Posted by shortelise on September 7, 2004, at 0:39:50
In reply to Re: Bad Habits Quitting » shortelise, posted by tinydancer on September 6, 2004, at 1:34:06
I sterted feeling good about it when the first bit of white nail showed up , and it grew with the length of the nail. As I let those white bits grow longer and longer, I felt better and better about it.
I would sometimes get angry at someone and bite them all off. I would be so upset with myself!
Another thing that really helped was that I never went anywhere without a nice new emery board. I filed my nails to keep them even, so as they grew out they were nice, not jagged because then I was tempted to bite them. By filing them a lot, I kept all those tempting bits filed down.
My cuticles, I got a good pair of scissors and made sure that I kept the hangnails trimmed.
I also got a nice handcream, and put it on regularly.
It is HARD! But I did it, so maybe you can too. I bit my nails for 24 years, and I used to use biting them as a way of expressing anger and anxiety.
My hands are not pretty - I have small, square, capable hands, not the beautifully proportioned, feminine hands I would love to have. My nails are short and sensible. Like me!
ShortE
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