I can never break the habit of biting my nails...?

I don't know if this will help, but google trichtotillomania. It's sort of like OCD (obsessive compulsive disorder) except it causes you to pick things...(or bite nails / skin)

I personally have never looked into it much so I don't know any remedies, but it may help to know that there is a name for it when it is a serious condition.

Hope this helps and good luck!

What you're describing is an obsessive-compulsive behavior. There's some sort of trigger that you respond to, and your response is to bite your nails and skin, even though you know how ugly it's going to look, how painful it will feel, etc. You're driven to it. (And you're not alone...I used to do the same and, if I remember right, so do around 40% of teenagers!)

Things like nail polish are fine, but the trigger is what you need to be looking at first. What's happening when you get the urge? Do you feel stressed? Does it come right after a certain event? Where do you think you learned it? Identifying the trigger will allow you to do something about changing it. (FYI: This is very similar to what smokers can do as well!)

TRY THIS: If you can spot the trigger, delay your response to it. In other words, when you feel the urge hit you, no matter how strong it is, tell yourself "I can't do this now; I'll bite my nails 10 minutes from now." Sometimes that break in the response is enough for the urge to pass. While you're counting off that 10 minutes, look at what triggered you to want to bite: stress, boredom, a bad thought or memory, etc. Let yourself be okay with that tension, not acting on the urge. You'll start to get more and more comfortable with the tension itself (not acting on the biting urge) and you'll start breaking the habit of jumping when the urge hits.

If nothing works, talk to a therapist. More than likely, they'll go after the same thing; helping you find out what causes the behavior, why you started doing it, what you can do to break the reaction to the trigger, etc.

Seriously, i used to do the exact same thing. Biting my nails and the skin all around them to the point of blood loss on a daily basis. pretty much since the day i had teeth... so i know exactly how you feel. And then one day, when i was 25 i said i am done, and i quit. It was pretty easy to do and i have no clue why...because i am surprised i made it to my 20's with fingers left at all to chew on. So something just snapped in my brain. I still tend to pick at my cuticles a bit now and then, but have moved on to gel nails because they are easy.

I am not sure what to tell you exactly, just that you are not the only one. Maybe someday you will have the switch go off too!

I know what you are going through. It's a nervous habit and sometimes hard to break. I asked a very good friend to help me come up with some ideas on not to bite my nails. It worked, but it took some time. We painted our nails, did manicures, and also filed our nails, and also made a bet on who could grow out their nails the longest without biting them. I basically started chirping like a bird and still do at times, but the good thing is I no longer bite my nails.

i ahve the same problem. EXCATLY the same problem. im 16 too and have been biting for as long as i can rememebr. i just cant get myself to stop! if you honestly try really hard it gets a little better. Its just a mental thing we haev to overcome and its a really hard ahbit to break because we've been doing it our entire lives. I have gotten a little better at not biting my fingers but, i don't think its soemthign you cant get rid of in a week. It will take a while . Just work hard and really make sure you try. there is no real answer out there for what we ahev been doing. i really hoep this helps you comign from soemone in the same situation.

Okay it takes 2 weeks generally to break a habit. Don't bite it for 2 weeks chew gum in its place.

I use to have this same issue with myself darling. Except I only bite my nails.

Why I did was simply rub garlic on my finger tips. I know it sounds somewhat morronic, but it truly helps out hunnie.

has something tramatic happened to you? find a habit so that way you dont think of them. or try rewarding yourself for each day you dont bite. try sally hansen miracle nail growth. i bite my nails too, and before i realized it they had grown out a little