nail biting

Alizarin

Wow, I disappear for a few days and come back to find that the thread has been taken over by Wookies and one of us is secretly the prime minister! (It isn't me!)

I was on a course yesterday so spent the whole day sitting in a classroom staring at a projector screen. I was REALLY worried about chewing as I usually always eat all my nails every time I go on a course ... but I managed to not do it! Yay!

I'm going shopping with my mum tomorrow and I'm going to make sure she sees my new and improved nails - she always told me off for chewing when I lived at home.

Well done everyone, keep up the good work!

Mimi_Arc_en_ciel

ive been offered a new job 16 hours a week £10.50 an hour - think of all the nail polish i could buy . . . . lol

Well done Alizarin but dont be shoving your fingers in your mums face tomorrow lol :rotfl:

My forefinger and thumb nails arent growing either babyhead so it s probably "normal"

Ive got to head into town soon to pick a new ring so im glad ill have some nice nails lol My current rings are TWO whole ring sizes bigger so need to get them changed!

Hope everyone is having a fab day and have a brilliant non-chewing weekend x

Jojo_the_Tightfisted

Yay! Well done on jobs, wookies and not biting nails!

Love to everyone!

Have a great afternoon!
xx

Mimi_Arc_en_ciel

how is everyone getting on?

Ive been able to get a cleaning stick underneath my nails but the tips look filthy ive brought one of those "white" pencils but that doesnt seem to be working

they arent off the edge of my finger tips yet but they arent too far of

Hope everyone has had a nice weekend

Take care
x

babyhead

Oops...i had bite yesterday as one broke and I was out but I just bit off the broken bit I promise!

Really annoyed but oh well. Going well otherwise!!!!! Keep going everyone

Silaqui

I always though mine were really dirty early on Mommyme, after a while it's not so bad (I guess because there's less space for the muck to get under) so stick with it. I was self concious about it so I borrowed an opaque pale pink polish (I think it was part of a french manicure set) and used that, obviously they are still dirty but it's not so noticeable.

Aww babyhead thats a shame - but at least you still have 9 unbitten ones! Put a nail file in your purse for emergencies!

Loving the wookie mascot WWRRRRRAOOOOOOAAAHH

angelavdavis

OK confession time, I fell off the wagon big styley last night and have not a fingernail left!

Back to the drawing board.....

Jojo_the_Tightfisted

Not to worry - it's supposed to take 12 weeks for any habit/learned behaviour to become ingrained (such as the habit of NOT putting your fingers in your mouth and munching). I figure that any period of not biting proves that it is possible for you to make permanent changes.

I woke up two mornings ago with a massive chunk having been taken out of one corner of my right ring finger nail. No idea what happened - perhaps I whapped it on the bedframe as I slept. In carefully smoothing it off to prevent more breakage or biting, I ended up with it slanting towards my thumb.

Now, with the thumbnail slanting towards the fingers, and 3 out of 4 fingers slanting towards the thumb, I look like a professional guitarist.

Stick a guitar in my hands and it's very clear that I sound like a professional cat murderer.

Keep it up guys!

xx Jo

Mimi_Arc_en_ciel

hows everyone getting on?

Silaqui

Hello everyone! Well for me it'll be 6 weeks (I think...) on Friday and my nails are just beginning to reach the ends of my fingertips :j Can't believe I've got them that far, they are still annoying me a bit though but I'm going to keep them around that length till I get used to them. I teach design and technology so any longer that that and I reckon I'll be constantly breaking them anyway. AND one of the girls at school complemented me on them today! I don't know why as I have only got strengthener on them so nothing special, but the ends of my nails are VERY white so maybe she thought I had a french manicure or something lol.

Anyway to celebrate my success I'm thinking of buying my first fingernail polish at the weekend :rotfl:I have some bright ones that I use on my toes but don't think that would be appropriate for work so gonna go for something a bit more toned down.

Any suggestions what colour I should go for? I'll probably end up with a dusky pink though hehe!

Hope everyone else is doing well, don;t worry Angela if at first you don't succeed, try try again! You've done it once so you can break the habit!