How can i stop biting my nails and make them look more feminine?

You need to determine what the reason is for biting your nails. You have to make a conscious decision to keep your hands away from your mouth. Keep a nail file with you everywhere you go, in your purse or pocket, to deal with any damage on the go. Make a habit of filing your nails daily to catch any damage. Use a clear hardner coat on your nails. Use gloves when washing dishes, or planting flowers. These two things are really hard on my nails. Recognise that not everyone can have really long nails. As long as you keep your nails clean, and evenly filed your hands will look good.How can i stop biting my nails and make them look more feminine?
i bite my nails also and i tried that really discusting stuff to put on ur nails but it doesnt help. for me, i got a manicure once and it looked so pretty i didnt want to bite it off. so then afterwards i always paint my nails really nice so id feel too bad biting them.How can i stop biting my nails and make them look more feminine?
umm keep them outta ur mouth and oh paint them any color and use something else to entertain urself then ur nails
Nail biting is the habit of biting one's fingernails or toenails during periods of nervousness, stress, hunger, or boredom [1]. It can also be a sign of mental or emotional disorder. It can be obsessive compulsive or can even be a completely unconscious act where the affected person is not or barely aware of the behavior whilst performing it. It has been documented that some people bite their nails in their sleep, sometimes exclusively. This has been linked to stress while dreaming or stress from the dream, or simply stress in general. It considered to be the most widespread form of mild self mutilation. According to Freudian theory, nail biting is a symptom of oral fixation. The clinical name for nail biting is chronic onychophagia It occurs in:





28% to 33% of children ages 7-10 years old,


44% of adolescents,


19% to 29% of young adults and


5% of older adults


It is more common in young males





Negative effects


Nail biting may result in the transportation of bacteria that are buried under the surface of the nail that are hard to clean and easy to get in the mouth. [3]Likewise, broken skin on the cuticle may be susceptible to microbial and viral infections. These pathogens can be spread between digits via saliva.





Extreme nailbiting can be considered to be a form of masochistic self-mutilation. Bitten fingertips can become very sensitive to pain, usually at the place the skin meets the edge of the nail.





Causes of Fingernail Biting





Obsessions, compulsion, and aggressiveness are the three top causes of this disorder. Many people claim that they bite their nails as a way of relaxing or in situations like stress or distress. Any of these altered states can trigger off the unconscious nail biting habit. It is difficult to say or group the amount of people suffering from this harmful habit. In many cases, it is considered as a conscious habit of self-inflicted harm, and some specific situations may go to a negative attitude and exert an influence on the behaviour of the subject during childhood, adolescence and first years of adulthood.





Treatment


Behavioral therapy


Some patients have found behavioral therapy to be beneficial on its own or as a complement to medication. The first part of nail biting therapy consists of Habit Reversal Training (HRT), a four part process that seeks to ';unlearn'; the habit of nail biting and possibly replace it with a more constructive habit. In addition to HRT, stimulus control therapy is used to both identify and then eliminate the stimulus that frequently triggers biting urges.[5]





The symptoms have been found to respond best to a combination of medication and therapy.








Medication


Nail biting has been shown to respond well to certain types of medication. The medications used to treat the problem include the newest, most potent anti-depressants. These medications are also used to treat Trichotillomania and OCD and include clomipramine, fluoxetine, sertraline, paroxetine, fluvoxamine, citalopram, escitalopram, nefazodone and venlafaxine. Also, small amounts of the anti-psychotics used to treat schizophrenia such as risperidone, olazapine, quetiapine, ziprasidone, and aripiprazole can be used to augment anti-depressants. It is important to note that the use of anti-psychotics to treat nail biting does not necessarily indicate that the patient is suffering from psychosis. [6]








Other treatment


Various forms of aversion therapy exists to help people stop biting their nails. These include methods such as coating the nails with a bad-tasting substance (sometimes in the form of a special nail polish, tabasco sauce, or gel deodorant) or wearing a rubber band on their wrist and having friends and family members snap it (or tell the nailbiter to snap it) when they see nailbiting. Replacing the habit of biting nails by the habit of chewing gum works for some people. Some methods (including aforementioned aversion methods) can work by making the biter aware of their actions and finding other things to do.





Some nail biters who undergo orthodontic treatment find that wearing a retainer or a bite plate makes it impossible for them to sever their nails with their teeth. This can have the unintentional side-effect of helping the individual to overcome their nail-biting habit.





Some nail-biters, however, find the effectiveness of all of these remedies to be poor. For them, it may take sheer determination to break the habit. Tactics they may find helpful include making a mental note to stop, promising oneself not to bite, and making it a New Year's resolution, or other such commitment to stop.





Like other nervous habits, nail biting is sometimes a symptom of an emotional problem. In these cases, resolving the underlying problem can help to lessen or eliminate the nail-biting habit.





Another method is to get regular manicures, as having neat, polished nails will keep some people (particularly women) from biting them.
that very simple, just dont bite it...


and for your fingers go to parlor get services from them
Go have them done! You can't bite and they will look nice all the time! Worth the money!
Im really bad at chewing my nails too. I try to chew gum instead and it really helps
If you want to stop biting your nails, put bad smelling nail polish on your nails, so you won't bite them, or keep something in your hands at all times.





For a feminne touch, get a manicure with a girly color like pink or red. And maybe a design on the thumbs.





=)
yeah i have the same problem, but once i didn't bite my nails for about a month. i did this by rubbing hot peppers on my fingertips. so everytime i went to bite my nails it would be too spicy so i would stop, but then one day i rubbed my eye and that was not a great idea lol my eyes were burning so i decided ti stop...good luck