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D1ngd0ng
931 posts
34 months
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I used to bite my nails at a prolific rate. Then got my lip pierced so chewed that instead. After about 6 months I took the piercing out (got fed up of taking it in and out for karate) seem to have broken the habit for good now. Restarted my nicotine addiction part time instead 
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TaRD
646 posts
56 months
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Biter here too, I keep trying to stop as well, but then I forget I'm trying to stop and start again.
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Gaffer
6,679 posts
146 months
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All the time, and being a girl, not that nice.
However, I don't like the "feeling" of long nails, I had those acrylic ones on and my nails grew underneath, as soon as they were taken off and I could "feel" my nails...ugh. Bit them straight off.
Why I started I don't know, Mum says I was biting nails from being a very small toddler, no one else in the family had the same habit. She used to paint foul tasting stuff on them and I would lick it off.
Don't think I will ever stop.
Claire
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V8Triumph
5,961 posts
84 months
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Gaffer said: All the time, and being a girl, not that nice. Me too  They look so awful which is not nice when you spend your life demonstrating people to play the clarinet / piano (so people are always looking at my hands)
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Frimley111R
4,219 posts
103 months
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Yep, all my life. I think it's a subconcious nervous thing. On a postive note the wife says that I am so good at it my nails always look neat!
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Laurel Green
14,895 posts
101 months
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God no! I have staff to do that sort of thing.
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Hysteria1983
1,453 posts
27 months
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NDA said: I don't bite or chew mine, and am trying to stop my 10 year old son from chewing his, which he now does.
Bitten nails look awful. Really awful. I used to bite mine until I have 'train track' baces and then I physically couldn't do it because of the pain. On a man bitten down nails look disgusting, on a woman they look even worse. Just carry a tiny leatherman (or similar alternative) then if you get a nail bugging you, snip it, file it, job done 
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Stiglet80
4,628 posts
56 months
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Metal nails - Yes
Hand Nails - No
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Shuvi McTupya
17,753 posts
116 months
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VinceFox said: Nearly half an hour. Not bad eh? Well, did you last much longer? Hi, My Name is Shuvi, and i am also a nail biter. I try to stop but as others have said, i forget i am trying to stop and i just find myself doing it, and it is too late to stop by then...
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DanDC5
6,927 posts
36 months
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Yes and usually quite a lot. My nails pretty much constantly look terrible.
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Laurel Green
14,895 posts
101 months
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andrewh
276 posts
128 months
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I used to but found it would take a fair while and annoying taking skin off and leaving painful areas etc, now just use the scissor section on a small Swiss army knife every 2 weeks or so and dump the nails on an empty plate or used drinks can etc, much easier, quicker and hygienic.
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Aphex
562 posts
69 months
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I'm also a biter.
I know its disgusting but my hands are in my face before I've even realised it it's been going on so long.
I picked up a worse habit too. I would start clipping my nails, then the skin around the nails and eventually most of the inside of my finger. It's been going on for so long that I have pad like qualities to my fingers and could clip an alarming amount of skin off my hands.
Gross I know, I can't even explain why I do it.
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VinceFox
14,279 posts
41 months
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Shuvi McTupya said: VinceFox said: Nearly half an hour. Not bad eh? Well, did you last much longer? Hi, My Name is Shuvi, and i am also a nail biter. I try to stop but as others have said, i forget i am trying to stop and i just find myself doing it, and it is too late to stop by then... Nope, ive chewed the s  t out of them. Nails, fingers, quicks, prints, the lot. Looking at them, theyre a mess and bloody hurt.
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Shuvi McTupya
17,753 posts
116 months
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VinceFox said: Nope, ive chewed the s t out of them. Nails, fingers, quicks, prints, the lot. Looking at them, theyre a mess and bloody hurt. You have reminded me that i used to be much worse than i am now! I still occasionally draw blood by pulling off too much nail, but i have not pulled chunks off the finger print area for years! maybe i am no my way to recovery... I used to do similar things to my feet..rubbing between my toes until i was pulling chunks of skin off. I cured that problem by using anti-fungal spray for a week. I wish it was that easy to stop nail biting.
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Famous Graham
26,537 posts
94 months
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Carthage said: I used to bet people that I could bite my toenails, and win.
TMI, I know. Not that tricky for a girl. The fact that I can do it has raised a few eyebrows in the past, though. Suprisingly limber, me.
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Vieste
9,108 posts
29 months
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Laurel Green said: I have that and it does not work!
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Carthage
2,975 posts
13 months
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Famous Graham said: Not that tricky for a girl.
The fact that I can do it has raised a few eyebrows in the past, though.
Suprisingly limber, me. Trickier if you're tall - I'm 5'10" Won quite a few drinks... 
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Shuvi McTupya
17,753 posts
116 months
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Carthage said: Trickier if you're tall - I'm 5'10" Won quite a few drinks... I am 44yrs old, 6' tall and can still get my big toe in my mouth, never thought about trying to win drinks by doing it though... Just bought a bottle of that stop and grow stuff, has to be worth a go for a couple of quid!
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BorkFactor
4,875 posts
27 months
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Never have, never will! Nail clippers once a week here
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