Nail Biting - Three Simple Steps To Stop The Habit Of Nail Biting
People who bite their nails enjoy doing it.
But this enjoyment is not similar to the enjoyment of relishing a favorite dish or watching a favorite movie.
The difference is that the enjoyment you feel when you bite your nails is not wholesome because it is invariably accompanied by a feeling of guilt.
Additionally, you will also be apprehensive of facing derision and contempt from others.
In fact, you may be a source of entertainment for others who may be amused by your act of nail biting.
You may want to stop biting nails but feel you will not succeed.
After all, you have tried this quite a few times in the past, with little success.
But the urge to stop biting nails persists.
In fact, it keeps pinching you constantly.
So, you should do something about stopping this undesirable and unhealthy habit.
I would suggest that you follow the three tips given below, to ensure that you succeed in your objective.
1) Keep your nails blunt: Cut your nails completely, with no trace left on the surface of the fingers.
A nail cutter may not be able to do the job perfectly.
So, you have to use the nails of one finger to cut those of the other finger.
Use your right thumbnail to cut the nails of your left fingers.
Cut all the nails except the left thumb nail.
Then cut your right finger nails, with the nail of your left thumb.
You will be able to cut the nails completely using your thumb nails.
Now you will have a nail only on your left thumb.
Normally, people do not bite the nail of their left thumb.
So, you can leave it as it is.
But if you want, you can cut it off using a nail cutter.
Your urge to bite your nails will be much reduced if the nails are blunt.
You may, for a while, bite the tip of your fingers but you will be able to check yourself.
2) Avoid being alone: This may sound like a tall order but the underlying message is simple.
Since you are not likely to bite your nails when you are in the company of others, being in the company of others will be an effective deterrent to nail biting.
Refraining from biting nails for a major part of the time will result in killing the habit of nail biting slowly but surely.
3) Keep your hands engaged: It is not very difficult to keep your hands engaged as much as possible so that you will not have a chance to bite your nails! A very simple way to do this is to always carry a pen and writing pad with you and make it a practice to write something, when the hands are not otherwise engaged.
Even scribbling something is fine.
You may even find this a rewarding habit if this kindles your creativity and makes you a creative writer!
But this enjoyment is not similar to the enjoyment of relishing a favorite dish or watching a favorite movie.
The difference is that the enjoyment you feel when you bite your nails is not wholesome because it is invariably accompanied by a feeling of guilt.
Additionally, you will also be apprehensive of facing derision and contempt from others.
In fact, you may be a source of entertainment for others who may be amused by your act of nail biting.
You may want to stop biting nails but feel you will not succeed.
After all, you have tried this quite a few times in the past, with little success.
But the urge to stop biting nails persists.
In fact, it keeps pinching you constantly.
So, you should do something about stopping this undesirable and unhealthy habit.
I would suggest that you follow the three tips given below, to ensure that you succeed in your objective.
1) Keep your nails blunt: Cut your nails completely, with no trace left on the surface of the fingers.
A nail cutter may not be able to do the job perfectly.
So, you have to use the nails of one finger to cut those of the other finger.
Use your right thumbnail to cut the nails of your left fingers.
Cut all the nails except the left thumb nail.
Then cut your right finger nails, with the nail of your left thumb.
You will be able to cut the nails completely using your thumb nails.
Now you will have a nail only on your left thumb.
Normally, people do not bite the nail of their left thumb.
So, you can leave it as it is.
But if you want, you can cut it off using a nail cutter.
Your urge to bite your nails will be much reduced if the nails are blunt.
You may, for a while, bite the tip of your fingers but you will be able to check yourself.
2) Avoid being alone: This may sound like a tall order but the underlying message is simple.
Since you are not likely to bite your nails when you are in the company of others, being in the company of others will be an effective deterrent to nail biting.
Refraining from biting nails for a major part of the time will result in killing the habit of nail biting slowly but surely.
3) Keep your hands engaged: It is not very difficult to keep your hands engaged as much as possible so that you will not have a chance to bite your nails! A very simple way to do this is to always carry a pen and writing pad with you and make it a practice to write something, when the hands are not otherwise engaged.
Even scribbling something is fine.
You may even find this a rewarding habit if this kindles your creativity and makes you a creative writer!