite them they'll look ugly but your probably a boy so I dont really know what to say.

Answer 13

Rugby?

Answer 14

I quit biting my nails and there is no trick, you just make a conscious decision to stop doing it. One thing that helped me was getting a manicure (yes guys do this too) or keeping clear polish on them. (I like Sally Henson's Maximum Growth). This way when you start and bite the taste of the polish or the texture of it will register in your mind and you'll remember to stop. My biggest problem was that I was biting without realizing it or thinking about it and keeping clear polish on them really made a difference. Also it helps your nails grow . Once you have normal, healthy nails the urge to chew them dissipates.

Answer 15

chop ur fingers off

Answer 16

Go to a store and get this liquid that you put on your nails, the taste will make you never chew your nails again!, its in the nail section at shoppers drug mart.

Answer 17

The only is to just stop and keep stopping every time you accidentallly do it again. It helps to have an event you want to look good for to  give yourself incentive. It also helps to  polish the nails with clear strengthener because your nails will be weak because of the biting.

Answer 18

I used Zyban.  Yup.  The same one people use to quit smoking.  It worked great!  My nails were BAD before.  Now they look normal and its only been 6 months.  The Zyban was 2 pills a day for 3 months.  Kinda expensive at $200+ but worth every penny.