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I've had a problem with biting my nails ever since I was about 3 years old. I've been trying to quit since I was 13 and this year I made it my new year's resolution to stop. 5 months into the new year and I've almost completely broken the habbit, It has been 3 weeks since I've actually bit a nail off although I often put them in my mouth, then manage to stop myself before it's too late. I've made is this far with the help of a few tricks including
Trimming my nails down to the nail bed to cause a painful reaction to even a small amout of nail-chewing
Painting my nails so i would become aware of the nail polish taste and stop myself
Chewing gum everytime I felt the urge to bite my nails.
This last trick has become a bit of a problem though, As I've stopped the habbit of nail-biting I've come into the habit of swallowing the gum I'm chewing after just a few minutes. I often don't even notice I've swallowed the gum untill I realize i'm not chewwing anymore. Does anyone have any ideas for how I can stop this? I know swallowing a piece of gum here and there isn't too bad but I'm now swallowing 3-4 pieces EVERYDAY. I can't find any other way to keep from biting my nails. Does anyone know a way I can either quit swallowing my gum or stop biting my nails without chewing gum?
<bot>: Managed to quit nail-biting habbit by chewing gum, developed a dangerous gum swallowing habbit.