I've bit my nails since I was a little girl. Any suggestions on how to stop? (anything other than "just stopping")
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keep them clipped really short so there is nothing to bite keep clippers with you at all times
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In sharing the same experience a few times, I empathize with your pain and concerns.\n   "A long time" would be pretty accurate, as I never counted the days, and the growth will offer pain in every time you bump it for awhile.\n\n   On a lighter note and please don't take offense,,, It will grow back, in fact our hair and nails are two things that continue to grow for a period even after death.\n\n   Now the light note, Ya can't keep chewin on that toenail and expect it ta grow back as quick as if ya left it alone,,,smiles.\n\nGood healing wishes to you.\nRev. Steven
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Sounds like you are having anxiety issues.  Talk to your doctor about it. I know you may think its not that big of a deal but the disorder can get worse with time if its not treated.  I knew a girl that started out that way and did not get treated.  She ended up chewing on her hand it got so bad.  She had to have it bandaged and is permanently scarred from it.  She also started picking her face all the time and that left scars too.
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If you want to stop biting your nails, good for you! You can ask your mom or dad to buy you a special nail polish that makes your nails taste awful. This can help you learn to stop biting them. It also may help to keep your nails trimmed and looking good - so good you don't want to chomp on them!
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Take the Homeopathic Remedy LEDUM 30 immediately it prevents tetanus and relieves the pain and is specifically meant for this use i.e IF YOU STEP ON A NAIL !\nTake care and God Bless you !
206257
Go into the garrage and get an electric saw and saw off your fingers and then there won't any to bite, you can start biting the sinuse of skin of your knockles instead.\n\nOr you can also put your foot in your mouth and start biting your toe-nails.\n\nAsk a psychologist about how to stop.
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To prevent, cut the nail straight, don't wear tight socks or shoes. \n\nSurgically, a Dr can remove the nail, and they have medication to inject to prevent it from happening again.  Just having the nail removed does not prevent it from coming back.
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I started biting my nails as a small child, being stressed at school, carried on all my life until I had false nails put on - the tips variety, it cost me alot of money in maintenance, but I had the confidence back in my hands and wasn't ashamed to wave them about, after several months I had the tips removed, and couldn't believe my eyes when I saw my real nails underneath, two years on, I still haven't bitten them. And so enjoy a manicure and wearing rings.
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I have the same problem... and honestly, the pink part of your nail will never grow back. I had even quit biting my nails for years.. and that still didn't help.\nI have tried so many products like creams, special polish.. nothing works to help grow the pink part. \nSorry!
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Hangnails are usually caused by dry skin or (in the case of fingernails) nail biting, and may be prevented with proper moisturization of the skin. Soaking in an oil-and-water solution, as you would when getting a manicure, is very helpful. Mix 4 capfuls of bath oil such as Alpha-Keri with 1 pint of warm water and soak your fingertips in it for 10 to 15 minutes. If you're having a lot of problems with hangnails, rub an emollient cream or ointment on the affected finger at bedtime and wrap it in a piece of plastic wrap. Secure the end with a bit of tape. The plastic will keep the moisture in overnight. Just be sure to remove the plastic in the morning. To prevent hangnails in the first place, moisturize your cuticles every day. Rub hand lotion into the flesh surrounding your nails to keep the area soft. For a more soothing feeling, warm the moisturizer over a pan of warm water, using a double boiler. Every time you apply moisturizer to your hands, take extra time to rub some into the cuticles.
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I used to bite my nails when I was little. \nIt's something I slowly grew out of in a strange way. \nMy parents used to put this nail polish on my nails which made them taste horrible everytime I put my fingers in my mouth. This worked to a certain extent because it really did taste nasty.... but I used to wash it off my hands everytime I could (usually at school!) . \nMy parents also put up signs all around the house to remind me not to bite them. This helped but didn't stop it. \nAfter a while I started to like using nail varnish and started plastering the stuff all over my nails and peeling it off which stopped me from biting them. Although, this wasn't very good for me, but seeing my nails long made me want to keep them like that so I started growing my nails. \nOnly problem now though, is that I occasionally like to bite my cuticle instead!! \nIn general I think it's something she'll have to want to do herself. You can help her but never force it! People normally bite their nails when they are worried or scared. It's a sign of insecurity.\nThen again that's not always the case, so she may have her own reasons for it:\nIf you were not cutting her nails for her she probably turned to biting her nails as a way to keep them short. Nails break easily. Especially as a young active child you're more prone to breaking them! So if you start cutting them for her maybe she will stop biting them???
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You will stop when you get tired of the pain and infection envolved in doing this.\n\nPlus it should be embarrassing for you when you use your hands.\n\nJust think about that every time you put them in your mouth to chew or pull off skin.
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My mother used to bite us back if me or my brother bit anybody.  hope this helps.
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Have you tried keeping them constanly polished?  I stopped biting my nails by using nail polish.  I don't want to ruin my nails when they're polished.  As soon as the polish chips, I repaint right over the old color.  I've been doing this for 10 years and my nails are now long and healthy.  But, if I go even a day without polish, I start biting again.  So, I just always keep them polished.
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There isn't a proven method to stop.  I still talk in my sleep, and i still even sleepwalk(allthough mostly I've grown out of this!!).  I've done both since I was about 7, and now I'm 26.  Good luck.  If you find out how to stop, let me know.
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Tie the tip with a string! That ought to stop it... including it's blood circulation! Heh... what ya know? A 2-in-1!
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Fake nails are a good idea, but those come off.\n\nI've tried getting a manicure...if they look pretty you'll be less likely to ruin them...espeically if you paid for it.\n\nHowever, biting your nails is evidence of a deeper problem.  It may be your response to stress or anxiety, so attack that source, simplify your life, and don't think about biting your nails.\n\nI used to do it too...i asked my boyfriend to tell me when i'm doing it whenever he was with me and i would look at where i was and what i was doing when i got the urge.  MOst of the time it was stress or boredom.\n\nRemember, idle hands are the devil's tools, so make sure you're doing something constructive with your hands!  :)  GOod luck!