Habit of biting nails...

**Mark Hussy** · 04-14-2010 03:45 AM

Hello guys,

It is very bad habit and must be avoided by every one.
Take an advise from some famous doctor.

Thanks
Mark.

**Kristenmickel** · 04-16-2010 02:58 AM

I agree it's a bad habit..but can't do anything..Evan I used to bite my nails and tried every method..but didn't work...

**Ere Perez** · 04-20-2010 02:39 AM

If you bite your then it wouldn’t be big. I like big nails, that why I don’t pull it off.

**CHANDLERS WISH** · 04-20-2010 02:43 AM

Do you mean false nails? As the Op is talking about her own...

**CHANDLERS WISH** · 04-20-2010 02:44 AM

Originally Posted by Mark Hussy

Hello guys,

It is very bad habit and must be avoided by every one.
Take an advise from some famous doctor.

Thanks
Mark.

You don't quote the famous doctor, it's a nervous thing... The route there is to find the reason... We provide opinions, you've half done that, so give your reasons please.

That's what this forum is all about.

CW

**20310_MS** · 04-29-2010 09:04 AM

I used to bite my nails. For years and years and years. From the time I was a small child up until about a year ago in fact. I would bite them bloody and people constantly told me that it was unhealthy and yet I was unable to stop no matter how hard I tried.

What MADE me stop was my dog having an unexpected litter of puppies! The vet told me before she had them that when handling infant animals it is best to sanitize your hands before and after touching them. And chewing on nails covered in hand sanitizer was a horrible experience. The very smell of the stuff scorched my nose hairs. Plus, I didn't want my mouth jerms anywhere near my babies =)

So my advice? Invest in hand sanitizer, preferably the kind with aloe in it and just keep your hands clean. The smell and the taste will discourage you from biting, and it will have the added benefit of keeping your hands nice and sanitized =D

**samgreen** · 05-13-2010 11:59 AM

for me the thought of having dirtunder my nails drives me crazy. so if i have them short( by biting them) i win't have dirt under them. if they do get long, which i try and try and try to do all the time. i continuously pick at the dirt or whatever is under them until the skin undermy nail hurts. I found that wearing nail polish on my nails stops me from picking at them becasue i cant see whats under them. this works for about two weeks and then i bite them again. i can't find anything to help. I think the only way to break this habit is to have strong will power.