How can u stop a bad nail biting habit?!
Question: How can u stop a bad nail biting habit!?
i tried chewing gum and just stoping, but sometimes i don't even know i'm biting them until i look!.HELP!!!Www@Answer-Health@Com
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I used to have the same prob!. My mom had me put on really cute fake nails!.!.So I couldnt bite them! Or you could get a Manicure to make them look nice!. Then you wont want to ruin them! Or everyday put nail polish remover over them so they will taste bad and u will know to stop biting them!. Sorry if this didnt help you at all!.!.!.!.!.=) GOOD LUCK!Www@Answer-Health@Com
Like it has been said, it IS all about will power!. There is NO getting around this point!. You can try bad taste dips/coating and chewing or other things like cinnamon sticks/flavored toothpicks!. It all depends on why you bite in the first place!.
If you chose the coating you have to still constantly remember to apply them often (nail polish remover will only last a little while)!. If you choose the chew option you have to remember to have them handy all the time and replace!.
You can also try fake nails but they can affect the real nail; they are more worry free however, unless your habit is REALLY bad!.
Some people bite out of nervousness and so other chew options are usually good substitutes as well as stress management!. Chewing other things is also good for boredom nail-biters along with needlework, video games and other finger occupying things (You can also try the annoying pen clicking or finger drumming at home)!.
OCD types usually need more; maybe a cleaning routine to get a proper manicure will provide the focus needed or remove the stimulus that can start some to bite in the first place (some people are sensitive to/irritated by the dirt under the nail or the slightest jagged edge and will use their teeth to clean/manicure and end up catching the edges; they aren't really nail-"biters" (as they never bite down to chew, only scrap or hold between their teeth)!. In actuality they makes the nail too thin and/or tear it instead which can actually be worse as this causes bleeding and ingrown nails more often)!.
If all else fails the drastic pair of gloves could also work!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
If you chose the coating you have to still constantly remember to apply them often (nail polish remover will only last a little while)!. If you choose the chew option you have to remember to have them handy all the time and replace!.
You can also try fake nails but they can affect the real nail; they are more worry free however, unless your habit is REALLY bad!.
Some people bite out of nervousness and so other chew options are usually good substitutes as well as stress management!. Chewing other things is also good for boredom nail-biters along with needlework, video games and other finger occupying things (You can also try the annoying pen clicking or finger drumming at home)!.
OCD types usually need more; maybe a cleaning routine to get a proper manicure will provide the focus needed or remove the stimulus that can start some to bite in the first place (some people are sensitive to/irritated by the dirt under the nail or the slightest jagged edge and will use their teeth to clean/manicure and end up catching the edges; they aren't really nail-"biters" (as they never bite down to chew, only scrap or hold between their teeth)!. In actuality they makes the nail too thin and/or tear it instead which can actually be worse as this causes bleeding and ingrown nails more often)!.
If all else fails the drastic pair of gloves could also work!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
Every morning when you wake up, gloss your nails with nail-polish remover or bitter apple spray!. Both taste terrible, and next time you go to bite your nails, you WILL be aware of the fact that you're doing it!.
Bitter Apple is used for dog training, usually, and so is found in pet stores!. Nail polish remover is in all drug stores!. (:Www@Answer-Health@Com
Bitter Apple is used for dog training, usually, and so is found in pet stores!. Nail polish remover is in all drug stores!. (:Www@Answer-Health@Com
A lot of it has to do with catching yourself and self-control!. I have a friend (girl) who uses fake nails to stop herself, as well as dipping her nails in something that doesn't taste very good!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
You could do the spray or nail polish remover or you could think of it this way
Your nails are made of the same things that are in fly poop!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
Your nails are made of the same things that are in fly poop!.Www@Answer-Health@Com