How can i rid myself of biting nails, and does this act and eating ur own lips turn women off ?
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Drugstores usually have a treatment for this. It's lke nail polish, only the taste is horrible. Use it daily and KEEP using it as your nails begin to grow. You could also try wearing gloves. It may look goofy, but it will help.
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So what have you got to offer a lady? Are you smart? If ot, try reading (and don't move your lips while you do it). Are you good looking? If not, see about getting a make-over and remember to make the most of what you have. Are you fun? \n\nWork on making yourself the kind of guy women crave and you'll have to beat them off with a stick.
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I fell your pain - i have been doing that my entire life as well.  It's linked to OCD.\nIt's a habit and needs to be broken like any other addiction / habit.  This one is hard, since half the time we don't realize we're doing it until we bite too deep and get a little pain back.  \nA few ideas are aversion therapy -  buy a bottle of the stuff they make so people will stop biting their nails and apply it to the skin around the nails.  If you can't find that, you can get a bottle of bitter apple spray, which stops puppies from chewing and spray it on your hands.\nTry keeping a journal or everytime you catch yourself doing it.  Log what you were doing, what your state of mind was and what triggered it, it you know.  Often we do this as a response to stress or boredom.  \nKeep track of when you don't do it.  Reward yourself for not doing it.  Start with not doing it for 1 day, then increase to two, indrease to 3, and so on.  The experts say it takes at least 3 weeks of not doing something to break a habit.\nGet a manicure - getting your hands to a nice looking state may help you stop (if you're a guy, you don't have to get nail polish put on to have a manicure.)\nHide any tools you use - or better yet, get rid of the all together.  I admit that i've spent some quality time on my hands with a pair of tweezers.  \nThe thing that really made me stop was when i got braces on my teeth i just couldn't physically do it no the habit's faded since then - not that i'm promoting this expensive treatment for skin chewing alone - it was just a nice side effect of getting my teeth straightened.\nAnd finally - know that you are not crazy and you are not alone.\n\nGood luck
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hi there, i have had natural long nails since your age and i just want you to know if you take this route you will be very upset when one breaks, you will even consider yourself clumsy.  it takes a graceful person with hardly anything physical(handwise) to do. i was a ballarina for most my youth so this is what i spent 6 + hours a day doing, not out with friends going to parties getting my nails broken because i opened a can beer without an opener or  boyfriend doesn't open the door for you.  the list goes on and on.   One more thing in life to worry about and to be pisst about.  but wait the good news,  long nails are easy to grow, if you always concentrate on them.  imagine thinking about your nails all day!  when you reach about 20 or so, 8 yrs thinking about your nails it will be second nature hence you no doughtfully will be very graceful as well.  long beautiful nails take alot of care, not from a nail lady but from you.  i would never dream of letting anyone touch my nails with a emery board.  i drink lots of water,  eat right, vitamines,  hands are always very nourished with oils and lotions, i wear special gloves when ever at home and every evening i put a clear coat on.  having long beautiful nails requires products, just like long beautiful hair.   the good news is how wonderful my hands look compaired to everyone elses.  men automatically treat you different, like a lady.  but you don't need long nails for that if you are a true lady, right?  \nno product on nails - sorry babe but you will have dried our crack ugly nails.  Fake nails are for fake girls.  do yourself a favor and be 12 and have fun with life- no nails needed.  hope this gives you something to think about.    imagine how i type, its pretty funny to watch but others say how i make the most simplest thing so elegant.
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Personal experience, you don't get rid of a love bite, they have to disappear on their own.  Lying to Mum and Dad won't help either, they were young once.  Next time, tell your boyfriend to 'suck off' !!!!
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the reson why you do is because you must be nervus about somthing and i only know three ways to stop,one way is to think you dont have nails, the second way is dont look/ put them by your face, and the third way is tape over your fingers \nand you can chew them.
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I had exactly the same problem.  I used vitamins, lotions and everything to try make them look better, but nothing worked.  The only thing that worked for me was time, keep your nails short for a while, as it grows then cut them helps make them stronger and eventually the thin nail will grow out.  Ever since then I refuse to wear false nails of any sort, I learnt my lesson the hard way.
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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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jus make sure u move arnd with a small bottle of vaseline  apply tht evry so often coz tht reali helps..liking yo lips is a temporary solution fo a few minutes onli..dnt use or apply lip gloss oil tht makes yo lips evn mo drier....hop this helps
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I tried a million things for 30 years.  What finally worked was having them 'done' --acrylic nails.  They are really hard and you kind of can't bite them.  It's a hassle cuz i have to go have my nails done and pay for it every 3 weeks or so.  But very worth it because i no longer have ugly, bloody fingers.\nThere is an official term for this type of behavior - maladaptive overgrooming.  I read books and tried everything.  This is the only thing that worked.
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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.
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Try another habbit! I'm not kidding. It works!\nI used to have this habbit of blinking my eyes frequently. There are times when people came up to me and voices out. Its pretty embarrassing! So I started to try on another habbit! Toes curling! It works.  And later on i managed to stopped all these habbits. Or wait a minute.... \nDo you remember how you started to bite your finger nails? Just figured this out... if you could start the habit and of course you can forget and stopped it if not to undo it! Just think of your beautifull and healty nails before you started to bite them of. Think that your nails is  your most prized possessions..... where you don't even dare to hurt  it what more of to bite it as in hurting it! \nWell...Okay all the best and good luck luck to you!!!
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IF IT'S LIKE BITTING YOUR NAILS OR SLOUCHING, THE JUST TRY TO FOCUS YOUR TIME AND ATTENTION ON SOMETHING ELSE\n\nIS IT'S LIKE SMOKING OR GUMOR SOMETHING YOUR ADDICTED 2 THEN EITHER GET LIKE THE ANTI-SMOKEMEDICINE OR LIKE INSTEAD OF SMOKING THAT OR CHEWING THAT THEN EAT SOMETHING LIKE HEATHY THAT SATISFIES AND REFREASHES YOUR BODY\n\nOVER ALL YOUR QUESTION IS A BIT GENERAL IT REALLY DEPENDS WHAT KNID OF HABBIT IT IS
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Well if you want to stop lying then STOP!  Lying wont get you anywhere and only make you feel guilty.  Be true to yourself.  And as far as nail biting. That one is so hard. I have a problem with it, so I just get acrylic nails put on! haha but hey, maybe if you would stop lying then you wouldn't be so nervous or stressed and it would help you stop biting your nails. Oh it also helps to paint them, so then you notice them and consciously think not to do it.
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continue to do things with your hands. i had the same problem. I will always paint my nails and have lotion on my hand witch can make them taste bad too. I will do things like scrapbook or do in home projects to keep my hands busy.
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At the age of 7 or 8 I was a nail biter.\n  Probably at that same age and probably at the insistance of my father I knew I had to quit it.\n   I devised my own little way of doing that.\n   Any time I caught myself doing the nail bitting I would bit into the tender part of my finger nail of the fingernail I was chewing as hard as I could stand. . eventually I quit bitting my nails and life seemed better for having done so.\n   As an adult at 53 I am glad I did as through the years I have discovered alot of things that can grow under your finger nails that you DO NOT want to get into your system....pinworms being one of them.  OH BOY!\n   If you are a nail biter,it is probably a good idea to try and stop and if need be buy some of the products you can find at some place like Wal-Mart or your local pharmacy
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Get acrylic nails.  After 40 years of biting this worked for me.  You can't bite them because they're too hard.  It's well worth the price and they look great.  Worked for me.