i cant stop

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[@bunnybangz]

I do too! Only time I don't do it is if I paint or get gel nails.

[@elizabethfox667]

Same

[@whyonearthdoesthisexist]

sometimes i just think: you want to be the girl who has long nails and if you dont want to be that girl the. continue i also tried a chew necklace thing that looked like a normal necklace would and because it's embarrassing for many it made me not want to x

[@Carmen12weird]

Same!!!

[@kkbroski]

Fr, sometimes I even do it without knowing I’m actually biting my nail 😭✋🏻

[@lolaoutshoven3372]

Me 2

[@HellenShort]

The solution might be to get gel nails to cover your natural nails. They can be filed down to look like your natural nails. You won't be able to bite your nails while you have them and you can get them filled until you break the biting habit.

[@sandra701]

My pediatrician stopped me from biting my nails when I was 8 yrs old. He told me if I continued to bite my nails I'd get an incurable disease. Well, I still don't bite my nails at 70 years old.

[@hippychick420]

Ma'am you are NOT 70! Well, you don't LOOK 70. Damn!

[@ClappyBlappy69420]

@@hippychick420 Ikr she looks 45 !

[@jacklenrandall6456]

I used to bite my nails and chew on my hair all the time. My grandmother told me around the same age that I would get worms in my belly if I didn't stop. Never did it again lol I was so afraid of getting worms

[@ssjess2504]

​@@hippychick420right? Ma'am you are gorgeous and look half your age!

[@Toca_lifee]

Me too but its not good all The bacteria that is under eeww

[@idk_oumyyyyyyyyy]

I always say “I’m gonna stop biting my nails and let them grow” then I eat them for lunch. 😂

[@SamAndColbyEdits-14]

Same 😂😂

[@Pinkdollalaina]

same 😂

[@CosmotheCreature]

SAME😭

[@cindyg4533]

same

[@wendyvine7537]

Don't worry what i'm scared I also buy my nails

[@XxKiraAnimatezZ]

Recommendation: I used to severely struggle with nail bitting for as long as I can remember, up until I was abt 12 yo. Now, 4 years later, I have people come up and ask me how my fingernails r so insanely long and healthy. Well, I developed a strategy. I would dedicate 4 fingers on each hand to nail biting, and leave one finger per hand alone. Over a course of a few weeks, I would progressively reduce the amount of dedicated fingers to nail biting until I had one dedicated finger for nail biting on each hand. During this period whenever I would get the urge to bite my nails, I would just sit on my hands and find something else to distract me. Like I would quickly grab a snack, drink, or something else to chew. Now I have absolutely no desire to bite my fingernails. Ik this technique won’t work for everyone, but if u reached the point where u think u have tried everything, than this may be worth a shot:)

[@jill7717]

That is actually a really good one!!! When I am on holiday I don’t bite at all?!? And at home I’m busy and on holiday i do no nothing?!?!? So I would have enough time to bite? Crazy right??? But after the holiday my nails would start to look so much nicer but then………then…..i would get that tiny little piece of nail that would be really thin and could snap…..and I would be playing with that whole day untill they would tear and when that happens all 10 of those small edges are gone in a minute

[@zoe_24]

Thats a really good strategy, hopefully Connor tries it!

[@rallyrose9411]

Thank you so much

[@lisaeve6260]

Thanks I will try this!

[@sarah_d6378]

This is a great technique! I've been trying to stop for years now. I'm gonna try this and I'll update if it works. Thank you in advance!!

