Nail Biting Treatments:Which "How" Are You Going To Use To Quit?

Ok, you've made your list of benefits of why you want to quit nail biting. Now it's time to decide what method you want to use to stop biting your fingernails.

What methods are there?

• Yucky tasting nail polishes
• Snapping an elastic band on your wrist every time your fingers go to your mouth to bite the nails
• Seeing a therapist to discover the cause of your nail biting
• Wearing mittens or gloves
• Having acrylic nails applied
• Being hypnotized
  
• Starting a new hobby that keeps your fingers busy

There are many ways of stopping nail biting. The methods fall in one of three categories:

• Physical barrier: making it difficult to bite your nails
  
• Distraction: doing something else so you don't think about nail biting as often
• Changing the habit: substituting a new habit for nail biting.

I'll cover some of the options in more detail over the next few posts.

It's all about changing the nail biting habit,

Sunny