Finally Stopping for Good This Time: Action Plan!
I have been biting my nails since I was 4 years old, and I'm 21. I love nail polish, nail care and nail art, but I'm a compulsive nail biter. I've taken ENTIRE nails off of my nail bed on several occasions, wrecking it worse day by day till they were all gone. I've tried to stop but I obsess over biting my nails day and night until I get nervous one day and bite them all off. I have pure-o OCD so I'm sure that has something to do with it. I'm actually pretty good at nail art, I've still always painted my tiny, uneven stubs, but as you can imagine the polish never lasts long as I'm always biting and picking at my nails. I've gotten my nails done, too, but I just can't leave acrylics alone either. I end up biting those till they bend and break, then, since the nails are imperfect, they drive me crazy and I rip them off. Very bad for my nails.
Now, I would LOVE to get my nails done, but if I'm still biting, what a waste of money! And even if I do my own nail art, it'll last 3 days before I wreck it, and that's a waste of time and polish. I'm sick of this stupid habit. For the first time in my life, I have less stress than usual, so I'm seizing this opportunity to work on stopping. Here is my action plan:
-Use No-Bite polish at all times to help me realize when I'm unconsciously biting.
-I tend to bite my nails while
1.Driving. Plan: Tap the wheel instead.
2.Working. Plan: Squeeze stress ball/use stress bendy. Chew gum.
3.Watching TV: Keep a stress bendy near the TV.
4. When I'm outside the house: Wear jewelry to mess with instead. Chew gum
-When I want to bite my nails: Take a deep breath and count to five.
-Matras:
1. I am not a nail-biter.
2. I want to get my nails done more than I want to bite.
3. I'm done with this.
4. I've been doing great; don't to wreck my nails.
I've already gotten started. It's been about 2 weeks and my nails are already much better than they used to be.
Short-Term goal: Stop biting until July4th.
Reward: Get my nails done!
Long-Term goal: Stop biting for good.
Reward: Beautiful nails I can do anything with!
I'm going to check back in with you guys every few days to let you know how it's going.
Wish me luck, fellow recoverers! --VfangzV
Now, I would LOVE to get my nails done, but if I'm still biting, what a waste of money! And even if I do my own nail art, it'll last 3 days before I wreck it, and that's a waste of time and polish. I'm sick of this stupid habit. For the first time in my life, I have less stress than usual, so I'm seizing this opportunity to work on stopping. Here is my action plan:
-Use No-Bite polish at all times to help me realize when I'm unconsciously biting.
-I tend to bite my nails while
1.Driving. Plan: Tap the wheel instead.
2.Working. Plan: Squeeze stress ball/use stress bendy. Chew gum.
3.Watching TV: Keep a stress bendy near the TV.
4. When I'm outside the house: Wear jewelry to mess with instead. Chew gum
-When I want to bite my nails: Take a deep breath and count to five.
-Matras:
1. I am not a nail-biter.
2. I want to get my nails done more than I want to bite.
3. I'm done with this.
4. I've been doing great; don't to wreck my nails.
I've already gotten started. It's been about 2 weeks and my nails are already much better than they used to be.
Short-Term goal: Stop biting until July4th.
Reward: Get my nails done!
Long-Term goal: Stop biting for good.
Reward: Beautiful nails I can do anything with!
I'm going to check back in with you guys every few days to let you know how it's going.
Wish me luck, fellow recoverers! --VfangzV