[@mila_pr23]

try the nail gel stop and grow, it helps your nails grow quicker, makes them healthier, shiny and it's rlly usefull

[@Crops02]

I NEEDED to hear someone talk about this! I bite my nails and the surrounding skin when I'm anxious and I just can't stop. It feels really nice to know other people have the same struggles

[@_michi_o]

Yes omg same, it's so hard to stop😭

[@caseylevor3679]

SAME I KNow is disgusting but it’s almost like an addiction or smth

[@Padrys]

When i got braces it just automatically got to a stop Now i do bite my nails if i am anxious but i can control it very well

[@Mol_5]

Yes like half of the skin on my thumbs is gone bc I can’t stop picking at it and biting it! I’m happy to hear some one else has this issue

[@btsedits141]

I do it a lot to deal with anxiety without even realising, its a coping mechanism, a lot of people do it, yes its horrible habit, but i have started to stop very slowly, sometimes i still do it but not as much, the way i started to stop was thinking that i am biting my nails, when I’m not it controls my anxiety and it controls my nails not looking like idk what they would look like just rlly out of shape. Love you guys!!

[@lilysang8181]

What helped me was wearing acrylic nails.. they don't have to be long but just the plastic bring there helps... And trying to not bite my nails for so many days and ticking It off on a calenders helps tons

[@Crops02]

THIS, I really want to try this, thank you for the idea

[@analucialopez6050]

Somehow I even bite acrylic nails... So even that doesn't work for me 😩 there's no hope for me!😩

[@jdtinaflies7005]

Same! Only thing that has ever worked for me, wearing fake acrylics currently lol

[@always0tired415]

This helped me too, I also have dermatillamania and it helps prevent me from picking at my skin too

[@Im-totally-not-vic]

Bruh I can relate to this so much, I bite my nails and the skin of my fingers and so yeah my fingers(hands) are the part that I'm most insecure about. I don't even remember when it started but I think it's because of my anxiety soo yeah I really need to stop

[@yammy._]

SAME!! My mom made me feel so ashamed of it and i ended up thinking it was just me. I have stopped for a while now but its coming back 😢 the fact that im a girl makes me feel like i need to have long nails and tbh I WANT THEM. it makes me feel better to know its not js me

[@Ava_isbetter847]

@@yammy._ same! I bite them so badly my nail does not go over my finger! I want nails so bad but it’s so hard to stop

[@Im-totally-not-vic]

@@yammy._ Sorry for late reply but same, my parents made me also feel ashamed and as a girl its harder cuz they say stuff like "your to pretty to be doing that" or "It looks so ugly seeing a girl doing that" so like yeah. And Ive seen that I do it a little less then before but my fingers look so ugly when they get very wet, cuz you can see where I bited the skin. But yeah Your not alone!

[@Lego-brick-builds]

Same I bite my nails

[@TocaSelinaboca]

​@@Im-totally-not-vicGirl Same,I bite my nails and my skin on the top of my nail and i can't stop!

[@lilbutterfly6977]

It's most commonly a sign of anxiety whether you realize you have it or not.

[@miaduggan-dt1sx]

Y does everyone say that to me

[@xxizuya]

@@miaduggan-dt1sx bc it’s true

[@fifi.styloo]

I used to bite my nails but one thing that i found very helpful on my journey to stop was having someone that would tell me when i was biting so i could stop! Also, finding a strong reason WHY u want to stop biting. If u bite ur nails from stress or anxiety etc, i would recommend having something else to do instead for example: a stress ball Hope this helps!!

[@joycejensen6268]

I used to bite my nails and didn't break the habit until I was in my 20s and what helped me was slowly making myself conscious of the habit and actively thinking about my nails throughout the day. I also started slow, instead of trying to stop biting all my fingernails at once I started by just maintaining one finger (ex: right pinky finger) and after I could take good care of that one fingernail for a week or two without any mess ups, I'd add in another fingernail to maintain (ex: my left pinky finger). I did this adding one fingernail at a time week by week until it became easy and I no longer had to worry about biting my nails. It also helps (for all my adhd people out there) to change the compulsive habit (biting your nails) to something good for your nails rather than bad. (Ex: keep mini nail cleaning and filing tools on your key chain and whenever you feel the need to bite your nails, clean and file them instead) - it's nearly impossible to stop all compulsive habits, but it's possible to direct the compulsive habits to good things rather than bad ones)

[@annavasilakopoulou5732]

I did it too! I stopped when I started getting my nails professionally done, or just painted them, and I didn’t wanna ruin them and waste my money. Later I got braces too, so even If i wanted to I couldn’t bite them. And also, I ALWAYS carry nail files with me! It really helps fight that urge to even out the nails or the skin pieces that bother you. You can also carry around a nail clipper for the small pieces of skin.

