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Yes you can stop. You merely have to make yourself recognize that. When you want to bite them, resist the urge as hard as you can. It will become easier over time. Don't focus on your hands.

Just realize how bad your nails taste or you can try biting it so much that you`ll be tired of it

Let your fingernails grow longish, then tear off the long part so it's at good length and chew on that. It's a good way to step down and eventually quit.

Well, I'll try your suggestions but I can't guarantee a success... I've been doing this ever since 2nd grade O_O

I would see a doctor abot that....... you might have obbsessive compulsive disorder.

You just made everything feel even worse Gametesta.

Bite one finger off, for every nail biting you do. If you're still doing it, keep biting them off until there nuthin left.

Either way, you win!

How about this:

Confucius say man who scratch butt should not bite nails.

...on a more serious note, do you realise that even without scratching your butt, your nails have about as much bacteria on them as the lip of the toilet bowl?

uhh, okay.

just think every time your biting your nail you're dipping your head in the toilet.

Confucius say man who scratch butt should not bite nails.

OH GAWD... Well all these threatening and mostly retarded posts have cured me of my nail biting!

There is a special nail polish for it.It has a really bad taste,but nobody know you are wearing it.I don't remember the name,but i'm sure that there is something along the same lines that you could try.

I have that same habit, and I can't stop either. Its like smoking but not as bad for you. I think your fingernails have niccotine in them.

i still do that too i also somtimes just pick at it with the one nail i force to be long enough to help me use my swiss army knife with easyer but if you find something to ditract you with than youll at least stop biting them for as long as your distracted