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Musik
Tufted Titmouse
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 Posted: Sun May 27, 2007 3:53 pm Post subject: Nail Biteing |
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| ever since I started 8th grade I'v ebeen binting my fingers more often, I even peeled off the outer part of my thumb nails so now they're all bumpy and weird looking. Do you guys know what i can do to stop, or at least heal my fingernails? |
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TruenoBlues
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| Posted: Sun May 27, 2007 4:11 pm Post subject: |
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I don't know how to stop, but I do the same thing. I would assume going to a doctor would help with the condition of your nails, but not with the bitting.
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Sopho
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| Posted: Sun May 27, 2007 4:17 pm Post subject: |
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| Spray your fingers with deodarant. |
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ChrissandraChrissamba
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| Posted: Sun May 27, 2007 5:24 pm Post subject: |
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| Maybe you could find something else to bite on? I've never bit my fingernails, but I used to peel them off. When I found something else to do with my hands, I stopped. |
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Musik
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| Posted: Sun May 27, 2007 9:21 pm Post subject: |
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| I'm actually more conserned with the health of my nails, cause i get these little bits of outer layres stll hanging like tags and when I pull them off it hurts and the next day it's all filled with pus. I'm going to ask my parents about an appointment with my doctor. |
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Alternative
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| Posted: Mon May 28, 2007 6:50 am Post subject: |
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I don't bite my nails, because there's not really any nail there to bite.  |
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TruenoBlues
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| Posted: Mon May 28, 2007 12:15 pm Post subject: |
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I try hard not to bite my nails on my RIGHT hand, because I play fingerstyle guitar.
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Panzyo
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| TruenoBlues wrote: | | I try hard not to bite my nails on my RIGHT hand, because I play fingerstyle guitar. |
Hah. I've been learning to play for a couple years and it's tough because I bite my nails all the time. : P |
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Mushroom
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| Posted: Tue May 29, 2007 4:58 am Post subject: |
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I bit my nails when I was 4-5, stopped for a few years and then started again at 3rd grade (age 9).
It has decreased through the years, though, because I need to have long nails to play my guitar well and besides my teeth have ridges over them from biting my nails too much lol.
My mom tried to use some sort of a colourless, bitter-tasting nail polish on my nails to make me let go.... but after it was finished, I still bit my nails as violently as before.
I only bite my thumb-nails about once a week or so, when I can't control myself. My advice is to have a high level of motivation to stop. If you can't take it though, you can just replace it with another thing, such as biting your lips. I bite my lips more frequently ever since I've tried to get rid of my nail-biting. |
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RainSong
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| Posted: Wed May 30, 2007 8:29 pm Post subject: |
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I don't bite my nails. The sound drives me nuts. (I do need to cut them again though. They keep getting in the way of my guitar strings, but I really do like having them long.)
If you can find something particularly nasty tasting (and preferably not toxic), try spreading it across your fingers and nails. We did this when my brother was still sucking his thumb at a later age (I can't remember exactly when) and it worked pretty well. It should work on nail biting as well.
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Todd489
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| My nails have to be kept at perfect length, shape, and condition for playing classical guitar. If I were to chew them it would ruin hours of work. The nails on my left hand have to be kept as short as possible while the ones on the right have to protrude a certain length away from my fingers. The right nails also have to be filed down to a certain degree of circularity to avoid getting caught on strings, and they have to be blunted to avoid damaging the strings. I spend roughly 10-15 minutes a day on nail maintenance. Biting them is out of the question. |
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AnonymousAnonymous
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| Posted: Thu May 31, 2007 10:43 pm Post subject: |
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I bite my fingernails all the time that I am used to it.
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Kris94
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| Posted: Fri Jun 01, 2007 4:29 pm Post subject: |
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           why not just tap instead? i do it.     |
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TruenoBlues
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| Posted: Fri Jun 01, 2007 4:59 pm Post subject: |
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| Kris94 wrote: | | why not just tap instead? i do it. |
I try, but I kinda suck at it.
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legrandfromage
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| Posted: Sun Jun 17, 2007 8:46 am Post subject: |
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Yes... I still bite my nails, I don't get pus though.
All my nails are short, because the length annoys me. I don't know why I don't just get the nail clippers, I've just had the habit, since, well, forever. I don't think I'll ever get out of the nail bitting habit. |
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