What are good ways to stop biting nails?

i have an nail biting problem,and would like to know if theres anyway to stop.


thanks :DWhat are good ways to stop biting nails?
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stuff tastes awful and made me quitWhat are good ways to stop biting nails?
Confront your problem. Get a camera and take some pictures of your bitten fingernails. Examine your nails, and list their problems.


Visualize yourself with healthy nails, and how great they will look.


Pick at least one nail to ';protect'; at a time.





After a few days, an non-bitten nail will flourish and reward you. Do not bite it. If you must, bite one of the 'unprotected' ones. Sometimes it helps knowing that you have another nail to bite, even if you don't actually nibble at any unprotected ones.


Once you have grown your non-bitten nail for a while, start protecting another one. And another. And another, until every single nail is protected.


Eat calcium and magnesium - rich foods so that your nails will repair and grow well. Not only that, but most of the reason that the human body wants to bite nails is the lack of calcium and magnesium in the body and the body needs that material back.


Push your cuticles back. Many nail-biters do not have ';moons'; on the base of their fingernails because their cuticles have not been pushed back. To do this, gently push your cuticles towards your finger to reveal more of your nail. This is easier to do after a shower when your hands and nails are wet. This makes the nail appear longer, and it gives a more attractive shape, which might also be a motivation to stop biting.


Find a habit to take the place of nail biting. Whenever you have the urge to bite, do that instead. Some people like to drum their fingers, or just stare at their hands. Just make sure it's not a bad habit; choose a helpful one or one that doesn't really matter either way. 'Bitrex' is a chemical that is put in products to make them taste foul, obtained from your local pharmacy. It's included in nibble inhibitors that you paint on to your nails. Carry some with you at all times. Apply your nasty solution several times a day. If you get used to the taste, choose another brand.


Distract your mouth. Eat carrot sticks to keep you busy. Keep a stick of gum handy for those weak moments.





No more idle hands..


Distract your hands by taking up a hobby.


A hobby to distract your hands might be making models or maintaining your house, knitting or crochet, running or other outside pursuits, or even nail care and decoration! Distract your hands at times when you usually bite your nails ( car rides, sitting in class, watching TV, ect...).


For those whose nail biting is obsessive/compulsive it may help to approach your hobby obsessively.


Cover your nails. For females, fit artificial nails. They can really help. For guys, polish them and apply some shine/growth promoter or petroleum jelly. It's harder to bite nails that are looking great!





Keep gloves in your back pocket and wear them when you want to bite.


If you have any surplus growth, cut your nails back. Keep clippers with you at all times. You can't bite if there's nothing there!


Speaking about your nails will help to focus your mind on your goals. Ask for help from your partner(s). Keep talking about your goals.





Show off your improved nails', and get much-needed encouragement and praise from your peers.


Be proud of your improving nails. They will shine with beauty.


Go for a manicure, and chat with the manicurist about having great nails.





If you are male and you go in for a manicure and anyone gives you grief for not being manly, just say you are taking radical steps, whatever it takes. That should be manly enough for anyone.





Keep looking after your nails, with cuticle oil, shine and growth promoter, and no biting!





TIPS:





To keep you motivated, or remind you how bad your nails used to look, you can record your progress in a notebook or photo album. Take ';before and after'; photos of your nails and put them in the book to keep you motivated. Recognizing that it usually takes three weeks to grow nails half a centimeter, chart out in the book how long you want your nails to be by a certain date.


Get to know yourself, the first step is to be conscious when you start biting your nails. Feel your anxiety or stress levels.


Don't start thinking there is a short term solution. To stop nail biting, one requires patience and awareness.


Use an emery board to file when ever you feel like biting. Even if you file them down to nothing, it's better then chewing into your nail bed. Ouch!


Try using a coating that seals moisture in the nail and repels water and dirt. Oils or even waxy lip balm can be effective at softening nails.


Keep going with the program, any setbacks should be confronted as quickly as possible, to prevent a complete relapse.


Let white spots grow out gently. They are caused by blows or stress to the nail.


You can chew gum as it will be keeping your mouth busy, and therefore, not biting your nails.


Take magnesium pills, one a day. They strengthen the nails and make them hard.


Try keeping an ';egg'; of Silly Putty with you! It is fun to play with and it occupies your hands during biting-prone times like while watching movies o
G'day!,


I used to sit on my hands whenever i went to bite them, or clasp them behind my back so i would stop.


However my mum also brought this nails polish/ cuticle stuff that tastes bad for this purpose, you brush it on the tips of your fingers and nails then whenever you go the bite them you get this foul taste in your mouth.





It was a good incentive,





otherwise tape the tips o it harder to chew off,





hope this helps





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I have the same problem.. Whenever I get nervous or bored, I'll just chew away, but I've been trying to keep them painted, usually with a dark color. When you bite your nails, the paint chips off and on to your teeth, which is not attractive, so it's alittle mind trick.