[@yashfakhan3747]

Will definitely follow you in this journey as so many of us are struggling with this same problem, hopefully we will also find a solution ❤.

[@lunathesunnycloud7192]

i do too and it just keeps me from crying because of anxiety but it also helps me focus

[@denisewoodsd10]

I found going for manicures helped me. You don’t have to get your nails painted but maybe seeing them cleaned up and neat could help you too.

[@BonnieBoots]

Got the habit from a family member back when I was 3-4, I vividly remember when I started, since then I haven't been able to stop. Almost 16 now. I can't stand the feeling of my nails. I feel them touch my skin and I have to eradicate the feeling, I don't know how to stop it. I will even with nail polish. I'm willing to go on this journey with ya man.

[@LianaJade]

I’m a skin around the nail biter 🫣

[@eliseball7869]

i do too!!!! I bite my nails when im nervous my friends are always telling me off!

[@theresalugo3411]

It may be off putting but it does give you a stronger immune system. 🤷🏼‍♀️ Start charting down the times of day you do this and the thoughts surrounding you when it happens. Keep a notepad and pencil on you. If you figure out the basis of why you can figure out how to stop. You’ve got this!!

[@greyceeb7304]

I used to bite my nails too but the one things that’s helped me was to keep on false nails, acrylic or gel nails. It was the only thing that’s ever helped me stop. If I don’t keep my nails done like this I noticed I almost instantly start biting them again without even realizing what I am doing when I get anxious or nervous but as long as I keep the false nails or gel nails on I don’t bite them. It’s like you have a protective top coat on your nails so you don’t even have the urge to bite them when their like that. You can always file the nails down to whatever length your most comfortable with. The gel or acrylic nails look more natural than the false ones. It also helps you to keep your nails in better shape because you always do a good manicure before putting them on and make sure you keep your nail files sanitized.

[@elyssa8087]

I hire my nails to the point where the bleed and look AWFUL I’m also quite insecure about it so hopefully this will help me and other followers who have the same issue!!

[@katie3652]

i do to i just can’t stop it just calms me down when i’m mad soemtimes more likely i do it when i’m scared/confused.

[@morganlee5164]

I started doing fake nails to stop biting because i couldn’t bite through them. I know it might sound odd but try getting a clear hard gel overlay on your nails. It will thicken them and make them stronger so it is physically harder to bite them.

[@sjy2010]

I used to bit my nails all the time without realising and yes it is hard but whenever I would I would just refuse to do so.But I know its hard to but I think with a bit of self will you can stop. 😊

[@rubykhan7438]

is no one going to talk abt how he was doing a poo while talking to us-

[@ArizonaAkinTv]

Same situation here- my tip is , start with ONE pinky on your less dominant hand. Don’t bite it no matter what, try hard daily to remember it and don’t beat yourself up if you mess up. Once it’s a healthy length, add your next finger over, ring finger of less dom hand. use the nice looking pinky as motivation not to bite the ring finger. Slowly stop biting each finger one by one, you literally ween yourself off the habit, forcing you to stop biting sooner and sooner each time. I literally relapsed on nail biting this year and am doing this again now but I broke my 15 year long childhood habit for a decade using this method

[@Leah-rp3qc]

Same😂

[@mrosegold]

The things that got me to stop biting my nails was having braces (which are expensive) and then after braces, was chewing gum. I chewed gum, 3 times a day, everyday, for 4 years. It helped a lot and i dont chew my nails anymore

[@keekoily]

clipping my nails whenever I felt like biting really helped, bought nail conditioner and basically forced myself to learn how to take care of them.

