Do You Bite Your Nails?

@wolfie34 (26771)
United Kingdom
November 14, 2006 3:22pm CST
I still do at 35 years of age, mainly when I'm stressed, I can't seem to break the habit.
15 responses
@patootie (3592)
10 Jan 07
I did as a child .. bitten to nothing they were .. mum tried all the treatments .. she painted on the bitter varnish .. yummy soon had that chomped off .. applied plasters, sucked one off in the night and it nearly choked me .. scolded me .. just made me bite them even more ... Then I got the fingers of both hands trapped in a slamming door .. OUCH!! I had to have my fingers bandaged for quite a while, and when the badages came off my finger ends were tender for weeks ... Thankfully I haven't bitten my finger nails since then ..
@wolfie34 (26771)
• United Kingdom
11 Jan 07
It's amazing that it takes something drastic to stop us doing something, or making us rethink!
@ebsharer (5515)
• United States
14 Nov 06
I did for as long as I can remember. In the past couple weeks I have stopped. I don't know why just have. Now that my nails are growing I am more aware of it and when I put my hands up I remind my self they look good long.
@wolfie34 (26771)
• United Kingdom
14 Nov 06
Well done for having the willpower to stop! Keep it up and thank you for your response.
• United States
14 Nov 06
No, but I did when I was a child. Sorry you still do it. It's a tough habit to quit.
@wolfie34 (26771)
• United Kingdom
14 Nov 06
Thank you for your kind response. I spose there are worse habits
@hotmom (146)
• United States
14 Nov 06
My son bites his nails, and it drives me NUTS!! I tend to pick at mine. Both bad habits. How do we stop???
@pHr0sT (427)
• Canada
10 Jan 07
Yes I bite my nails as well. I have ever since I was little and I just can not stop. I have tried this no-bite polish stuff as well, but even that doesn't work. I bite it, taste the bad stuff, and just keep biting. I want to stop, but I just can't. If anyone knows a remedy or something to make someone stop biting their nails, please let me know ASAP!
@mist3ryo (156)
• Romania
11 Jan 07
yes i bite my nails but only when i'm stressed or i must to do something and i don't know if that thing will hapens to be good.
@srhelmer (7029)
• Beaver Dam, Wisconsin
14 Nov 06
I do. Mostly when I'm idle. Unfortunately, my daughter is picking that habit up too.
@Cortney (3980)
• United States
14 Nov 06
No I do not bite my nails.
@bodomgirl (1614)
• Italy
14 Nov 06
i love my nails..i cant bite them
@alamzaib (1287)
• Pakistan
14 Nov 06
no i dont like:(
@Thewishlady (1057)
• Netherlands
14 Nov 06
I have been doing that for 21 years... One day I was looking at my VERY SHORT nails and thought I need to stop it... I am very proud cause I did stop biting them,,... now they are long.. they look beautifull!
@devilangelo (4522)
• India
14 Nov 06
yup i do :D
@Solja420 (2503)
• United States
14 Nov 06
yeh sometimes
14 Nov 06
its been a habit of mines, i only do it when im stressed out now
@sookynah (80)
• Canada
14 Nov 06
oooh no....I used to bite my nails until I realized that it wasn't very attractive on a lady and that it was purely a habitual thing.