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Old 11-07-2004, 04:54 AM   #1
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Question Nail biting/growing problem

How can i stop biting?
I really do try, i can manage to do it, but one hand grows faster than the other. Then i have the problem of them breaking, the same nails at the same points.. So in the end ,i just have to bite them again..
I know its a horrible thing to do, i think its just cause i'm bored or something, i'm not sure.

 
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Re: Nail biting/growing problem

Why do you have to bite them if they break? File them smooth instead. I have never been a nail biater so I probably just don't understand the compulsion ( I do have some others though that I am very familiar with !). Perhaps you could get a set of nails, either gell or acrylic and the investment would stop the compulsion. Good luck.

 
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Re: Nail biting/growing problem

don't feel bad. I bit mine for many many years. So bad they would bleed and even buttoning a shirt was painful. I don't remember how I quit, but one way was to keep them polished. I would pick a color I liked and keep that on. Of course, I would chew the color (not eat it) but atleast it wasn't the nail. I too will bite them if one breaks especially if I don't have a file. I can go a year without biting, but the minute one tears there I go. In a strange way, it is like indulging in my bad habit without actually going back to it. we can't explain it. I sucked my thumb until I was 21! I have a lot of nervous habits, biting my nails, the thumb thing, I smoked, I will pick at zits (though not often). If life is good, I do them less. I often bit my nails off when I was getting ready to break up with a guy! Go figure! Anyhoo, try the polish thing, and try to remember how nice they will look! I don't bite them now-they are strong and very nice looking. Now, if I could just stop picking and chewing at my cuticles!!!! Oh, I have general anxiety, maybe try Zoloft or something??? Ask your doc if you think so, and GOOD LUCK TO YOU!

 
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