Do you bite your nails?

[Ninja108]

Nope, I've got nailclippers for that.

 

[RRRalph]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nail_biting

when i feel nervousness, stress, or boredom.

Try wanking, it releaves stress, distract the nervousness and you aren't bored anymore

 

[jackoroe]

No, because I don't know where my fingers have been.

 

[dolphwasser]

Don't bite them anymore. It was a TERRIBLE problem with me when I was young. (Even chomped on the toe nails, too.) My fingers (and toes) were terrible sights. It took one HELL of a time for me to stop, but I finally did.

 

[Absolut]

It's one of my habits I wish I could stop immediately.

 

[gmoney]

I used to as a kid, but not in a very long time. When you do, you're left with jagged edges that catch on everything!

 

[Yuki Sohma]

I do

So?

I most often get my nails manicured before I can chomp them off....................

 

[nijuusei]

ewww...
no way!

 

[robbieadam]

even my toe nails (which for me... are cleaner than my finger nails)

Eew! You must be pretty flexible to constantly do that!

 

[Franion]

My Mum stopped me doing this at an early age by using something called 'bitter alum'. It was a liquid which came in a little bottle with a brush in the cap.

You paint your nails with the clear liquid and let it dry. Then if you absent-mindedly put your fingers in your mouth, you get the strong bitter taste. Eventually you can get out of the habit if you persist.

That was a squillion years ago. Hardly anything turns up on Google (my searching sucks anyway), but this should work as well-

Find 'styptic pencils' from a pharmacy or old-style household store. Moisten one and rub it on your nails and let dry.

{edit- dry the styptic pencil each time or it'll dissolve}

[styptic pencils are great for stopping bleeding from shaving cuts, but are now harder to find. They're made of alum]



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