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How to stop biting my nails by kendrafortune

"frustrating but definitely worth it!"

How I did it: I realised I was only biting my nails at work when I was bored or annoyed. Once I knew when I bit my nails, I was able to be more aware of what I was doing and could stop myself.

I gave up when I came back from holiday - being off work for 2 weeks meant I wasn't biting them, and the sun made them grow a bit faster so I had a head start. Because they looked nice I was more determined not to bite them.

My cousin and I both gave up together so they would look nice for my sister's wedding. Having a goal really helped - and of course neither of us wanted to be the bridesmaid with the bitten fingernails!

We also treated ourselves to a manicure just before the wedding!

Lessons & tips:

  • Identify when you bite your nails and why, so you can try and avoid subconscious biting!
  • Set yourself a goal.
  • Try giving up in the summer as your nails grow faster and you see the effects more quickly!


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Sep 19, 11:19AM PDT | 2 comments | 13 cheers



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    porshaxlovesxyou feels F-A-T, because of thanksgiving.. "I ate so MUCH!"

    Untitled 4 hours ago

    wow, my nails grow so fast
    when i dont bite them..
    :O im so surpised. lol
    day 3 no nail biting.. Im so proud
    of myself.. :p

    Dec 01, 03:33AM PST | 0 comments


    xxxcrazypandaxxx

    I can do this 9 hours ago

    OK i have tried this goal before and i succeeded but for some reason i reverted back to what i started with. All i need to do i occupy myself long enough to not bite.

    Nov 30, 09:59PM PST | 0 comments


    bmpt getting a driver's license

    Update: 3 months. 1 day ago

    I have’t bite my nails for 3 months now. Even thinking of doing it disgust me.

    Nov 30, 03:27AM PST | 0 comments


    enthusiastichomo

    I was forced to do this as a child, so I am certain there is no value in it. 2 days ago

    For some moronic reason, when I was in elementary school, someone decided that I should stop biting my nails. My mother? Maybe. I was a little tomboy and not girly in the least. I looked ridiculous with long nails and didn’t understand how anyone could function with them. They made any kind of manual activity frustrating to a point of impossiblity. I still bite my nails today at age 32, and enjoy doing so.

    Nov 28, 09:31PM PST | 0 comments


    aikaa

    What is it, my 6th attempt?! 2 days ago

    Great, just great. I started biting my nails again. Whenever I cut them short, this habit comes back to me. I think I’ve learned that lesson now. Now I gotta start all over again, just like two years ago. I really really hate trying to quit this for so many times..

    Wish me luck?

    Nov 28, 09:09PM PST | 0 comments


    porshaxlovesxyou feels F-A-T, because of thanksgiving.. "I ate so MUCH!"

    day 1 2 days ago

    so here i go..
    i cannn do it!!

    Nov 28, 01:23PM PST | 0 comments


    Vicky :)

    I can't do this. 2 days ago

    It’s been 2 years now. I absolutely suck.

    Nov 28, 11:12AM PST | 1 comment


    swati jain ..........

    yaaeeee 5 days ago

    another week gone by….:)...i can see atleast one goal vanishing from my list of 43 things…it feels so nice..when u see an old habit a bad one going away…but i still can’t put it in the “i did it list”..will test my self for 3 months atleast…but i know now i can accomplish this goal…

    Nov 26, 03:43AM PST | 1 cheer | 0 comments


    clubcrackers Internet hates me.

    Oh. My. God. 5 days ago

    My fingers are in so much pain right now. Thanksgiving with the family and finals coming up and two speeches tomorrow and term papers due and moving in two weeks and new student loans and a stupid thing with someone and another stupid thing with someone else and and and and ahhhh…?

    So I guess instead of screaming… I gnaw.

    Nothing left.

    They’re gross and shredded in a spectacular fashion. And they hurt.

    So I failed, and I’m sheepishly trying again.

    Pictures coming soon. (;

    Nov 26, 12:41AM PST | 0 comments


    *HolesInMySocks* ROCKS.

    YES WE CAN! :D 5 days ago

    I know in my heart I CAN do this. I just keep forgetting! I can never seem to remember ‘don’t chew! don’t chew!’ and I always end up biting at least once in the day. I know in my heart and my mind I will achieve this. It will just take a lotta time…and patience =]

    Nov 25, 10:58AM PST | 1 comment


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    		 leswash asks, “how do you stop biting your nails? I think the only time i dont bite them is when my hands are busy, but subconsciously im biting them when im impatient or nervous”
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