[@poppywoodcock8348]

IM 100% WITH YOU CONNA ❤

[@sydneyschaff4763]

I’ve tried all of those things too! For me the habit breaks once you finally realize you are biting your nails when you are biting them. It has to become conscious. For me, I got to college and was self conscious that my hands looked gross. From that point forward anytime I bit my nails I reminded myself that I want to have nice, healthy nails that look nice. And that alone stopped it

[@lily2ko]

I've stopped biting my nails and I'm very very proud to say that..what helped me a lot is getting into nail polish, I would advise spending time on a complicated design so then you wouldn't want to ruin it!! Even if you do you'll feel guilty about it 💀💀 or get gel nails and file them down to look natural until you shake the habit?

[@frog8313]

Ive finally stopped nail biting because...i simply wanted to paint my nails without thinking it looked stubby. So, i recommend painting your nails with a super pretty design.

[@gillybillybingbong9128]

I see people have suggested gel nails but that I presume involves going to get them professionally done and going back for removal. I managed to stop biting my nails about 15 years ago just from using regular nail polish frequently. I would paint them really dark colours so that it would annoy me getting bits of the polish all over my mouth.

[@chillin_with_a22]

I love your vids liana and Conner ❤❤❤❤

[@TheMosquitoInYourRoom]

I just broke the habit of biting them, and it was really hard to stop and it took a long time! But my technique was to get gel polish, and that completely stopped it, but if you aren't able to get gel polish for a bit, just try to remember not to and every time you're about to bite them stop yourself and do something productive. I don't know if it'll work for everyone, but that's what I did and it really helped

[@MyPuppyBoy]

I do too! I’ve been trying to stop but I’m still😭😭

[@Jocelynn2121]

HE WAS ON THE TOILET AT SOME POINT 😂

[@RonnieFarrellofficial]

Same here I’ve done it for a very long time I’ve had enough of biting my nails it’s an addiction

[@dxrkmatter6224]

I WAS LITERALLY EATING MY NAIL WHEN I WCROLLED TO THIS

[@leoubaba4903]

I used to bite my nails too until a couple of years ago. I've tried to stop for years but just like you I did it without even realising it most of the times. I can't exactly remember how but one day I just stopped doing it after the death of one of my family member to who I was the closest... Since I suffer from bad anxiety there are still times where I can't help it and I bite my nails but it's never as bad as before. You can do it !

[@raxovu]

i bit my nails for a few years of my life, it started in my primary school when my friend picked at their nails and the noise gave me sound overload, and to cope i bit my nails. then i found it hard to stop. the way i've successfully stopped doing it unless fully necessary (broken nail and i can't pull it off) is i started small; i started to try and ONLY bite my pinky fingers. so that if i needed to bite my nails, i would still have a way to do it, but on a lesser scale. then i went down to just one of my pinky nails. and then in the end i managed to just avoid temptation. (this happened over about 4 months of trying to stop biting my nails, it worked great. ) another thing that helped for a while before i did this was putting (normal tasting) COLOURED nail polish. important for it to be coloured because if it's see through you forget about how disgusting it is. coloured nail polish helped me because whenever i went to bite my nails, i would see the colour rising up to my face and it would snap me back into reality and make me realise what i was doing. so yeah, if you need more ideas, try these.

[@s1rennn]

i was actually a nail biter aswell but my mom said if i could grow in my nails i could go to a nail salon and cut my hair! long story short my nails look like claws 😂❤ , i’m super proud of my nails , nail growth isn’t faste but in the end they will look beautiful!!! ❤ , i recommend vasallen & camomile oil like every 2 days to get your nails stronger, and remember to cut them regularly so they grow stronger & prettier ❤

[@gracietovey2967]

Honestly, i bite my nails and i paint them , and my nails are my biggest insecuritie is my nails too.❤️

[@dhanisingh78]

Same. Exept when I get my nails painted.

[@rice-hero-VS-hungry-monster]

Biting nails is actually a common stim. Especially for people who are neurodivergent, but not only for them, it's your body's way of stimulating your mind enough to stay focused. The same way some people tap their feet or twirl their hair.

