How to Stop Biting Your Nails: A Life-Changing Tip

Time to kick the nail-biting habit! After struggling to kick the habit my whole life, I've discovered a surprisingly simple way to finally put an end to it.

[octavia_]

I have one but when they "look to good" I want to bite them more

Edit: Been one year and over 500 likes 👍 thank you!

[Vivi-cq]

Sir thats an awesome tip but im eating the bandage as well☠

[manishswami]

Believe me.
I ordered a bitter nail polish ( although it said for kids). And now its been a week, I haven’t bitten my nails and they are looking good. Im 23 now and I think I’ve been biting them since forever.
Stopping this is giving me a new confidence in a way.
During the starting it was difficult for me to resist my self.
Whenever I was deep thinking something the urge to bite my nail did came along.
But now its good. 🎉

[linsonlavender]

That’s how I did it! Bit my nails to straight up nubs..I had nubs my whole life practically and I am 28 years old it’s been almost 2years no biting! I genuinely thought I’d never be able to have beautiful nails!!!

[natthecatt]

I literally did the same thing. I was biting my nails a few months ago, and it started bleeding just a tiny bit, so i put a bandaid on it, but then the next day i took the bandaid off and was like " OMG MY NAIL GREW OUT, SO MORE TO BITE!" Bandaids didnt help me stop biting them, but what did help me to stop was looking at long pretty nails online, and then my goal was to have nails as pretty as them. Its been like 3 months since that was my goal, but since i bit my nails for over 2 years, I think the growth stunted, but im still going to grow them out, even if it takes forever, because for some reason I dont want to bite my nails because they look too good, and it makes me happy when i look at them. My nails are longer than I have ever seen them! Also a way to stop nail biting is to maybe put nail polish on, or put the bitter nail polish stuff. I tried both and only the nail polish one worked for me, because since i knew it was "poisonous", I was too scared to bite them. The bitter nail polish box said it was safe to eat, so i was like "it tastes bad but im too addicted, its safe to eat anyways", so thats why it didnt help.

[jantaylor]

Your nails look great. Mine are bitten down to the quick. I will give it try though. TY.

[nikkeawalker]

When I catch my self biting my nail in class I tell my desk mate to pinch me 😂😂

[Minsungix]

But I go out to school and public and I don’t wanna have that on💀

[ilovemyboyfriend]

If I don’t bite my nails I bite my cheek and the skin inside my mouth sometimes rips off and bleeds

[DSSEntertainment-gb]

Me walking around with bandaids all over my fingers😂😂

[Germania]

In my case I learned to look after my nails and I wear nail polish. They look cute and I don't bite them anymore. As you say, they look perfect, I don't want to ruin them.

[suha_an]

This works very well I don't know about the bandaid part but when you grow your nails and it's perfect you just can't bite it off. your mind won't let you ruin your nails because it is a long hard prosess.

[Bellakristia]

Instead of bandaids, I would recommend trying a like clear nail polish, if you bite them it takes bad and that taste will be in your mouth the rest of the day! ❤

[danika.sage]

I used to bite my nails ALL THE TIME. But then Covid came along and masks and anytime I would put my fingers under the mask to bite my nails people kept asking me “ew are you picking you nose?” Like no I’m biting my nails. So then I slowly stopped doing it

[abbyrosas]

I did it rn! I’ll tell u in a week have much they grew!!

[VX]

I purposely wait until my nails are long so I can bite them Sometimes I even eat them and they're pretty good

[AsTheWheelsTurn]

its worth a try! I bite my nails so far that it hurts to use my dang fingers, like I get right into the nailed. it's really annoying and I have done it my entire life to lesser and greater degrees. so far nothing has stopped it because I tend to not even realize I am doing it until I am already doing it and the damage is done. once they get bit back a ways then the skin drys out and I want to nibble that away. its really a gross habit

[Dunno-hr]

I’m doing this right now on that one nail you really destroy & it’s working so far
Might do them all from tomo for a week

[paulrivera]

You just gave me a great idea!!! Thank you

[chirstopherpadilla]

Small tip for people who are starting to get out of nail biting habits: carry stuff to fidget with it could be anything as long as it keeps your hands busy! Examples: Pop its, keychains, or even bubble wrap! I personally use bubble wrap for my sister because its pretty much free! I just keep all the bubble wrap i find and cut it into squares! Whenever i notice my sister nibbling on her nails i give her a square of bubble wrap! But please do not use the bubble wrap hack for kids under 4 or kids that like putting stuff in their mouth. Please do not use any of these hacks while driving.