zacaroo21 Posted September 12, 2012 Share Posted September 12, 2012 Anyone have any tips to help a dude quit this terrible habit? It's unconscious behavior most of the time when I'm bored. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattyIceyo Posted September 12, 2012 Share Posted September 12, 2012 peroxide on your fingers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elgato48 Posted September 12, 2012 Share Posted September 12, 2012 Gloves? Also maybe making sure your nails are trimmed as short as can be Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted September 12, 2012 Share Posted September 12, 2012 try a bandaid over one finger for a couple days at a time. this way it gives that nail a chance to grow a bit. then you move on to the next nail, while just biting the others you still have left, until youve phased it out all together. this briefly worked for me. so did a hand lotion that i bought for the sole purpose of keeping me from biting. i still bite, but at least now i just kind of nibble, where i used to fucking rip my fingers to shreds, tearing off every last piece of nail and skin i could get between my teeth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shitty Rambo Posted September 12, 2012 Share Posted September 12, 2012 It's fine. I do it all the time haha. I hear chili power works, but than I have no idea how you'd pee or rub your eyes or anything. I support your habit and am also a champion of super short organically trimmed nails! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zacaroo21 Posted September 12, 2012 Author Share Posted September 12, 2012 I suppose I could try the bandaid thing...but I play guitar almost every day so I can't really do the left hand and only 2 fingers on the right. I appreciate the advice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noodle Posted September 12, 2012 Share Posted September 12, 2012 ask LeBron James. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henster311 Posted September 12, 2012 Share Posted September 12, 2012 oh man, i bite mine so bad, i end up getting so low, that i get dry skin around my nails, and end up biting that, gross i know... but anyway, i forgot the name of it, when i was little my parents put this liquid stuff on my nails, tasted horrible, super bitter, awful. worked for a little bit, then i learned to just wash it off... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Team Avatar Posted September 12, 2012 Share Posted September 12, 2012 I need help with this too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattisr1984 Posted September 12, 2012 Share Posted September 12, 2012 my greatest enemy. henster311 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boojie Horsie Posted September 12, 2012 Share Posted September 12, 2012 i use to have burning bleeding fingers and it just stopped around the time i turned 25 maybe. dont know why, but it you dont want to wait for it to maybe stop all of a sudden, i heard nail polish is often used and it tastes like crap. Also get a small nail clipper you can get on your key chain so you can always enjoy the pleasures of manicure. make it a pride of having nice hands. whatever way of seeing it and being constant helps you. but seriously just make sure you can always get rid of extra length or of small dents that will make you want to bite it smoother.. it rarely works and just end up hurting Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted September 12, 2012 Share Posted September 12, 2012 i use to have burning bleeding fingers and it just stopped around the time i turned 25 maybe. dont know why, but it you dont want to wait for it to maybe stop all of a sudden, i heard nail polish is often used and it tastes like crap. Also get a small nail clipper you can get on your key chain so you can always enjoy the pleasures of manicure. make it a pride of having nice hands. whatever way of seeing it and being constant helps you. but seriously just make sure you can always get rid of extra length or of small dents that will make you want to bite it smoother.. it rarely works and just end up hurting yeah, i have a pocket knife on my keychain with a nail file. its great to stop biting and just smooth everything out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted September 12, 2012 Share Posted September 12, 2012 have someone you're around a lot tell you to stop biting your nails every time they see you doing it. most of the time when you bite you don't even realize you're doing it. Having someone point it out will help. Source: I did it for my mom, brother, and ex boyfriend. I was annoying as hell. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jerseydave77 Posted September 12, 2012 Share Posted September 12, 2012 I gave up trying to quit a while back. I try to stop at the cuticle but I find the whole practice to be great stress relief. I chalk it up to long term sanity. Never in my professional life has someone said "Your nails are gross so we won't work with you." I Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unwound Posted September 13, 2012 Share Posted September 13, 2012 You could get worms. I stopped the next day after I googled that shit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ronniegwilliams Posted September 13, 2012 Share Posted September 13, 2012 I need to stop this, I'm so tired of biting my nails. I'm a smoker and I still consider nail biting my worst habit. I like the idea of carrying around a file or clipper, as I tend to bite mine as a means of evening them out. I'm gonna go buy a mini filer tomorrow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
konk Posted September 13, 2012 Share Posted September 13, 2012 I can usually let mine grow pretty long and it comes in handy when peeling labels and using a touch screen at work. Then one day I'll start biting them off becasue it tastes so good or I'll be stressed out. My problem is with the skin on each fingertip and the thumbpit. I'll rip that skin off all day when I'm nervous. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamlikesmusic Posted September 13, 2012 Share Posted September 13, 2012 I'll start biting them off becasue it tastes so good Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcm1610 Posted September 13, 2012 Share Posted September 13, 2012 I do mine as kind of a nervous habit / boredom thing. I need to be doing something with my hands so while I'm doing something tedious, I end up biting my nails. Driving is the worst. For a while I kept a stockpile of gum and that kind of helped, but when I didn't have gum I went back to it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted September 13, 2012 Share Posted September 13, 2012 I do mine as kind of a nervous habit / boredom thing. I need to be doing something with my hands so while I'm doing something tedious, I end up biting my nails. Driving is the worst. For a while I kept a stockpile of gum and that kind of helped, but when I didn't have gum I went back to it. keep some sunflower seeds in the car Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcm1610 Posted September 13, 2012 Share Posted September 13, 2012 I do that too, but sometimes it's just a hassle, ya know? I've also nearly crashed a few times reloading, so I gotta do that when I'm stopped. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hudsoncomplex Posted September 13, 2012 Share Posted September 13, 2012 I actually quit smoking and biting my nails in the same week. I didn't do anything, just pure will power. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest deathbydrums Posted September 14, 2012 Share Posted September 14, 2012 1. gross 2. cess pool Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shitty Rambo Posted September 14, 2012 Share Posted September 14, 2012 Lifehacker has good tips; Ken Norton kicked the habit by wrapping a rubberband around his wrist and snapping it just enough to sting when he thought about chewing on his fingernails. Blogger deadprogrammer kicked his nail-biting habit using bitter clear polish to remind himself to stop, and a nail file to smooth away tempting jagged edges. More recently one of the editors said on their podcast that filming himself (daily) talking for a minute or so about why he wants to stop biting his nails and the problems it causes him, than watching afterwards 'guilted' him into stopping. zacaroo21 and konk 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted September 15, 2012 Share Posted September 15, 2012 You could get worms. I stopped the next day after I googled that shit. That is all that I think about when I think of nail biting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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