[@corrinafarley5805]

You know i was with you at one point. I bit my nails when i was younger but then one day i just stopped. I don’t how or why i just stopped. I think i just grew out of it. But you never know you might too

[@_luvvBug]

currently 12, my father had a bunch of things messed up with him (mental health, hes gone now, rip !) like anxiety, i think the anxiety was passed down (comes from both sides of the family, so does autism..adhd..depression- they all jus mentally unstable💀) and i’ve been biting my nails since i was IN THE LEAST 5, i also picked up many other habits which isn’t good..

[@Juju-mg4jl]

I also used to struggle with nail biting. I started when i was around 6 or 7. When i was 12 or 13 i realized that i hated my short stubby nails, i decided to challenge my self. I would go 1 day without biting with time the 1 day turned into 3 into a week, i can now go 3 to 4 weeks without biting my nails

[@dianepayne4658]

I do it all the time and at school especially in maths

[@grwms..sarahh]

SAME MY FATHER BIT HIS NAILS INFRONT OF ME😭

[@lisav486]

He has beautiful eyes

[@Ajsasukeeeee]

Me too I just can't stop doing it so I'm trying to stop myself 😫

[@dIxy_DazIe]

Him:How relatable- Me:YES

[@Sabasaba2013-9]

I do too if I’m nervous or just some reasons like yours

[@amberturner8555]

I do it to you no need to feel ashamed it really does feel embarrassing but you just need to feel your own insecurities and be yourself.

[@Hazy_h]

I have the same problem but what I do is I give myself a goal So if I don't bite my nails for the whole month I get a treat like getting my nails done or Starbucks or dunkin or really anything that's a reward 😁❤

[@Mina-rf3nw]

I used to do it for the better part of my life too, then one day randomly in quarantine I thought "how about I just stop?" now three years later almost, I stopped and my nails are long and strong, they look so much better

[@ZunimuOfficial]

I was literaly biting my nails when this video came on 😂

[@anabellet4966]

I used to bite my nails a LOT. I eventually got myself to stop by chewing gum a lot more and also giving myself other things to fidget with (like spinning rings, fidget spinner, etc) to keep my hands and mouth busy

[@sophiekhan7911]

I used to bite my nails a lot, my mom tried everything she could, bitter tasting nail paint, literally everything, but once i turned 12 i had this huge motivation to grow my nails and have naturally amazing Nails like my friend, so that's how I stopped my self and today i have the most gorgeous nails, but one of my nail is still damaged and is a bit out of shape

[@kenzie8495]

Not me bitting my nails as when I started watching this 😭

[@Ali-StenPlays]

Me too! But my mom helped me over come it. And very thankfull cause my mom helped me!

[@laikenaugustine4557]

I used to bite my nails too. The best thing you can do is put on a nail polish color that you like and make them look pretty so you don’t want to bite them

[@st4rCAT230]

Not me biting my nails while watching this 🥲

[@annareardon8886]

Same here i also pick my skin and i just can't stop. Its so difficult. Good luck

[@andykolte5613]

Same here. I still bite my nails sometimes. Lots of love

[@elliefitzpatrick544]

Same! I literally can not stop no matter how hard I try so I always end up using acrylics to hide them 🫣🤣😅

[@martashappyspot4807]

I used to do that too! The only thing that stopped was having braces because they were kind of a reminder to stop or, like every time I was tempted I would sit on my hands so that they were not accessible

[@Theyluv_bella]

Not me biting my nails when I scrolled onto this video 💀

[@kayleighhunt9760]

Its ok connor i get it i do it all the time and i also got it from my parents as well we got this we can ALL defeat this❤

[@Strawberryfrogcake]

Me to! Try painting your nails with a clear polish or any polish it's what O do.

[@NNotThatNat]

To stop nail biting, you should put some lemon juice on it. (That’s what I do) and when I try to bite it I taste the lemon juice and I stop. Its a really good hack!

[@ihadastrokereadingthis]

the longest time ive went without biting them is 11 weeks, and i definitely cant beat it. my tips are to just pay attention to your hands or have something in them, so you cant bite them.

