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Hey guys!
I thought of this idea this morning and thought it would make a great post. On some other forums I visit people often post diaries or kind of "work in progress" posts so readers can see how a project is going.
Well I am a serial nail biter and have decided that from this day forth I am going to put an end to the nibbles!
Here's my short backstory:
I never used to bite my nails at all through primary school, it was never something I thought of doing. When I moved to secondary school I went through a phase of being bullied pretty badly by some rough children, this was when I was aged 11-14. During this time I acquired a horrible habit of not only biting my nails in anxiety and worry, but also biting the skin around the nails until they hurt... sometimes even bleeding. Almost 10 years on I am now 23 I still haven't lost this awful habit. It's safe to say I am no longer bullied and I lead a pretty active social life which leaves me with the problem of always having short nails on nights out etc. During uni I would have weeks where my nails would grow quite a bit, but once they got to a certain length I would end up biting them off again sometimes without fully realizing I was doing it. The majority of the time in college and uni I would have my nails painted a colour - this would stop me biting while the nail varnish was on but would also stop people from noticing the terrible, damaged condition my nails are in! I am tired of always hiding my fingernails and being an artist I am always having people looking over my shoulder to watch me at work and I can't bare the thought they could be judging my nails as well as my work!
SO! Today I am going to tell the photo story of my recovery, I feel like if I have this log online I will stick to it more and also explain what I am doing to heal up my damaged nails on the way for people who also suffer from compulsive nail biting.
Feel free to share your thoughts or ask questions /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" /> - Also if you find bitten nails gross then this may not be the thread for you! The first pictures are going to be the worst obviously /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />
This is the current condition/problems of my nails while beginning this diary.
DAY 1:
Treatment:
Filing down broken areas of nail.
Using tweezers to pull off loose skin instead of biting.
Using aloe vera on individual nails and argan oil.
Moisturizing hands using Cetaphil moisturzer.
Prevention:
Wearing GLOVES while indoors! (No joke /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />)
I thought of this idea this morning and thought it would make a great post. On some other forums I visit people often post diaries or kind of "work in progress" posts so readers can see how a project is going.
Well I am a serial nail biter and have decided that from this day forth I am going to put an end to the nibbles!
Here's my short backstory:
I never used to bite my nails at all through primary school, it was never something I thought of doing. When I moved to secondary school I went through a phase of being bullied pretty badly by some rough children, this was when I was aged 11-14. During this time I acquired a horrible habit of not only biting my nails in anxiety and worry, but also biting the skin around the nails until they hurt... sometimes even bleeding. Almost 10 years on I am now 23 I still haven't lost this awful habit. It's safe to say I am no longer bullied and I lead a pretty active social life which leaves me with the problem of always having short nails on nights out etc. During uni I would have weeks where my nails would grow quite a bit, but once they got to a certain length I would end up biting them off again sometimes without fully realizing I was doing it. The majority of the time in college and uni I would have my nails painted a colour - this would stop me biting while the nail varnish was on but would also stop people from noticing the terrible, damaged condition my nails are in! I am tired of always hiding my fingernails and being an artist I am always having people looking over my shoulder to watch me at work and I can't bare the thought they could be judging my nails as well as my work!
SO! Today I am going to tell the photo story of my recovery, I feel like if I have this log online I will stick to it more and also explain what I am doing to heal up my damaged nails on the way for people who also suffer from compulsive nail biting.
Feel free to share your thoughts or ask questions /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" /> - Also if you find bitten nails gross then this may not be the thread for you! The first pictures are going to be the worst obviously /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />
This is the current condition/problems of my nails while beginning this diary.
DAY 1:
Treatment:
Filing down broken areas of nail.
Using tweezers to pull off loose skin instead of biting.
Using aloe vera on individual nails and argan oil.
Moisturizing hands using Cetaphil moisturzer.
Prevention:
Wearing GLOVES while indoors! (No joke /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />)