I’ve always sort of bit my nails, but the past couple years it has gotten so much worse. My nails look worst than most guys! I’m trying to understand why I do it to help me quit. I am a perfectionist and I am on a constant mission to get my nails to look good. The thing about being a perfectionist is that thisgs rarely become perfect, and instead become ruined because of constant perfectionist behaviors. My cousin’s wedding is in about 10 months and I want to have pretty nails by then!
How to quit biting my fingernails
How I did it: I have bitten my nails all of my life...I am 38. I have stopped a few times, but always went back to biting.
This time stopping was due to a few factors. My husband made a comment about me biting which is funny as he is a biter too.
An acquaintance has nice nails that I admire.
I am trying to take better care of myself and improve my self image. This seemed like the easiest first step.
Lessons & tips: I was really struck with how ugly my fingers looked when I saw them in
photographs or reflected in a mirror. This encouraged me to not give up.
Keep them filed. Use the right method. File from the side of the nail to the middle. Don't file back and forth as this will weaken the nail. Having a friend who has some filing experience helps too. They can get the shape right.
Keep a file with you so you are not tempted to "fix" an uneven spot or a break with your teeth. ;)
Resources: Onymhyr. It is a natural nail hardener containing
derivatives from the Myrrh plant. It also tastes awful which helps.
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Well I have always been a chronic biter…its so hard not to do it! im 22 now, i have been biting them since i was little. and after i quit smoking, it was even worse! however, i must have neglected to bite my pinky nail recently and it grew and i thought it was so pretty! so i made the choice to no longer bite because my fingers are so much better looking and my nails look healthier! Its been about a week! i am so excited to get my first manicure with long nails! thats my motivation!
its been 3 weeks since i’ve bit my nails, i’m also using strong growth nail polish that tastes and smells really bad, its helping me quit my habit more and more, but i still have a logn ways to go!
I thought I had this licked but, man, is it hard to stop biting your nails. Not gonna do it anymore, dang it!
stuck on the moon is dousing a candle.
i have twenty seven nervous habits. this is the second most debilitating one. i have always meant to stop the biting. that is, i meant to stop by the time i was eight. now i am sixteen. god. its like i’m an effing drug addict or something. everytime my mother bats my hand away from my mouth i say, “what? i can stop biting any time i want” or “don’t judge me.” its become quite the problem.
this goal is really, really challenging.
Have bought myself a bottle of these stuff which tastes aweful to put it on your finger… it really doesn’t taste like a chicken filet steak… so, lets see how it goes. It’s called: Stop’n grow… well, at least the name is pretty fancy, isn’t it?
julivee not getting nearly enough rest.
So far so good. I think that I have a tendancy of bitting my nails more when my hands are really dry. I’m starting to carry a bottle of lotion with me. I already have one in my desk at work. Maybe if I get a manicure.
i can’t stop, i’ve been doing it since i was a kid…kinda like drugs lol





