7 Tips To Stop Nail Biting

Image: Pexels

31 March 2025

People bite their nails for various reasons, often stemming from emotional or psychological factors. Here are 7 tips to avoid doing it:

Image: Pexels

Trim the nails
Keep the nails trimmed short as it will reduce the urge to bite them with less area to work with.

Image: Pexels

Distract yourself
Keep a stress ball, fidget toy or any other item in your hands to distract yourself from biting the nails. 

Image: Pexels

Relax yourself
Stress is a trigger for biting nails in most instances. Avoid taking extra stress and learn to stay in the present through mindfulness.

Image: Pexels

Bitter nail polish
Apply a bitter-tasting polish to deter yourself from putting fingers in the mouth.

Image: Pexels

Start small
Start by focusing on not biting one nail and gradually expand to others for a sense of progress.

Image: Pexels

Identify triggers
The tips might not help in the long run until the root cause that triggers the habit is identified.

Image: Pexels

Reward yourself
Treat yourself when you hit milestones, like a week without biting, to stay motivated.

Image: Pexels

Check More Stories

Image: Unsplash

ndtv.com