I can't stop biting my nails since I was a child.. Today I'm 23yo and still can't... Any ideas to help ???

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Any original Ideas to help ?I can't stop biting my nails since I was a child.. Today I'm 23yo and still can't... Any ideas to help ???
Here is some information that I found that might be helpful to you....also I have heard for a home remedy rub your nails with garlic ....I don't know if that would be so good if you are out in public alot but you could give it a shot .....but here is the info ...





Why Do You Do It?





If you want to stop biting, it helps to figure out why you do it in the first place. Common reasons include:





Old habit. Many SharpMen can trace their nail-chomping back to their shy and self-conscious teenage years. Now the process has become second nature and they do it without thinking.





Stress. Tension is one of the leading reasons people begin 鈥?and continue 鈥?to bite their nails. Biting and picking become automatic reaction to the stress of a challenging job or a worrisome problem.





Nervousness. It is not uncommon for a SharpMan to resort to nail biting when he is feeling nervous before that big meeting or on the way to that hot date. It can have the same psychologically soothing effect as smoking or overeating.





Post-smoking habit. Those who give up smoking often replace that habit with nail biting 鈥?it鈥檚 something to do with the hands that would have been occupied by a cigarette.





Habit triggered by another activity. Often nail biting will be associated with an activity such as talking on the phone or watching TV. Some people bite their nails when bored or unoccupied, e.g. sitting on the train or in the doctor's office.





Break the Habit





By isolating why you are biting your nails 鈥?and then briefly monitoring yourself under the same conditions 鈥?you will be able to stop your hands from automatically going to your mouth at certain times. If willpower isn鈥檛 enough, consider some of the following remedies and aids:





Put a formula on your nails. There are several foul-tasting formulas on the market aimed at making your nails taste awful enough to turn you off of biting them 鈥?or at least alert you to when you do it unconsciously. Try CONTROL-IT! from stopbitingnails.com or MAVALA Stop. Be sure to apply the product regularly, so that the taste remains strong.





Keep your hands busy. Idle hands will only serve to fuel your habit, so keep them busy. If you've found that you bite your nails when you are on the telephone, keep a pad of paper by the phone and doodle with a pen instead. Or get a desktop basketball game to keep your hands busy. We found one at http://www.exclusivegifts.com/html/execu鈥?/a>





If you bite your nails when you鈥檙e tense, consider adding a ';stress ball'; that you squeeze to your collection of desk toys and play with that instead. Or try Process Putty庐, available from QPC Inc. The key is to do anything that keeps your hands busy and out of your mouth.





Chew gum or mints. If you are already chewing something else, you鈥檒l be less likely to chew your nails (nail bits and chewing gum 鈥?eeew, bad combo). Keep gum or mints with you at all times, and when you find your hands going to your mouth, pop in a stick of gum or a mint instead.





Use nail clippers. Nail biters are always tempted to bite off a sharp edge on a nail or a nail that is a little longer than the others. Keep nail clippers with you and use those instead.





Try meditative cassettes. If all else fails, there are several meditative cassette tapes on the market that claim a high success rate in combating nail biting habits. Try Overcoming Fingernail Biting from Mind Over Matter or Stop Biting Nails from Talk Unlimited.





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Hope this was somewhat helpful ~~


Good Luck ~





** Here is a good product to put on your nails and no one would know you had it on...its not glossy or anything ....





http://www.folica.com/MAVALA_Stop_for_d4鈥?/a>








**And for the girl that commented that your bald......doesn't she know some men look hot being bald. And besides ...that had nothing to do with your question. Geees.I can't stop biting my nails since I was a child.. Today I'm 23yo and still can't... Any ideas to help ???
put tape or clip your nails off you can stop!!
one year when i was in softball i played 3rd base and would always bite my nails during the game. so before each game he would spray hot pepper juice on them so if i bit them i would play better because i would want to end the inning to get a drink of water. i have not bitten them ever since.
they sell like some kind of nail polish stuff that taste nasty so when you bite your nails you taste it then you dont want to bite them any more
Hey buddy, I got the same problem you do. I am 20 years old now, but I recently stopped. I actually went to buy this one nail-polish thing that tasted really bitter. It's clear, so you forget that it's there. But when you bite your nails, you'll be stuck with a horrible aftertaste for 20 mins. After like 3 months of usage, I would drop the habit, it hasn't been a problem since. (Btw, I dropped the habit 6 months ago, and I'm doing just fine right now.)
er no, i'm 19 and like you.
There is this stuff moms put on babys thumbs to get them to stop sucking their thums, It tastes really gross. You should try putting it on your nails.





Hope it helps!
I bit my nails until I was in my thirties and I tried most of the ideas from your answers with no success. Suddenly, I quit biting them and I've never figured out the reason.


Maybe it's nerves, maybe it's hormonal.
28, nervous habbit!


rub acetone, it taste grosss...
your bald your nails should be the last of your worries
put chilli powder on them..maybe, i did that for my pet rabbit when she wouldnt stob biting her nails : P lol..good luck ; D
Put red devil on your fingers.
rub tea tree oil on them.. it'll help them, and you won't want to eat em.