Ugh. I'm trying to break myself of the bad habit of chewing on my fingernails. And it is a tough one to break, lemme tell you! I never really cared about doing it before, because I need my nails short anyway, but I've decided I want my hands to look more presentable, and it bugs me, now, that I'm having so much trouble with it.
I need to buy some straws. My sister says that when they're trying to cure little kids of biting their nails (apparently I have an oral fixation... don't leer, it's rude), they give them straws to chew on.
But it's driving me crazy! Now that I'm paying attention, I'm noticing that I have my fingers in my mouth all the time. So far, though, I've managed not to chew the nails on my right hand for three weeks. I've not been as successful with my left hand, although they're still in better shape than they would normally be. But I've been fairly successful so far. More successful than I was with that "stop going to bed so late" vow. (Still doing OK on the "read better literature" one, though! Yeah me!)
The weird thing is that I'm not used to having any fingernails at all (as typically they are bitten almost to the quick) so now I'm noticing them when I type. That's going to take some getting used to.
Anyone had this bad habit and broken it?