You can also try tabasco on your nails or the stuff you paint little kid's nails with to stop them from sucking on their fingers. Good luck.
Oh, i stopped biting my nails just a few weeks ago! (which is sad cause I'm 17)





I started gardening, (i guess art projects can work too) and would constantly have gunk under my fingernails. I couldn't even look at them let alone bite them!





For these few weeks, every time I washed my hands, I just couldn't get all the dirt out from under my fingernails.When I tried biting my nails I'd realize they were gross are wash my mouth.





I never had the urge to bit them again.
well heres a pretty interesting story-


my friend was biting her nails and my other friends dad went up to her and said ';give me your hand and i can make you stop biting your nails'; she gave him her hand and he stuck it in his mouth and licked all her fingers. she didnt bite her nails for quite a while after that haha
well i did too, but what i did to stop is put lotion on my nails, and everytime i tried to bite em, it would taste like lotion, so it would taste nasty. and eventually i started to ignore my nails because of that. now my nails are as long as can be:) it worked for me:)
put hot sauce on your nails or pickle juice...i know it sounds weird but it worked for me....when you put your fingers in your mouth you will get the bad taste so0o haha...this is how it works...Take a old nail polish brush dip it in whatever and ';paint'; your nails with it and after every time you wash our hands ';repaint'; them





hope i helped and good luck :)
there is a special polish that taste really bad and is color less i stopped bc my grandma bought me a cotton candy maker from kmart when i was like 9 and i am 15 and i have bitten my nails since! bribe yourself like youll get your nails done 1 a month or somthing
hun, i used to have the same prob.





1. nail polish


2. occupy your time


3. (this one made me quit) when u wake up, dip each finger in nail polish remover. only cover the nail. the stuff tastes awful! and if it wears off, i recommend hand sanitizer. also tastes bad.





best of luck to u!
take a Q tip and put hot sause all over the under part of your nail next to the skin or something that you hate that you can put there. or put nail polish on them then when you taste the polish you will be grossed out and hopefully stop.
you can buy this stuff, it goes on like nailpolish, and it's called no bite. you can find it at pretty much any drug store and it's fairly inexpensive. you just apply it to your nails and when you bite them it tastes horrible.
they have a clear nail polish at wegmans you can buy for like 3 or 4 bucks made esp for ppl who bite their nails like you. it goes on clear and if you ever lick or put your nails in your mouth then it tastes horrible. so i guess thats how it works. hope that helps.
Wow thats alot of answers lol, my mom made my brother quit by putting nail polish REMOVER on his fingertips so whenever he went to bite them he got a nasty bitter taste in his mouth, works really well if your willing to put up with it lol.
socks over the hands when you sleep


yucky tasting nail polish


every time you bite your nail, put a dollar in a jar and you can't spend it until you stop biting your nails for good.
Try this:





http://www.sallybeauty.com/SuperNail-Bit鈥?/a>





It is sold at the store Sally Beauty Supply.





If you don't have one in your area you can just order online. [:





It's also very reasonable in price.
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I stopped becuase I hate anything cherry so I smashed cherry all over my fingers and when I bit them i was grossed out. It worked for me, and if you have some taste you hate it might work for you too.
go to walmart and buy this medicine! it is not drugs it just taste really bad and it will keep you from biting them! it taste so bad! my brother stopped immediatly! its safe too! it wont harm you! best of luck!


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paint them with nail polish. it doesn't have to look good, it just has to be thick. trust me, biting nails with polish on them is not fun.
Pharmacies sell bitter nail polish. That really helped me cause sometimes didn't even notice when I bit them. Works on cuticles too.
what i did is i put nail polish on them, and whenever i felt like biting them, i would and it would tastes really bad.... haha. hope this helps :)
Get a nice manicure so you won't mess up your pretty nails. Or you can paint on that stuff that's like nail polish but tastes terrible so you won't want to bite.
Keep cutting them short before you have a chance to bite them. After a while you'll forget about biting your nails. This may take weeks though.
Put fake nails on or paint them a really pretty color. I have the same problem and when your nails look pretty, you won't want to mess them up. :)
Get a manicure, and spend your OWN money.


When you spend your own money, you won't want to ruin what you just wasted all your money on!
fake nails. your nails are probably down to nubs right now. so you should put on fake nails so that they grow back and you would stop biting them.
whenever i clicked the answers button i was bitting my nails and i read that question and i was like..stalker %26gt;_%26gt;


xD
There is polish that you put on your nails so that you cant bite them, or paint your nails.
Put some kind of food you HATE on your nails and you wont want to bite them , or put gloves on. Or hot sauce or something . Hands in pockets ..
dnt listen to people who said put bandage bc that look gay get a cotton ball and get nail polish remover and dapp it all ova yur fingers and nail if u bite it tastes nasttyyy!