How do i stop biting the skin around my fingernails ?

Question

its not a nervous kind of thing .

its just that i have to be busy and if i dont have anything to do , i will bite those skin around my nails .

my finger will look pretty disfigured if i keep on biting .

i tried putting plasters around it . wont work . i start biting the plaster instead .

please help !

Answer 1

If it is the skin around your nails that you are biting, you probably end up also putting your nail in your mouth.  I would suggest the nail polish out there that is made to taste horrible to stop nail biting.  It also may help to wear a bracelet or something else you can play with that won't be too distracting to people around you, but keep your attention, so you don't think about your nails as much.

Answer 2

It's mainly out of frustration and sometimes a natural behaviour. If

you can have a cup of  tea  or a coffee and keep yourselves busy

at work or at play may be you can get rid  of this problem.Try to

stop this eventually and in the days to come you will be fine.

Probabaly you have to consult a pschiatrist/psychologist to get more

specific information.

Answer 3

Sounds like you need a boy friend

And if you have one. Sounds like hes not the right one for you cause he worries you

Answer 4

buy yourself a nice ring. it doesnt have to be expensive, it can just be a fashion ring. everytime you go to bite the skin around your nail you will see the ring and want your hands to look nice. it will also give you something to play with on your finger, other than biting your skin.

Answer 5

haha. do something else like i want to get flexable so i would stretch instead of  biting my skin. or dance. everyone can improve on their dancing.

Answer 6

I have a similar problem, I bite my nails as well though. There's some stuff in a bottle that tastes nasty, I think you could get it in the chemist, it's for nails, but if you put some on the skin around the nail, you may be discouraged from biting because of the nasty taste.

Also, put some nice nail varnish on, if you see how good your hands look, you won't want to bite them.

You get a stress ball for your hands to play with when you're bored or chew gum.

Good luck

Answer 7

do something else

Answer 8

i used to do this.Two things worked for me.

1: fake nails..go ontop of your normal nails preventing you from getting to your nail or skin, and also looking lovley and reminding you you could have nails like that

2: they sell NAILBITE or something similar in chemists and stuff.It s like a liquid you rub over your nails n skin and everytime you go to bite it you taste it.And it tastes BAD.like plastic n chemicals and will make you not bite again.:)