any nail biters?

[beth_terri]

I bite them off when I'm stressed and then it takes me ages to grow them again!! I've currently got teeny little nails coming back but guarantee ill bite them off in my sleep lol. What triggers it for you and how do you manage to grow them back if you can? Xx

 

[Jade--x]

My friend was a nail biter (I'm not it's one of my pet peeves) and she used to chew them literally so far down they would bleed and she used some stuff that made them taste horrid and bitter on her nails and eventually it stopped her biting them. I've no idea what it's called though x

 

[mrsholmes]

I used to be terrible once I started I couldn't stop! I went out bought nail vanish, File sticks , the lot and spent time doing my nails every night, I started off my picking nail vanish off rather than biting nails and broke the habit!! I do lapse sometimes normally when in stressed!

 

[rwhite]

In the past the only thing that's broken it for me has been to wear nailpolish (I did end up relapsing after a couple years though). I've also heard getting manicures (with fake nails) helps but would be expensive.

I started biting again and bit them quite short but have never bitten right down to the quick, on purpose anyway...so painful. But nowadays I just tend to bite them a tiny bit, trim them I guess you could say. And chew them. But not really bite them? And I do it more when they are longer. I like the feel of them for some reason.

 

[Dizzy321]

I bite mine right down until they are sore , have bitten them as long as I can remember, dint know why! Nothing triggers it

 

[chell5544]

i have always bitten my nails when i have no nails left i start on the skin lol i hate it but nothing has been able to stop me i do do it more when im bored or stressed about something.

 

[beth_terri]

Well I've done well, managed 3 days without biting them now. I've noticed myself go for a little nibble and stopped myself so hopefully in a week ill have nails again!!

 

[rachmumtobe]

I have always bitten my nails too I think they've got long once but then when they look uneven I start biting again. I've got two nails that are long at the mo and the rest are really short so looks a bit odd. I have to grow a few nails at a time. I think they look really horrible and would love to be able to paint them. I'm going to start again today and try to get them long enough to be painted for Christmas

 

[beth_terri]

I have always bitten my nails too I think they've got long once but then when they look uneven I start biting again. I've got two nails that are long at the mo and the rest are really short so looks a bit odd. I have to grow a few nails at a time. I think they look really horrible and would love to be able to paint them. I'm going to start again today and try to get them long enough to be painted for Christmas

We can do it together lol

 

[rachmumtobe]

Yes I think we should I'm actually embarrassed with how horrible they look. Are yours really short? I've got my eye on a lovely red glitter nail varnish from Top Shop

 

[beth_terri]

Yep! I usually bite them till they're sore! They look horrid so I don't know why I do it. I'll find some too and we can use the nail varnish as our goals lol xx

 

[stephj25]

I'm going to sound crazy but I have OCD and can't stand long nails and the gunk that gets under the nails so I bite mine every evening while watching TV!!!

 

[sparkles86]

I also bite mine, done it for over 20 years, terrible habit and so hard to stop.

Would love long nails, to put them transfers on and fancy nail varnish

 

[rachmumtobe]

Beth_Terri yeah find some pretty nail varnish i'll be brave and post a pic in two weeks that might be long enough so that they've got a little bit of a tip. I'm nibbling away now watching that Derren Brown programme

 

[jenny82]

I might join you both! I bite my nails and it disgusts me. I hate my hands so much .

I wanted to put Stop N Grow on them but couldn't when LO was so young, just in case she was sucking on my hand. She doesn't do it anymore though so could start now. I really want to stop, but like others have said, when my nails do grow, they are uneven and still look horrible :/

 

[beth_terri]

I might join you both! I bite my nails and it disgusts me. I hate my hands so much .

I wanted to put Stop N Grow on them but couldn't when LO was so young, just in case she was sucking on my hand. She doesn't do it anymore though so could start now. I really want to stop, but like others have said, when my nails do grow, they are uneven and still look horrible :/

Thing is with that you eventually get used to the taste lol xx

 

[beth_terri]

I'm still going strong

 

[lau86]

I'm a terrible nail biter and what's worse, I have no intention of stopping.

 

[Scarletvixen]

I bite my nails all the time unless i have acyrilic sculpts on, have got none on just now and my nails are bitten to death lol need to get an appt to get them done again xx

 

[tina_h75]

I don't bite my nails but my nails are so weak they don't grow so I have nail extensions.

I remember being told that there are more germs under your nails then on a toilet seat - I think that is what helped me break the biting habit.