Could someone tell me how to deal with chronic nail biting ?
@goatmoat Thanks for answering! I think my parents told me about this a long time ago, but I always thought that was some kind of joke to scare me aha. However I suppose there are very few solutions, I should consider trying this one if it does exist
@ed Cut your nails really short, and do it four times a week if you need. Do not hurt yourself, but keep your nails in a short size.
That's what I did, and now I don't bite them anymore (but I need them to be reeeeally short all the time) and it doesn't hurt me anymore (because I hurt myself biting my nails, yes ><').
Avoid stress can help too I guess, but it is harder to do.
Anyway, good luck with that. :)
@Sly Oh I hurt myself every time too! Actually when it comes to a point where I don't have enough nails to bite I eat my skin , this makes me bleed, etc. I've always been well too anxious, so as you said it's hard to avoid this kind of thing.
Thank you for your answer!
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No personal exp, but i've heard there's like, nail polish that tastes bad so you apply it and don't bite them as much. (This may be for animals? I'm a farmer and I can't remember where I heard abt this)
Or like, maybe make yr own with like, dried spicy pepper flakes and just put on polish to seal it on.
Maybe use several coats of clear polish to make them thick and unpleasant to chew on?