Hello fellow NLers.. . I have been biting my nails for as long as I can remember..... I am now 20, tried stopping at some points in my life but they later appear so juicy, sometimes they appear in my mouth even without my consent... My nails look so ugly n shapeless. My girlfriend have tried to get me to stop it, but I can't help it

This is really a bad habit that I just seem to get rid of. Please help with realistic solutions to help me and others with the same habit on this forum.

Thank you in advance

continue bitting as long as no dirt in ur finger....
it supplies calcium to ur body

Apply liquid from bitterleaf

Try wearing hand gloves for most times in d day.
It might help.

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Bt am sorry, I don't think there's a 2way abt it


*puts finger in mouth and cuts nail, spits it out and looks at nail*

There's so much pleasure in it u know

Let me share with u a method my bro said

He said keep on eating o, u don't know its destiny killer

I was shocked, I didn't eat for 3days
My nails were so tempting

Na for slp I chop ooo



Destiny killer ko
Life builder ni

Richhommie: Try wearing hand gloves for most times in d day.
It might help.

D kind of work I do would not permit that... For anyways

dytbabe: Hehehehehehehhe
My hobby

Bt am sorry, I don't think there's a 2way abt it
*puts finger in mouth and cuts nail, spits it out and looks at nail*
There's so much pleasure in it u know

You try, you even spit it out.... Me I chew n swallowswallow

am0s: continue bitting as long as no dirt in ur finger....
it supplies calcium to ur body

I can't guarantee that no dirt part.... It has become a part of me

Tallesty1: Apply liquid from bitterleaf

Humm... Wud dat work.... Tot dat was for finger-suckin babies

Bawsse: Hello fellow NLers.. . I have been biting my nails for as long as I can remember..... I am now 20, tried stopping at some points in my life but they later appear so juicy, sometimes they appear in my mouth even without my consent... My nails look so ugly n shapeless. My girlfriend have tried to get me to stop it, but I can't help it

This is really a bad habit that I just seem to get rid of. Please help with realistic solutions to help me and others with the same habit on this forum.

Thank you in advance

Cut off your fingers. Just cut them off.

Tallesty1: Apply liquid from bitterleaf

hahaha. But he's not sucking his thumb na.....@op try using gloves sometimes.

Funjosh:

Cut off your fingers. Just cut them off.

You just spoke my mind.

I stopped chewing mine last year when I went to NYSC camp and saw how irritating the place was during rainy season! Whenever I had the urge to chew I would remember I was in a messy place. I just stopped till now. I get tempted after washing clothes because they look irresistible but I have stopped for good!

floragregs: I stopped chewing mine last year when I went to NYSC camp and saw how irritating the place was during rainy season! Whenever I had the urge to chew I would remember I was in a messy place. I just stopped till now. I get tempted after washing clothes because they look irresistible but I have stopped for good!

Exactly.. U know ds....
I tried stopping one time cause my then girlfriend said I shud stop if I truly love her... I tried using our love as motivation... It worked at first but I chewed that shit like a hungry man after we broke up..

Bawsse:

Exactly.. U know ds....
I tried stopping one time cause my then girlfriend said I shud stop if I truly love her... I tried using our love as motivation... It worked at first but I chewed that shit like a hungry man after we broke up..

floragregs:

nawa oooo,so dis tin dat am addicted to(bitin of finger nails)some people ar feelin it too,bt am very sure dat my own magnitude of bittin actittude,surpas u all,cus mine is smtin else,atyms will b bittin mine while strodin on d main road,imagine....anyone dat beat me on dat?

Hi there, I must say you got me laughing with your post, thanks I love to laugh. Okay down to the issue, you're perfectly fine, some people do different things to help keep them calm and distracted.

Since you touch different objects in between biting sessions and you're not sure of how clean your nails are, I'll advice you to carry a pocket size hand sanitizer for the occasional clean whenever you are able to remember to use it.

If you really wish to get rid of this habit you have to find motivation or switch to another habit if you are the type that needs the occasional calm/distraction. I know some people that constantly crack their finger knuckles, roll a finger in their hair, blink excessively etc. Different strokes for different folks, don't worry about what the society thinks or expects of you just be yourself, good luck

Mekenz: nawa oooo,so dis tin dat am addicted to(bitin of finger nails)some people ar feelin it too,bt am very sure dat my own magnitude of bittin actittude,surpas u all,cus mine is smtin else,atyms will b bittin mine while strodin on d main road,imagine....anyone dat beat me on dat?

Here is your award for fingernail biter of the year.... R u happy nw

xcelsia: Hi there, I must say you got me laughing with your post, thanks I love to laugh. Okay down to the issue, you're perfectly fine, some people do different things to help keep them calm and distracted.
Since you touch different objects in between biting sessions and you're not sure of how clean your nails are, I'll advice you to carry a pocket size hand sanitizer for the occasional clean whenever you are able to remember to use it.
If you really wish to get rid of this habit you have to find motivation or switch to another habit if you are the type that needs the occasional calm/distraction. I know some people that constantly crack their finger knuckles, roll a finger in their hair, blink excessively etc. Different strokes for different folks, don't worry about what the society thinks or expects of you just be yourself, good luck

Thanks... But dos other habits aren't as embarrassing as fingernail biting, or in my case chewing/chopping.. .. Sometimes I get caught off guard(with a finger in my mouth) by a pretty girl... But as a sharp guy, I switch from fingernail biting to beard stroking...

I eat my nails up till now, was terrible in my early years...


I'm beginning to stop because I'm now so ashamed of it,
Nur/pri school pupils be biting nails, me too ..
Op, just see it as a shameful/irritating act and you will see yourself stopping it..
also, get busy. .been so busy for a couple of weeks now and I'm surprised at how long my nails have grown...

Bawsse:

Here is your award for fingernail biter of the year.... R u happy nw


Thanks... But dos other habits aren't as embarrassing as fingernail biting, or in my case chewing/chopping.. .. Sometimes I get caught off guard(with a finger in my mouth) by a pretty girl... But as a sharp guy, I switch from fingernail biting to beard stroking...

Hahahaha @chewing and chopping, you're such a funny lad. Okay since pretty girls motivate you to stop then that could be a possible solution right there....surround yourself with pretty girls

xcelsia: Hahahaha @chewing and chopping, you're such a funny lad. Okay since pretty girls motivate you to stop then that could be a possible solution right there....surround yourself with pretty girls

hmmmm.....sound like a gud ideal den,mayb i will giv it a try.

MarvellousGod: I eat my nails up till now, was terrible in my early years...


I'm beginning to stop because I'm now so ashamed of it,
Nur/pri school pupils be biting nails, me too ..
Op, just see it as a shameful/irritating act and you will see yourself stopping it..
also, get busy. .been so busy for a couple of weeks now and I'm surprised at how long my nails have grown...

Hmmmm..... Have tried this self motivation, but it works only to a certain point.... But fanx, Amma still keep trying sha
[q author=xcelsia] Hahahaha @chewing and chopping, you're such a funny lad. Okay since pretty girls motivate you to stop then that could be a possible solution right there....surround yourself with pretty girls [/quote]

Hmmm... . I myt jus try this one sha...
Starting with you... Kindly tell me how to reach you