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nail biter
I have bitten my nails for as long as I can remember and now they are very short and small. I have tried absolutely every trick in the book to give up but I always give up and start biting again. I can't help it, I always set out with the willpower to give up but I'll get bored in a lesson and start to chew. My boyfriend and all my friends and family think it's disgusting and are always trying to get me to stop but I can't, what should I do?
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chew on something else....maybe your boyfriend could volunteer a finger or other body part since he finds the habit so distastefull, and when he's not around, gum or candy will work fine.
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sit on your hands lol dont think i am kidding it works either that or just stop all together dont think about it its kind of a dumb habbit i dk y u do it i would rather see u chew ur pencil rather then ur nails there is alot of nasty stuff under ur nails think about that and i bet you will stop... well. hope i kinda helped x0xLuckyx0x
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chew gum instead when you're bored. see how many bubbles you can blow in a row, how loud the popping noise can be! or take up origami, or writing notes, or drawing, doodling, writing stories, biting your pencil (not good either, but better) dreaming about how beautiful your nails will look, writing computer HTML, anything! i bet you can do it!
best of luck
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put nail polish on yur nails. that way yu get a disgusting taste every time yu chew on yur nails, and itz also not good for yu. also, remember that there are soo many diff. germs under yur nail. that is how i stopped, cause every time i thought of disgusting germs i was eating, i just couldnt chew on them
i hope i helped!
x0x0x Lover x33
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Haha, go to your orthodontist! Seriously, I used to bite my nails all the time and then I got braces! Or just like find a new, less noticable habit? Like..picking at your cuticles. Wow, that one's not that noticable and it keeps your hands busy. Haha, yea. So...braces or if you already have straight teeth, find a new habit to keep your hands busy. (Twirl your hair maybe? lol) :) -Manda
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Buy some nasty stuff at the drug store to make your slef stop. Also have something in your hand to keep yourself busy. (a pencil, a ball, etc) Maybe you could do something where you reward yourself. Maybe say, "If I stop biting for a week, I'll have a sleepover with my best buds. Keep making new goals and rewards for yourself! Good luck!
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Okay, this may sound silly, but when you are going to bed, wear oven mittens. This prevents you from biting your nails in your sleep or when you are in bed. Sounds weird, but it does work. Next, when you bite your nails, you are consuming into your body millions of bacteria that your nails collect under them. If you used a nail file to clean under your fingernail and held the file up to a microscope lens, you'd be disgusted at how many germs that you are letting into your body. Nail biting is a bad habit, and it is not very good for you.
I suggest you mix vinegar with water and add salt and the TINIEST pinch of baking soda (don't want an explosion!), then use a medicine dropper to drop that into your nail polish. Apply that nail polish, and it will be the nastiest thing you've ever tasted.
Also, reward yourself when you've accomplished something. You haven't bitten in a week? Treat yourself to a day at the movies. Things like that will eventually get you off the habit.
Good luck! I'm always here to help ;)
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get fake acrylics and let them grow out underneath.. then ur nails will look so good when u take the fake ones off that u wont want to bite them off!!! <3.RaCh
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Get regular manicures, or if you can't afford it, have a friend paint them for you. Having nicely painted nails will help discourage you from taking a bite.
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You're lucky you haven't lost any nails to infection yet.<br>
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Have you tried putting really nasty tasting medicines on your nails? They make stuff that tastes horrible but is safe for this purpose. Usually it is used to get little kids to stop sucking their fingers, but it can work here as well. Might be worth looking into.<br>
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My other thought would be to chew more gum. Seriously.
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