How to Stop Biting Your Fingernails

So, you're a nail-biter. Fingernail biting, which the medical profession calls onychophagia, is one of the more common nervous habits along side thumb sucking, hair-twirling or -twisting and tooth grinding to name a few. Nail-biting usually manifests itself when the nail-biter becomes excited, stressed, bored or agitated. In many cases, the nail-biter may not even realize they are biting their fingernails.

You can't remember when or why you started-all you know is you want to stop. Perhaps you've tried hypnosis or listening to self-improvement tapes. Maybe you've tried applying that horrific-tasting nail polish that when you bite your nails it emits a taste that can only be compared to an extremely strong, rotten lemon. Whatever the case, nothing has worked for you, and still, you yearn to have long and beautiful fingernails.

The technique to stop nail-biting that I am about to impart to you is simple and straightforward. I don't make the claim that it will work for everyone-all I can tell you is that I bit my fingernails consistently for a number of years and when I tried it, it worked for me. So, with that said, let's get started on breaking your nail biting habit.

As I said, this technique is extremely simple and best of all, it's free! So, here it is. Each time you notice yourself raising your hand to your mouth with the intent of biting your fingernails, recite to yourself the following three words: "Just bite nine." That's it! So, whenever you find yourself tempted to bite your nails or become aware that you are doing so, just recite this three-word phrase to yourself and before you know it, you should notice that you have started to break your nail-biting habit. If you are one of the many people for whom this simple technique works, within weeks you will have a full set of long and healthy nails.

If, after trying this technique, you find that it has worked and you have kicked the nail-biting habit, why not reward yourself with a professional manicure. In fact, if after trying this technique for a week or two you discover it is working for you, make a manicure appointment a few weeks out-this will help keep you on track and give you a reward to look forward to for breaking your nail-biting habit!