• Dizzy Devil Ducky@lemm.ee
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    11 months ago

    I have the same problem, except I’ll sometimes end up chewing them so much that one finger will bleed in-between the finger and nail on the side. In fact, I’m pretty sure I have dried blood under one of my fingernails.

    • Turbofish@lemmy.world
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      11 months ago

      I used be a an absolute fiend for biting my nails. What fixed it was buying a little Swiss army knife nail set. It’s got a wee little nail clippers and file. It fulfilled the need for nervous movement.

    • moody@lemmings.world
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      11 months ago

      Friend of mine solved this by using a sort of nail polish that tastes super bitter. Got her to keep her fingers out of her mouth.

      • 2xsaiko@discuss.tchncs.de
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        11 months ago

        My parents got me one of those when I was a kid. It didn’t help me at all, back then at least :(

        Glad it worked for her though!