Is there a shot I can get to help me stop biting my nails?
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sry. nope. good luck on trying to stop.im rootin 4 u. u can do it!
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There are several approaches you can take.  One is to cut your nails short and keep trimming them as they grow back.\n\nAnother approach, which is one that worked for someone in my family, is to get a something you can put on the nails that are being bitten that makes them taste bad. I think the owner of the nails told me that the substance made them taste bitter.\n\nThe document listed as a Source for this answer has ideas on what you can use. They recommend hot pepper sauce or lemon juice.\n\nIn the case of my relative, they used a liquid that came in a little bottle that I guess came from a doctor or a pharmacy that was made for this express purpose. Not nail polish or anything toxic, of course.\n\nI could be mistaken because it has been several decades but I think I remember looking at the bottle and it said something like "Thumb" or "Thumbb" on it. I cannot find the product by googling at the moment though.
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By the nail polish in the store they have this brush on laquer called "Nail Biter". It's supposed taste really nasty. My husband chose to use tabasco sauce and it worked quikly on our 3 year old.
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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!
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i myself had a horrid nail-biting habit until about two years ago.... when i got braces.\nmy orthodontist told me that my excessive nail-biting was causing my teeth to grow at an awkward position, and she gave me a bottle of clear nail polish that i was to wear at all times.\ni soon discovered that the nail polish tasted HORRIBLE when you put your mouth to it.... and that pretty much solved everything, since i didnt want a bad taste in my mouth every single day just because i wanted to get a part of my finger in my stomach....\ni think they sell that kind of nail polish at every drug store (CVS, Rite-aid.... etc) and you can ask them for it if you can't find it, cuz believe me, they WILL have it.\nif that doesn't work, another way that one of my friends (an excessive nail-biter also) solved this issue was to keep a fabric-covered hair elastic on her wrist, and whenever she involuntarily brought her nails to her teeth, she would sinap the elastic so that the slight physical pain would bring her back to reality and stop her from taking another bite. \nif you don't want to go that way, you could do it all in your head..... buy yourself a reward if you get through a month without biting your nails, another month, another reward... but that IS a little immature, and it's sorta the way a mother would train a little child, so i wouldn't suggest that.\nyou could also get your nails professionaly-painted, so prettily thaty your friend would NEVER wanna bite her nails again...\nother suggestions may be to:\nwear gloves, but that seems a bit weird, plus, inconvenient\nchew a lot of gum so you don't feel the urge to bite your nails when nervous\n\nhope this helps (for your friend) and that she gets rid of that habit!\nonce you stop biting your nails, you look back and think "why did I EVER do that?"\n\ngood luck!
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Try a little negative association-every time you want chocolate,dab hot sauce on your tongue,or be good 6 days a wk,indulging on the seventh day.I think there's more power in the pull of something forbidden to us,so maybe foregoing it altogether isn't an option,but a sugar free alternative may help you atleast curb it,GOOD LUCK
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Try eating more Jello. Believe it or not, Jello or foods with geletin in it helps nails become more healthy. I play guitar with the nails of my right hand and learned of this and use it myself to strengthen my nails to withstand the stresses guitar strings put on my nails.
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There are such products such as ill flavoured nail polishes. Go to walgreens and buy some. It helped some people I know.
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it is one of the best things you can use, honestly. a dab of it on the bites about every day i would think would help decrease the itching until it finally goes away
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Nail polish and stop stressing!!! ALWAYS have a nail file with you so if you get a jagged edge, your not tempted to "nibble" it smooth.
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I do not know much about the ways to stop her sucking her fingers but I very much urge you to teach her not to suck them. I was like that until the age of 12 and the horror stories people tell you are true. Already at the age of 8, I had to get braces, my teeth were horrible and I was lisping because my teeth grew in a really horrible way - they were protruding outwards from my mouth. Not very pleasant. Children at school made fun of me and I was not very happy. Since my thumb was sucked so much, I had to wear plasters on them because they had wounds on them. \n\nDefinitely make all the neccessary steps to make you child stop sucking her thumb, as soon as you can. Do not let her grow with such a bad habit. It was difficult for me to get rid of it too. I am now 21 years old and I have no problems, only because of those braces and my own strong will. I even stopped lisping because I taught myself how to speak properly. And let me tell you, it was one of the most difficult things to do.
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When you get bitten, take your nail, and make a cross over it. It will stop the itching, and then take some rubbing alchol and rub it on. It will go away sooner.
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Find something else that involves your hands or mouth. Start chewing gum 0 sugarless so you don't rot your teeth. Maybe take up some sort of simple craft that you can do whenever you feel stressed - maybe drawing.
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I bit my nails for a long time when I were a child, but I stopped. Look closely at what might cause it. Is it boredom? Is it stress? Is it hunger? Just playing, seriously, try to substitute this habit with something.\n\nGood luck\n\nP.S. I love getting manicures now
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try taking some folic acid vitamens if you want your nails to grow faster.
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I had the same problem.  One thing I found that works is to buy some chapstick and make sure you put it on constantly.  I know it looks retarded to always be applying it to your lips, but trust me--if you apply more as soon as you feel it wearing off, it helps a lot.\n\nAlso, consciously pay attention to the chewing and biting.  As soon as you feel yourself doing it, force yourself to stop.  After awhile, hopefully the habit will go away.
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Yes, this is a very good sign!  There is a theory that you can train your mind to stop habits like subconsciously grinding your teeth, just as you would trying to quit biting your nails!  It's kind of a mystery, as I said it is just a theory.  However, I would carefully monitor your grinding (or not grinding) habits until you're positive, that way you don't unknowingly damage your teeth further.