stop biting my fingers

But it’s been a tough month so the fact that they’re not worse is a really good thing. I’ve an exam in a couple of weeks and that’s often a bad time for me.

I think this will be done by the end of the year (at the latest).

So it’s been about a month and I’m looking at my hands and…huh! They’re not perfect, but you can see a rim of white along the top of all of my fingernails except my thumbs and index fingers. AND nothing’s bleeding/peeling/flaking/scabbing! WOAH.

FUN FACT! Did you know that smokers are waaay more likely to bite their nails/fingers? It’s because nicotine leaks into the skin of the fingers while smoking; that’s why sometimes smoker’s fingers and nails turn yellow. Your brain recognizes the chemical its addicted to and, subconciously, you gnaw at the nicotine in your skin.

So that’s why I bite my nails. But all it takes is (don’t hate me…) willpower. Instead of saying to yourself ‘hm, that little piece of skin hangin’ out there all flaky makes my fingers look gross. I should bite it off!’ say ‘biting my fingers makes my fingers look gross. I’ll leave them the hell alone and they will figure shit out for themselves’.

That’s what I do. Me and my nails are good friends, though, so some of you may require a more formal approach.

today i got a manicure for the FIRST time in SIX YEARS! i was always so embarassed to let the estheticians see them & realize what a bad habit i had. but in the last month they have been getting better so i decided to jump on the opportunity while it was there! & the manicuirst picked away all the rough skin, which drove me nuts so i couldn’t even watch lol but she did it the RIGHT way, so i have made a vow to myself to go every 2 weeks to get a manicure. ( its only 15 bucks! ) & let a PROFESSIONAL take care of my worries. HOPE it works!!! wish me luck! :)

ps – YOU ALL CAN DO IT.

even if you are a man, go get a manicure! it feels great!

I used to bite my thumb knuckles and my index finger knuckles but somehow I stopped biting the knuckles two months ago. Now I only bite the skin around my fingernails. My knuckles look so normal now and I am no longer self-conscious about them. It has been a huge confidence booster and I can go up to anyone and talk without worrying about them noticing my raw red knuckles. I don’t know if I’ll ever be able to stop biting the skin around my fingers, it wont be anytime soon..

My hands aren’t perfect yet but I have fingers that look a lot better. If you look closely you’ll be able to see that there are still some bits (admittedly small bits) that have been attacked.

I’m feeling less need to bite, pick, tear and cut my skin.

The thumbs are the hardest to stop and I don’t know why. They’re much better than they were before but still look a mess.

Well hopefully hubby will be stopping smoking soon.

It’s gross. I’ve been biting my nails since I can remember…there was a brief stint in 9th grade where I somehow stopped, grew out ghetto-talons and painted them blue, but I then decided I was ‘learning to play guitar’ and therefore was allowed to bite the nails on one hand to keep them managable but it was all downhill from there. I also never learned to play guitar, so I really was just rationalizing being nasty and compulsive.
I pick and chew and gnaw and bleed and my fingers hurt. STOP THE MADNESS.

help,my name is sidi morris. i can not stop biting my fingers skin. i
will give 100 dollar, to help me stop biting my fingers skin. thanks sidi!

I HATE THEM! i dont even want to look at them there disgusting! please could somone give me some advise!!!

I stopped biting the skin on my knuckles but i still bite the skin on the tips of my fingers and my finger nails. nobody has said anything about my knuckles because they look so much better. They are almost completely healed! I cant wait until they look like they’ve never been touched. Im almost completely away from this habit.

ive been biting my fingers for as long as i could remember and i never knew why. i did it subconsciously but i found it really embarrasing because my fingers looked horrible. About 3 weeks ago, i got some acrylic nails on and through all the time i had them on i didnt bite at all. i probably thought they looked too pretty. now ive got them off and am hoping to not start biting again. i was surprised at how fast it cleared up actually. but now im happy for the while, my fingers dont look disgusting :)