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andym World Chat Champion
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Posted: 19:33 - 12 Jul 2017 Post subject: |
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Absolutely no help to OP whatsoever, but I'm 43 now and I've known people all my life that have bitten their nails... and it's something I never understood why they done it. I didn't have any nail clippers years ago and tried it once when my nails were a bit too long..... I got through 1 finger and went straight out and bought some clippers. Now I will tear the flat apart if I can't find them (usually to find they are on the coffee table or something).
Mind you, it could be worse for the OP at meetings, they could be picking and flicking nose gold |
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Paris2 Nearly there...
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Posted: 10:48 - 14 Jul 2017 Post subject: |
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I've been a nail biter for as long as I can remember. But have recently (6 months) managed to dial it back massively. To the point where you will still see me biting occasionally, but my nails actually look normal
My main gripe has always been to bite/remove any imperfections which would just go on and on until the nail was bitten all the way back.
The thing that worked for me has been clear nail varnish (gel actually), you'll have very shiny nails but not many people notice.
This works on two levels for me:
Firstly every time I raise my hands to my mouth I see the varnish, which is a reminder to stop what I'm about to do.
Secondly, the varnish (especially the gel stuff) is strong. It generally stops chips/snags from happening meaning I have no reason to bite that nail in the first place.
I also keep a nail file in my desk drawer, which gets used rarely, but helps occasionally. It's better to file it back than bite it off.
I used to be embarrassed about my nails, and would avoid people seeing them. Now I'm quite pleased with how they look. ____________________ Current Ride: Daytona 600 |
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Sun Wukong |
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Sun Wukong World Chat Champion
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Posted: 22:55 - 29 Oct 2017 Post subject: |
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Update:
So, I found a solution.
My mother's hobby is manicuring and pedicuring, and so she did me a full manicure... fixed cuticles and everything.
And then I've been using a manicure set, kept on my desk for idle moments, and putting on lavender oil for cuticles and a lavender oil nail varnish thing too.
Have really not bitten them for 2-3 weeks. Nails like talons now.
What reminded me to post in this thread was nearly ripping one off when playing Jungle Speed just now. Surprisingly painful
Anyway, for those searching. Get manicure set. Get manicure. Try to keep them not shit. ____________________ Top cat
"Hard times lead to hard people. Hard people lead to good times. Good times lead to weak people. Weak people lead to hard times." Smegballs
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Sun Wukong World Chat Champion
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Old Thread Alert!
The last post was made 6 years, 179 days ago. Instead of replying here, would creating a new thread be more useful? |
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