Nail Biting : How to Stop Biting Nails – Easy Way to Stop Nail Biting
Nail biting is a bad habit that can make your nails look uglier. Also, It can damage your cuticles and nails. There are many people who have a habit of biting nails. I was also one of them. I had a very bad habit of nail-biting. Seriously, friends, this is a very bad and unhygienic habit. Repeated nail-biting can make the skin around your nails feel sore, and it can damage the tissue that makes nails grow, resulting in abnormal-looking nails. It can also permanently damage your nails, teeth, or gums. Fortunately, there are some techniques you can try that will help keep you from biting your nails.
Why do people bite their nails?
Often nail biting is a form of distraction from something that creates anxiety or discomfort. It can be a form of coping with feelings one finds hard to deal with. In some people, it might be a form of stimming, and also an action to self-calm. It might also, stem from a bad habit of keeping nails short by chewing. if the person was not shown how to cut the nails with nail scissors. And for some, fingers are handy when gum runs out. You’d need to work out why on a case by case basis.
How I Stop Biting My Nail-
Keep Your Nails Trim-
Having less nail provides less to bite and is less tempting. Keep clippers with you at all times and keep trim your nails. This is a very easy way for you to stop biting your nails. You can’t bite if there’s nothing there.
If your young child has a habit of chewing nails, then your responsibility to trim his/her nails from time to time.
Distract your mind from nails-
When you feel like biting your nails, try playing with a stress ball or silly putty instead. This will help keep your hands busy and away from your mouth.
Try keeping a coin in your pocket, and play with it when you feel the urge to bite your nails.
If you’re in class, focus on writing extremely thorough notes.
If you’re in the passenger seat of a car, fiddle with your keys.
These tips can help you some of the time for stopping nail-biting.
Polish your Nail-
If you are a teenager, then the easiest solution for you is that you can apply nail polish on your nails. I used this solution for stopping my habit. Every girl wants everyone in the school to like her. Nobody wants to anyone say anything bad about her. And with this thinking, you can stop this bad habit. If you don’t believe me try once. I know this will work.
Get regular manicures-
Spending money to keep your nails looking attractive may make you less likely to bite them. Alternatively, you can also cover your nails with tape or stickers or wear gloves to prevent biting.
Do Challenges-
Give yourself a small reward if you can avoid biting your nails for a day. Once you reach that goal, challenge yourself to make it two days without biting, then slowly work your way up to a week.
Wear Gloves-
Wearing gloves can stop this habit. Keep gloves in your back pocket and wear them when you want to bite. This will motivate you even more if it’s the middle of summer and you look ridiculous wearing gloves.
All right!! So these are some tips for how can you stop biting your nails. I hope these are helpful to you. Hope you liked today’s blog. If You have any questions about nails related comment below…
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