What do u do when you are nervous or anxious??How can I get rid of this habit?

I've never been a nail biter. I can remember my mother telling me the boys wouldn't like me if I bit my nails. During my teen years and beyond, I was very athletic. Always had long nails and kept them groomed. I still have those real long nails and they are all mine. When they get too long to type, I trim them. I can remember someone saying they put pepper on their nails and they quit biting them. Don't know if it actually works. Would think it would make a person sneeze like crazy. There use to be a product that was sold in the pharmacy that would help biters stop biting their nails. Don't know if that works either or if it's still being sold.

Whenever I get nervous or anxious, my palms sweats heavily and the feet as well as my palms become cold.As a result I use a hanky to wipe off the sweat.... I am in a habit of biting nails too...But it only happens when the situation is very intense or a situation like no where to run... My face also turn red sometimes when I am in a tense situation... I have notice that some breathing exercises,which I have learned from a yoga teacher in my school days help me a lot to maintain calmness..I prefer taking a deep breath if I am nervous.

I run my hand through my hair when i'm nervous. I think the first thing to do when you have a habit is to consciously try to stop it. After a few days of this i think the habit will go away. But it is really hard to consciously try not to do it

Hi. WHen i get nervous or anxious, my hands and palms sweat more than they do, naturally. I learned from my nursing courses that taking deep breaths can alleviate your anxiety. Your need to breathe in (deep) through your nose and hold it for 3 seconds --to let oxygen perforate thus aiding oxygen circulation -- then, exhales through your mouth as in your blowing through a straw (called pursed breathing). By doing these a couple of times, you allow your body to have more oxygen that it needs...plus, concentrating on doing your breathing correctly can distract you from thinking of biting on your nails. I hope this helps you...