[@kimbuxton2454]

But it can make your immune system stronger And koasy's so cute Love your videos 💗

[@GrimaceTheEvil]

I do it too!I am so glad u can relate

[@vonnie.dk.]

I do it too, can’t stop, I will definitely follow your journey. (I also pick at my nails)

[@JMAvil4]

I do too! And I started to stop when I got a small lump in my mouth that maybe caused by the nail bites. Just be careful!

[@Tuliii465]

Try dipping them in vinegar for 15min a day for three weeks that might help😁😊

[@littlebeans1320]

not me bitting my nails while watching this 😅

[@elora9990]

So I don’t BITE my nails but my mom does sometimes and so I pick at my nails with other nails so try to really only bite your nails when your nervous or thinking about something, but since that’s a problem for you, you can just tape your mouth shut and only open it to talk. Hope this helped! 😊

[@katieforgey3547]

Belittle a biting my nails while I'm watching these

[@Lillys_channel80]

I do it too! A lot of people do! I try soooo hard to stop it but I can!

[@estherwright5532]

That is me included in races and everything in school everything I bought my nails

[@Waffles__loading]

I do the same thing to the best thing to do is smear aloe vera around your nails and if you bite your nails you going to have a really bitter aftertaste that stays for a while that's what I did and it work as stop biting my nails😊

[@MissSanam10]

I used to have it too but now I have learned to control it whenever I'm biting my nails i stop my self and if I get annoyed by the shape i just take a nail file and now I have stopped biting my nails ☺️👏✨

[@chxwmiffz]

Get acrylic gel from where ever liana gets her nails done it’s so thick and chunky u might just give up on trying to bite through❤😊

[@Random_badeditsss]

I use to by my nails all the with out realizing. And recently I stopped doing it. I would bite my nails whenever I was nervous or bored or something. So I started keeping a small fidget in my pocket and when I start to bite my nails I just play with the fidget instead and now my nails are really long. I’d recommend keeping a fidget in your pocket. Like a pew popper thing or one of those rings that look like spring. Or an anxiety ring helps to

[@tatumrens6283]

Omg i have been bitting my nails ever since was about 3 and have tried everything and nothing works and i am so happy that you shared this its also a really big insecurity of me Hope we can get some people relating in the comments 👇

[@larissaf7251]

I used to do it and i stopped so if I stopped other people can stop too. You're nails become really nice

[@FabioL121]

What really helped me as a child was I used actual nail polish, rather than the bad tasting stuff.

[@giacova4634]

Something I did was painting my nails but when I stopped because I didn’t have the color I wanted I wen ton to continue biting it or you could punish yourself like make yourself eat hot sauce cause it’ll make your brain know punishment if you bite your nails nail biting is a sign or procrastination so if you find something to do then you won’t do it anymore

[@justme8274]

I used to bit my nails really bad as a child, until my uncle kept on me about it and I just wanted him to stop telling me how nasty it was. I was determined it quite just to shut him up 😂 it took a while but I finally did lose interest and it’s weird bc I don’t even really know when it happened. I didn’t have much luck with the nail polish either but I think it more about awareness and constantly reminding yourself to get your fingers out of your mouth and before you know it you don’t have to remind yourself anymore but warning it could take quite a while so be patient 😊

[@Lauren32169]

I’ve found that when I paint my nails I don’t bite them because I don’t want to ruin the clean edge (I usually put some of the horrible tasting stuff over the top which helps too)

[@Dolphin019]

I bite my nails to Connor. But I’ve stopped a bit. I’ve started to stop a little bit. I got advice for all of you guys maybe play with a fidget toy or something or distract your self with something. Love you guys 💜

[@jamesdunevein7245]

Don’t feel embarrassed I do it too and I try not too

[@sunny_fox26]

go connor you can do it 🌞🐱

[@brodyfowlkes6939]

Are do it too you don’t have to be embarrassed. Almost everybody does that I do that every single day. Don’t be embarrassed. You are perfect the way you are.