How do I stop biting my nails?

It is hard! (I know from experience) but what has helped me the most it to wear fake nails (nails- not talons) and to decorate them so that you do not want to ruin them by biting them. (about $10 / 1-2 months for a kit).

start chewing on gum. it'll keep your mouth distracted from chewing/biting your nails.

Biting nails is usually a learned behavior in response to a reaction to some stressor in our lives. It can be associated with mental health concerns such as anxiety. There are many means to go about addressing biting our nails like Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for example but it is best to consult with a Psychologist or someone trained and licensed is this area to determine the best treatment options.

You will need to root out the cause - what usually is going on when you start doing it? For example, is it stress? If so, then you will have to try to relieve it and really have the willpower to stop.

Biting nails is something you do when your nervous or are bored you could put nail varnish on them or even clear nail varnish so it will look like you haven't got any nail varnish on and it might stop you from biting them.

Put cayenne pepper on the tips of your fingernails. Each time you feel the need to bite, you will remember not to do it.

There is a clear nail polish at the store you can pick up - our nails will taste rather bitter when you begin to bite at them

Painting your nails or getting them done professionally, even a clear or nude coat, can be great motivation to stop picking at or biting your nails! The drive to keep the polish intact is a great motivator!

Several treatment measures may help you stop biting your nails. Some focus on behavior changes and some focus on physical barriers to nail-biting. Keep your nails trimmed and filed. Taking care of your nails can help reduce your nail-biting habit and encourage you to keep your nails attractive. Have a manicure regularly or use nail polish. Men can use a clear polish. Wearing artificial nails may stop you from biting your nails and protect them as they grow out. Try stress-management techniques if you bite your nails because you are anxious or stressed. Paint a bitter-tasting polish, such as CONTROL-IT or Thum, on your nails. The awful taste will remind you to stop every time you start to bite your nails. Try substituting another activity, such as drawing or writing or squeezing a stress ball or Silly Putty, when you find yourself biting your nails. If you keep a record of nail-biting, you will become more aware of the times when you bite your nails and be able to stop the habit. Wear gloves, adhesive bandages, or colored stickers whenever possible to remind you not to bite your nails. Snap a rubber band on the inside of your wrist when you start to bite your nails so you have a negative physical response to nail-biting.

I used to bite my nails really bad out of anxiety. I found there were only few things that helped me. If I got my nails done or put fake ones on or if I looked at my friends long nails and got the right mindset to not bite them.

Paint them. Use nail polish (if you are comfortable with it) You won't bite your nails if you know that they are like black or blue or red in color. If not, you can use the transparent one. If you are someone who doesn't like nail polish, try to put something on your nails like red chilly or something that will make your brain understand that it will not be nice if I bite it. Self-control is important here, so it won't happen overnight or in 2 days. So, please be patient with yourself. Don't be too hard on yourself and yeah, take care!

With my OCD I have some "tics" and biting my nails is something I do when anxious. I work to address the anxiety by identifying what I'm anxious about, acknowledging what I want to do with my anxiety (bite my nails), and then create a plan to address the anxiety. Sometimes, with my anxiety, I need to work on just being with my anxiety so I sit on my hands until the anxiety decreases to half and then I'll chew on my nails...sometimes just having that goal of when it is okay to chew and how much is okay takes the anxiety of the all or nothing mentality.

Nail biting is often an anxious response to either future surfing, dwelling on something in the past, or finding yourself unable to relax in the moment. It can be a good reminder if you find yourself chewing your nails that it's time to come back to the present. Mindfulness is key when trying to stop biting nails, it is likely a habit you formed a long time ago. The good news is that it can be undone. Body-focused repetitive behaviors (BFRBs) BFRBs are triggered by and alleviate impatience, boredom, frustration, and dissatisfaction. Ask yourself when you find yourself biting your nails what your state/mood currently is and try to step outside of the patterned thought. Breathing techniques are helpful to get you back to the present. Good luck!

You can stop biting your nails by holding by the urge to do it,finding others ways to help you instead of chewing your nails and if necessary getting further support from someone you know that you trust.

I have learned that it's a mind over matter process. For me, it helped me by chewing on small straws, almost like the ones you would stir coffee or a drink with, or even gum. After a while, I lost interest in nail biting.

One way to stop biteing your nails is to wash ur hands with hand gel as it has a very bad taste left in your mouth.

Find an activity to do that will distract you from biting off your nails. Physical activities are much preferred as it will allow your brain to get busy in moving your other parts of your body. Plus, biting off your nails can also put your health at risk as they are not really clean and safe to be put anywhere near the insides of your mouth.

Ohh I would defenitally try putting on nail polish, no one wants to bite chemicals! And if you do it when nervous try an alternative

I used to bite my nails night and day. I didn't even realize I was doing it until it was too late! I usually did it when I was nervous. I tried to paint my nails as often as I could, and put good smelling lotion on. This way, when ever my hand ended up in my mouth, it would taste bad.

Put cream on your fingernails :D That way you will not want to do it. I used to do it and it helped me.

One step is to be aware of the things that trigger you to bite your nails. Biting your nails has become something you do without noticing, so you have train yourself to be aware of those cues. Afterwards, focus on replacing those cues with ones that will help you not to bite your nails. Another way is to coat your nails with clear topcoat polish. When you bite your nails, you will taste that icky taste. Doing this may train you to punish your bad habit.

I bite my nails all the time and I have found that the best thing for me to do is wear nail polish because then I don't want to ruin my nails and won't bite them. I think different things work for everyone.

find something else to do when you want to bite them. I use to bite them when I was stressed out or anxious.

Distract yourself and keep your hands busy. That will help and will keep you from biting your nails.

Have someone call you out on biting your nails whenever they catch you biting them! By allowing somebody to point it out you will become more aware of it and it won't be so much of a habit

I wish I knew. I'm still trying to figure that out myself. I've been biting for many years and the longest i stopped was 3 weeks.

I would recommend putting something on them that you dislike such as vinegar or salt, or shampoo. These can be really useful deterrents, often looking at the underlying cause of the biting such as anxiousness or stress and reducing the cause can help.

There are bad-tasting nail polishes that are made to help people stop biting their nails. However, if your nail biting stems from anxiety, it may help to work on increasing the positive ways you try to address and lessen anxiety. Instead of REMOVING your habit of nail biting it may help to REPLACE it with things like breathing techniques, mindfulness, grounding techniques, positive self talk, and self-soothing activities.

find somthing else to chew on like gum or candy and just do that for a while and it wont be long before you dont have the urge to bite your nails

buy some nailpolish, nailpolish isn't really yummi. of course there ae some therapies. i had a friend and she bite her nails to, the naipolish worked a lot.