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Nail biting habit, I NEED to stop?

I start cosmetology school on April 12th. The first week I'm gonna get to know my classmates and teachers, they will give us and each other manicures and pedicures and makeovers and all that.

Problem is I bite my nails so much!! I need to stop. I'll feel embarassed if they see my nails,

How do I stop?!!?

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  • 1 decade ago
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    I had this problem. I just had to tell myself I'm not going to bite them. I would find myself biting them without even noticing, but I kept reminding myself over and over again. I put clear nail polish on to remind me not too. And every night before I went to bed re-coat it. And I started to see how good they were looking, and if made me not want to bite them even more. By the way, clear nail polish tastes like ***!!! lol

  • 5 years ago

    Here's what I do. I bite my nails too, but I want to grow them long. I don't know if you wanna grow yours long, but it doesn't matter because this will help. Go to your local drugstore and buy those false nails that come with the glue and nails. Put the nails on and they should last for a good week. Your natural nails will start to grow underneath the false nail and when you do feel like biting your nails,you'll probably bite into the false nail. Just keep reapplying new nails when they start to fall off, Hope this helped!

  • ME TOO!

    you should do what I'm going to do:

    I think what I'm going to do is carry gum everywhere I go. If I'm chewing gum, then I am too busy to bite my nails. I think its an oral fixation type of thing.. Chewing gum will help me from biting my nails, and if chewing gum becomes a habit, then at least I'll have minty breath :)

  • 1 decade ago

    I agree - paint them all pretty! You won't want to chew on nails that look gorgeous! Even better, go get a manicure and/or acrylic nails before your class!

    Another option is... find something else to chew on! Gum is a great (and more tastey!) alternative to your nails.

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  • 1 decade ago

    There is this stuff I used to used which you buy from a pharmacy and its called nail biter stopper you can get loads of brands. It tastes disgusting. Also, paint them.

    You need serious will power and try to avoid people who bite their nails :P

  • 1 decade ago

    paint your nails and spend alot of time on them too, that way when you go to bite them a. you will feel bad becasue you spent so much time doing them just to mess them up and b. you wont want to bite nails that have nail polish on them

    hope i helped?

  • 1 decade ago

    polish themm ! :)

    that way you won't want to 1) ruin them & 2) they will nott taste good !

    good luckk

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