How to stop nail biting?

Question

I have a nail biting problem and it needs to be stopped please help.

Answer 1

cut them when they are getting bigger that way it will hurt if you try to bite them.

Answer 2

My friends sister has the same problem and she gets some nail thing like vanish that when you bite your nails it tastes horrible so you soon stop good luck

Answer 3

Hmm...

keep somthing in ya mouth like a chewing gum cause you might jjust be biting them because you want somthing in your mouth!?? =/

Put hand cream on...its meant to taste horrid lol.

Think of all the women that wants guy to at least have some nails and not having them bitten right down so you can hardly see them...........

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Answer 4

nothing will really help you..cuz the stuff they have that taste nasty, well you''ll get use to the taste..so that wont work...and y would you walk around with tape on ur nails?? lol, try to put on short fake nails...it's hard to chew plastic....

Answer 5

usually people chew because there nervous, or they just need something in there mouth, so i stopped by chewing gum but not loads of it, it keept my nails longer and since im not big on gum, i dont mind it

Answer 6

real old way, put sth on it that tastes horrible or very chili. try anything that doesnt appear ofcourse. and whenever u try bitting ull get disgusting and eventually ull stop. i used to have this problem but since im a girl i had another way, i growed them and started takin care of them and all that and once i saw how good and neat they looked i didnt dare bite them anymore!

Answer 7

just don't do it .

Answer 8

There a few ways that you can stop nail biting.

Firstly put a horrible tasting cream on you nails, this is the most direct way of trying to stop. Products like Control-It are good.

Cut your nails using scissors as then you have nothing to bite.

Including your friends and family can help as they can tell you to stop whenever they see you biting your nails.

Stay focused as its not as easy as it may seem. Keep focused and try and use different methods adn you should achieve a nail biting free life.

Answer 9

Put on a pair of gloves!!!

There is a varnish that you get from the chemist that you put on your nails. The idea is that the varnish tastes horrible and stops you biting them.

Answer 10

put tobacco sauce on your hands for a couple ofdays, that'll stop it!!

Answer 11

I have a huge nail biting problem too!!!! I used Nail-Biter, which you can buy at Wal-Mart, and if you go to bite your nails, it tastes bad!! It won't harm you though!!!  I used that and it worked really well!! Another thing you can do is wear mittens or something like that so you can't bite your nails. Good Luck!!!  

Answer 12

put something that tastes really horrible on your finger tips.

Answer 13

theres this stuff called:Hoof hands     Kick the Habit Stop the Bite

it worked so goooooooooooood on me!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! i stopped biting in two days! i hope you try it and it works!

Answer 14

put clear nail polish on your fingernails... it will taste bad when you try and bite them!

Answer 15

Put a rubber band round your wrist and when you bite your nails pull therubber band. It will hurt alittle - but your brain will put 2 + 2 together

biting nails = pain. & you will get into the habit of not biting your nails

Hope This Helps :D

Answer 16

chew gum

play with string

kee[ your hands busy

or keep your mouth busy

they both work

Answer 17

The only thing that really worked for me is distracting myself. It took time. I had tried putting on bad tasting nail polish. It worked a little.

You just have to be strong and keep reminding yourself not to do it. It's bad for your teeth.  

Answer 18

put tape around your nails and when you go to bite your nails, you will get the tape instead. or you can have someone stop you when you go bite your nails.

Answer 19

How about chew a gum?