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Posts: 26384 (06/30/2009 11:30 PM) |
I put nail polish on to stop myself from biting/picking at them but that didn't work. I tried to put nail strengthening nail polish cuz then it'd be
too hard to pick at but i just bite them.
Apparently, it's related to anxiety/nervousness. 
I need to stop doing it though. I just can't. |
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LittleSugar |
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Posts: 3899 (06/30/2009 11:30 PM) |
I pictured pinworms in mind everytime I wanted to bite. Problem solved.
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Irishlvr04 |
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Posts: 5952 (06/30/2009 11:32 PM) |
I bit my nails for 21 years. I finally just started getting manicures and it made me stop
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muah |
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Posts: 1512 (06/30/2009 11:32 PM) |
Braces made me stop, too.
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Eliza Is So Sexy |
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Posts: 73823 (06/30/2009 11:38 PM) |
I still bite, i hate it! Somehow I make them look like they are clipped so you cant tell I bite.
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Purplelilac82 |
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Posts: 15400 (06/30/2009 11:43 PM) |
Juicy07 wrote: |
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ALR83 |
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Posts: 53045 (06/30/2009 11:45 PM) |
Maicures helped me stop. I noticed that I never actually bit the nail off, just like nibbled on the sides when I had them done by someone lol. And I saw that
they would grow. So then I just stopped biting. I still nibble on the sides
 but I don't bite the nail off. Unless it broke and I don't have a file
and am stressed at the moment lol.
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Glory Glory Hallelujah |
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Posts: 25486 (07/01/2009 12:58 AM) JJBer of the Year '06
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I quit cold turkey 14 months ago, and my nails are so ridiculously strong and thick now, I don't think I'd be able to bite through them, even if I
wanted to.
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FunSized |
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Posts: 2455 (07/01/2009 1:00 AM) |
I quit cold turkey. I haven't bitten them in about 10 years. But I do pick at my cuticles, which is even worse.
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JulieAnne20 |
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Posts: 34765 (07/01/2009 1:02 AM) Best Debater '09
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I bit mine till I went on a trip to Mexico in high school. We stayed in a poverty stricken area for 2 weeks, and they told us doing stuff like that would make
us sick. Came back home, never bit again after that.
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oohykitten |
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Posts: 14532 (07/01/2009 2:01 AM) |
Thanks guys, I need a 12 step program...and a sponsor! I feel good that its been about three weeks but I was hoping the urge would stop, it has yet too. Again
feeling the nails actually growing back is driving me insane.
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OhManImScrewed |
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Posts: 17074 (07/01/2009 2:04 AM) |
I bit my nails in grade school. This is terribly embarrassing, but the way I stopped was because my best friend and I were going to an *NSYNC concert. She told
me that I had to quit biting my nails because if we met them, Justin would think I was gross for having bitten down nails. So I stopped.
Maybe you could look at an event in the future and think about how great it would be to look classy rather than like a little kid. It's motivation! Or you could put fake nails on for a while so your real nails have time to grow out. |
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oohykitten |
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Posts: 14533 (07/01/2009 2:15 AM) |
Thank God your friend never pointed out that Britney is a major nail biter and got sex with Justin.
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celebrityprincess23 |
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Posts: 2534 (07/01/2009 2:21 AM) |
The exact reason I finally quit. I've been a nail bitter for 25 years! I finally just stopped and my nails are a little on the weaker side but they are
growing longer and look good. It looks great when I wear rings and can paint them.
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OhManImScrewed |
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Posts: 17077 (07/01/2009 2:24 AM) |
oohykitten wrote: True. At that point I was probably too much in denial to even consider that though.
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