I have a friend that has obsessive nail chewing problems, what can i do to help her quit that habbit??

i myself had a horrid nail-biting habit until about two years ago.... when i got braces.


my orthodontist told me that my excessive nail-biting was causing my teeth to grow at an awkward position, and she gave me a bottle of clear nail polish that i was to wear at all times.


i soon discovered that the nail polish tasted HORRIBLE when you put your mouth to it.... and that pretty much solved everything, since i didnt want a bad taste in my mouth every single day just because i wanted to get a part of my finger in my stomach....


i think they sell that kind of nail polish at every drug store (CVS, Rite-aid.... etc) and you can ask them for it if you can't find it, cuz believe me, they WILL have it.


if that doesn't work, another way that one of my friends (an excessive nail-biter also) solved this issue was to keep a fabric-covered hair elastic on her wrist, and whenever she involuntarily brought her nails to her teeth, she would sinap the elastic so that the slight physical pain would bring her back to reality and stop her from taking another bite.


if you don't want to go that way, you could do it all in your head..... buy yourself a reward if you get through a month without biting your nails, another month, another reward... but that IS a little immature, and it's sorta the way a mother would train a little child, so i wouldn't suggest that.


you could also get your nails professionaly-painted, so prettily thaty your friend would NEVER wanna bite her nails again...


other suggestions may be to:


wear gloves, but that seems a bit weird, plus, inconvenient


chew a lot of gum so you don't feel the urge to bite your nails when nervous





hope this helps (for your friend) and that she gets rid of that habit!


once you stop biting your nails, you look back and think ';why did I EVER do that?';





good luck!I have a friend that has obsessive nail chewing problems, what can i do to help her quit that habbit??
Buy her some liquid that you paint on the nails, it gives a nasty taste when in contact with the mouth.I have a friend that has obsessive nail chewing problems, what can i do to help her quit that habbit??
Take her to get a nail manicure, make a day of it. Every two weeks or so, go to get your nails done.


good luck
get her nails done, make them REALLY cute. that way she wont bite them cuz she wont want 2 mess `em up. my sister did it and it worked!!! I was amazed!!!
I bought this hot sauce that is ridiculously hot. I mean it, this stuff is almost poison. I would dip her fingers in it once daily. Or a better question...do you not have enough going on in your life that you care about this?
They make a product called nail bitter. You brush it on like nail polish but it tastes extremely bitter when you put your nails in your mouth. They also use it for kids who excessively suck their thumb, but is is safe and practical and it is a small enough container you can take it with you wherever you go. good luck!
have hir scratch yu *** man.
hey i do that tooo! only when am thinking about somthing or if am really confused or mad and dont let it out i just keep thinking and chewing my nails i dont think that you can do much about it its really a matter of mode you know!
Read up on low blood sugar (www.hufa.org has basic info). Sometimes self hurting (if she gets it to the quick or bites the cuticles) is one symptom of low blood sugar (hypoglycemia - metabolic syndrome) a prediabetic condition. You may not be able to help her quit, but if she is hypoglycemic - and learns about what that condition means - and how to control it, she may quit on her own.
Give them something else to put in their mouth.Just kidding. Its a nervous habit, so they need that comfort of chewing something and depending on some kind of comfort when in a nervous situation.,They need to be able to realize that they want to stop seriously. I bit my nails for 30 years, then decided one day not to anymore because I was jealous of a friends long nails. You need a strong influence to change ones self. Its all up to the person that's doing it..
It is so frustrating to feel like you have a ';habit to kick.'; If your friend could kick it, it wouldn't be a habit! People develop many kinds of nervous habits; nail biting is one of the most common. Others are hair twisting, foot tapping, and pen chewing (a personal favorite of mine when I was younger). A good friend of mine always had to turn around in a complete circle before entering a doorway; she is now a mother and has a career.





Whatever the habit, the purpose is to release tension and to feel calm. Many people grow out of nervous habits as they find other ways to cope with stress and tension. There's no reason to worry. But is your friend feeling particularly stressed right now? Maybe your friend feels there is something wrong with her, but perhaps there is just something difficult in her life that she is struggling with 鈥?not a problem with her, but a problem that she has to deal with. Pressures with grades, or applying to college, or maybe stressful stuff at home??? If there is something on her mind, she could always talk to a counselor about it. Anxiety is one of the most common problems for (young) people, and it is one of the most responsive to counseling. That means it's easy to change.
First does sh want to quit. Sometimes it is just a nervous habit. If she does want to quit, there are some nasty tasting nail polishes and conditioners out on the market. I think I have heard of red pepper or something hot like that rubbed into the nail teaches you not to bite.
get some scissors and cut her nails so there isn't anything there to chew





its not such a bad habit though really





I think it means you aren't getting enough
put something that taste nasty on her finger nails
No harm to try this :


Just look at her nails while she is chewing them and move your eyes as movement and Shaw that you are concentrating on here nails.





If she asked, tell her in a nice way that you feel petty, because chewing nails not healthy and will not keep her hands look neat.





If she did not ask then offer her a gum and tell here that you was not listing to what she said as you are worried about her nails.
stun gun
They have nail polish that tastes gross...but it can be bitten off and people become accustomed to the taste. Another idea is to put a rubber band around her wrists, and then have her or someone else snap it when she does it. Eventually the biting will be associated with the biting and she will stop. The way I stopped was getting acrylic nails, which you can't really bite...and so after a while, I just stopped having the urge.
my bf does that too and there does not seem to be anything you can do for them ,, they have to want to do it and seek it on their own.. and yes he bites his down to the quick,, it is from nerves
Chop her fingers off.
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