You've made the decision to stop nail biting. Motivation is always an important part of making a habit change. It's the initial push, ok maybe a shove, to get us started. You can help increase your motivation by giving yourself some extra reasons why stopping nail biting is important to you.
Take a few minutes to make a list of benefits you will have when you have successfully stopped nail biting. Sit back, close your eyes and imagine what your life will be like with strong healthy nails. Take yourself through an ordinary day and visualize how your day would be different when you no longer bite your nails. (Some people have difficulties visualizing. In this case imagine how your day would sound different when you no longer bite your nails. What would people say? What would you say?)
Take out your spiral notebook and write your list of benefits. This list can help reinforce your motivation in the upcoming days. Motivation is the energy fuel for starting to change the finger nail biting habit. Your benefit list can be a refueling option on days your motivation needs an extra boost.
If you are not able to decide on a list of benefits then maybe this is not the time for you to quit nail biting. Realizing and recognizing potential benefits can reinforce your desire and motivation to stop nail biting.
Can you stop biting your nails without knowing how you benefit? I can't answer that one for you. But I do know people who have decided how they will feel, and look and act after quitting biting their nails have an easier time stopping the nail biting habit. Changing a habit involves effort. Recognizing your benefits of stopping nail biting gets you through some of the bumps and challenges of changing the behavior around your nail biting habit.
It's all about changing the nail biting habit,
Sunny
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