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My trick was to start carrying nail clippers with me at all times, until I was able to break the compulsion. I dealt with it as a teenager 
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I like biting my nails and have no interest in quitting. Idg what makes it a "bad habit". seems like probably the number 1 way humans have trimmed their nails throughout history. Monkeys do it too. That or they just get long enough to break off (gross) I guess if you go way too hard on it it could be bad if you are making yourself bleed or chewing them to the nub. Once in a blue moon I'll get super stressed and do that but it's rare. Imo my nails dont even look weird or anything.
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May 18, 2022 08:16
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Reminded me of how when I was really bad about it as a kid, my mom started putting on some sort of nauseating coating on them. Not just nail polish, something specifically to be as gross as possible and make you feel sick. That was after trying duct taping mittens on me. That sounds a bit dark writing it back. Neither tactic worked though. It just faded out in time. I'm basically a caveman so I still bite/tooth scrape em to keep them nice, and the right length, but not the obsessive gnawing thing. Just maintenance.
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May 18, 2022 08:24
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somehow I remembered something weird; when i was 15/16 I worked in camden lock market in London, on a jewlery stall, most of it was from thailand and middle of the range silver and semi precious stones, etc, but one thing that stood out was the sterling silver stick on nails they had, in a bunch of sizes, I had a quick look online to see if i could source them, but nada.
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May 18, 2022 08:43
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Unfortunately for me, I don't bite my nails so much as pick at them. I used to bite them as well and was trained out of that when my mum put the gross tasting coating stuff on them others have mentioned. I have tried to stop in the past but never succeeded for more than a week. I don't even notice I'm doing it most of the time. I'm 31 so I'm not sure I'll ever stop. I guess there are worse habits to have.
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May 18, 2022 09:11
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What finally did it for me was playing nylon string guitar. It sounds crap with the pads of your fingers so you really need to let your nails grow to get a good sound.
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May 18, 2022 11:49
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A king admired his royal steed so much he went to the stables, drew his sword and with great dignity bestowed a knighthood upon it. Unfortunately the king, being short of sight, had mistaken a bundle of hay for a horse - for the fourth time in a week!! To this day he is only remembered for often knighting his bales
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May 18, 2022 11:54
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i hope you accidentally piss all over your legs
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May 18, 2022 11:56
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Octy posted:Unfortunately for me, I don't bite my nails so much as pick at them. I used to bite them as well and was trained out of that when my mum put the gross tasting coating stuff on them others have mentioned. I have tried to stop in the past but never succeeded for more than a week. I don't even notice I'm doing it most of the time. I'm 31 so I'm not sure I'll ever stop. I guess there are worse habits to have. I'm a recovering biter and picker, the picking as actually been pretty ok to get over. Once I had enough growth to rub the tips of my nails together I just did that instead of picking. Though I press pretty hard sometimes. I'm 27 and kinda thought I'd never get over it either, but I'm well on my way! Maybe something will click for you down the line who knows?! It's not the worst habit so I wouldn't worry about it too much unless your feeling motivated to make some small change. veni veni veni posted:I like biting my nails and have no interest in quitting. Idg what makes it a "bad habit". seems like probably the number 1 way humans have trimmed their nails throughout history. Monkeys do it too. That or they just get long enough to break off (gross) I guess if you go way too hard on it it could be bad if you are making yourself bleed or chewing them to the nub. Once in a blue moon I'll get super stressed and do that but it's rare. Imo my nails dont even look weird or anything. Hey whatever floats your boat. Personally I did often bite my nails until they hurt, then I would chew the skin around the nails. That's when it stops being a grooming habit, and becomes a nervous one. There's some pretty minor health reasons not to bite, it's bad for your teeth and fingering your mouth with COVID still around isn't great. There's also just aesthetic reasons if you're dating and into ladies. I know a lot of women who would be turned off at the sight of jagged bitten nails since those bad boys are potentially going inside of them. But if you can bite them while keeping them looking smooth, clean and trim I guess thats not an issue. Also monkeys don't wipe their rear end so I don't think I want to model my grooming habits after them.
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May 19, 2022 19:26
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I don't think I've ever known a bona-fide nailbiter. Or maybe they were secretive about it. One of those things you just hear about from time to time and think, people are loving weird.
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May 19, 2022 19:28
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Farg posted:what I did is start putting nail polish on them because it tasted bad. then eventually I didn't want to chew them also because I didn't want to mess up my nice nail polish job This was my fix. I also loving hate the feeling of nail polish against my teeth.
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May 19, 2022 19:42
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Inexplicable Humblebrag posted:i hope you accidentally piss all over your legs I pissed on my teeth, staining them yellow
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May 19, 2022 19:43
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AcidCat posted:I don't think I've ever known a bona-fide nailbiter. Or maybe they were secretive about it. One of those things you just hear about from time to time and think, people are loving weird. Inexplicable Humblebrag posted:i hope you accidentally piss all over your legs
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May 19, 2022 19:47
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Uriah Heep posted:I've been a lifetime nailbiter, I chewed them down until they hurt and then I would start to work on the skin around the nails. They looked pretty gross, but I never really cared enough to make it past a couple days of trying to quit. The GF likes nice hands though and nails are a part of that, so I figured Id give it another shot. Now I'm on a 2 week kick of not biting my nails and they are the healthiest they've ever been. ok i am goign to stop biting my nails starting right now
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May 19, 2022 19:50
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ELTON JOHN posted:ok i am goign to stop biting my nails starting right now Power to you, brother. A lotta people in the thread seemed to succeed with nail polish and always keeping a nail file on them, seems like a good place to start Lil Swamp Booger Baby posted:I pissed on my teeth, staining them yellow 9/10 Dentists hate him -Flashing my pearly yellows to a fine biddy at the bar, she recoils in horror. "Don't worry babe, it's just piss  "
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May 19, 2022 19:56
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just hosed up!!! poo poo ok well starting NOW. maybe bring a nail file to work tomorrow
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May 20, 2022 10:33
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I trim mine with my teeth in the car on the way to work
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May 20, 2022 10:58
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ELTON JOHN posted:just hosed up!!! poo poo ok well starting NOW. maybe bring a nail file to work tomorrow I'm still goin strong man, how about you? I had a weak moment and nibbled my boys a bit the other day but nothing snapped off. Stopped myself before it got too bad and buffed the poo poo outta them to stave off the impulse. Works a bit, but I'm still having trouble not lightly chewing my nails idly. Gotta stop doing that before I chew a bit too hard one day. They still feel like some extra limb attached to my body that I just want to rip off.
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