I don’t have many pictures before this year but growing up I was a rlly bad nail biter and sometime end of last year I made myself stop biting completely

First pic is January this year probably 3 months bite free ? I rmb i was happy with them because usually all I would have on my hands were remnants of nail beds so seeing actually nail was joyful

In between then and now I’ve relapsed a few times, what helped me personally was making them look pretty so I started wearing nail polish

I’ve had my nails coloured for the past 4-5 months almost now and today the colour was chipping, instead of booking an appointment I decided to take em off at home and I’m very happy with them

Nail beds still a bit wonky but nothing time won’t fix :)

My nails are stronger than ever, I’ve been using a hardening nail polish! If you are struggling right now, YOU GOT THIS!!!

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Im 21F, and would greatly appreciate hearing an outsiders opinion.

My great aunt just told me, to my face, that nail biting is one of the things that she finds really disgusting. I've bitten my nails since I was a toddler, and my entire family knows that. I've tried everything over the counter to stop, but its never worked. She said it while I was biting my nails, and she said it straight to my face. Am I wrong for thinking that was a bit cruel? I know better than anyone that it's kinda disgusting, but still... I don't know it just felt straight up cruel, thats honestly the best way i can put it. Am i maybe being to sensitive?

Thank you for reading.

I’ve always been a chronic nail biter (anxiety, yay!)

Like I’ve genuinely been biting my nails for as long as I can remember, since I was 5 or 6 maybe. When I was about 16-17 I stopped for a little bit and my nails actually grew out, and then exam stress started getting to me and I started again. I’m also very fidgety so when I have nothing to toy with I bite.

I’m 19 now and not as anxious but I still feel the urge; The only time i don’t bite is when I have my nails done/press ons and I physically can’t. I just started prying off my acrylics and I’m already at it. Not exactly biting, I’ve started doing this thing where i just scrape my teeth across them to simulate it but I always bite anyway.

Does anyone have any suggestions for how they stopped? Maybe was to supplement the fidgeting? would appreciate it cause i’m so tired of my nails being weak and looking messed up all the time

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I just want to quit this habit. I have done this 2-3 times in the past but relapse happen. I don’t know if I will be able to do this, but today on 18/10/26, I am starting it again.

Please, I just need to know