How to stop gnawing your nails

Each person has his own characteristics and habits. Some of them are adequate, but some should be better to refuse. These include the habit of gnawing nails and not only children, but also adults suffer from it. Doctors call this unsightly "weakness" onhofagia. It causes quite a lot of difficulties, so you should find the reason why it manifests itself and get rid of it as early as possible.  

Reasons for the habit of gnawing nails

In order to eliminate this habit, you need to understand why it arises. Depending on the age of the root cause can be different. For kids, the behavior of parents plays an important role. Their dependence develops at the age of 4 years, before this period, as such, there is no habit. And in adults, it can occur due to constant stress, which accompanies them daily.

The reasons for the habit of gnawing nails in children:

1. An unsuccessful example of parents - the child imitates them and eventually begins to bite their nails, so adults need to carefully monitor what they do with their children, since they very quickly intercept their habits. In order not to ask the question of how to dump the child from this habit, you should stop gnawing your nails yourself.
2. Often, the child begins to bite his nails only because they are bored, so parents should find him a lesson in order to distract. The desire to gnaw the nails can occur while watching cartoons or a fascinating game. If you do not pay attention to this in time, then at a conscious age it will be more difficult to fight the habit.
   

The reasons for gnawing nails in adults:

1. Often, adults begin to spoil the appearance of their nails during the period of manifestation of internal anxiety - the problem of everyday and sexual nature, constant overstrain and overwork leads to the emergence of a malicious habit. A person is trying to somehow relieve tension and, without thinking about the consequences, begin to spoil his nails.
2. During some entertaining lesson that requires complete concentration. The presence of this habit indicates that a person becomes uncertain and unbalanced in his inner state, so it becomes more difficult to get rid of it. However, it happens that the problem arises from anger and anger, and in this case you can wait for help only from a psychologist, since complications arise “in the head”.

The consequences of the habit of gnawing nails

The problem of the nested nails prevents an adult from being a full -fledged member of society. Since the first thing people pay attention to when meeting is hands, so they should always look neat and well -groomed. But if your nails are in an unsightly state, you can hardly make a good impression. On this, the consequences of the habit of gnawing nails are not limited.

The consequence of damage to the nail plate:

1. Small wounds may appear in which microbes fall and then there will be a risk of infection, suppuration of the tissue around the nail, deformation of the shape of the nail, etc.
2. Dirt is collected under the nails - it falls into the mouth, and then into the stomach and intestines, which leads to poisoning and the appearance of parasites.
3. Teeth also suffer from this habit - the constant pressure causes inflammation in the periodontal, lowering the gums and loosening of healthy teeth.

Nervous excitement should have his own output, but sometimes a person reaches for his nails only because he has developed a certain reflex, so the habit manifests itself unconsciously. This indicates that she penetrated deep into consciousness and it will not be so simple to get it from there.

Methods of combating the habit of gnawing nails for children

Sometimes parents do not perceive the habit of their child to bite their nails seriously, hoping that soon he will stop doing this. However, events can develop in different ways-the baby can independently get rid of the habit of gnawing nails or this process can develop into constant. You can fight it with the help of punishment or warnings, and you can simply scold or apply medical nail polish with a bitter taste. These methods often begin to work, but they are not focused on the cause of the symptoms.

If you began to notice that your child is gnawing his nails only because his eyes have a negative example before his eyes, then he can be leaned from this habit by smearing his fingers with a bitter substance, as this is considered the initial stage of the development of onychophagia. But it happens that the reason is on the psychological level, so a special approach is needed. It should be found out what exactly disturbs the child-the fear of something or frequent conflicts of adults, or maybe constant loads caused the appearance of a habit.

If you are not able to independently understand what could be the cause, then you should immediately contact a child psychologist. He will help you deal with the fears of your child, and you can protect him from ugly and uneven nails.

How not to bite your nails to adults

If it’s easier to deal with a children's habit, then it will not work with an adult. It has been “developed” for years and in this case it all depends on your desire and perseverance. First you need to think about the fact that your manicure can be spoiled forever, and others will begin to avoid communication with you. In addition, sooner or later you will bring an infection in an open wound, which will lead to negative consequences and visiting a medical institution.

Treatment methods:

1. Often, a person during the thought process ceases to notice that he begins to bite his nails. This happens reflexively, so you need to constantly think that it is ugly. You can even attach several stickers to the mirror at home so that this phrase is always in front of your eyes. In this regard, the idea of \u200b\u200bugly nails will stop you and over time you will study to bite them forever. It is only necessary to combine the thought with the action and then the positive result is guaranteed to you.
2. Remember that the nerve cells do not recover, so save them and try to reduce the risk of anxiety in trifles. Take care of your nervous system and try to spend more time in the fresh air, go in for sports or find your favorite pastime for yourself - this will help you relax and make you forget that you need to bite your nails in order to get rid of stress.
   
3. Better, a relaxing bath with sea salt or flavored foam, massage of the whole body with aromaticoma, visiting SPA-Procedure will enter into the habit. Prepare for yourself tea based on herbal decoction - this will help put your body in order.
4. Find another lesson for your hands, for example, use seeds. At the moment when you want to bite your nails, switch to seeds. If you are not a fan of peeling of sunflower seeds, then they can be replaced with rosary or some toy for the development of motor skills.
5. To stop gnawing on your hands, make them completely different movements, for example, pat your hands lightly or make your hands massage. The main thing is to choose something useful, without harm to your health, since most often people can replace one bad habit with another, for example, they begin to smoke or eat. Both that and another can lead to negative consequences - excess weight or lung disease, so this should not be done.
6. Enjoy yourself to wear a special coin in your pocket so that you can twist it at any moment in your hands.
7. If you are a creative person, then you can try to do something from clay, plasticine or even dough. Your fingers will be constantly busy and, moreover, any of the listed materials will stick to the fingers and leaves its traces, so you are unlikely to want to taste clay or plasticine.
   
8. It is not necessary to bite nails - gnaw fruits or toothpick, and sometimes even soft children's toys for erased teeth help. However, the last option is better to use at home.
9. Start visiting the manicure salon - the necessary care of your hands and beautiful nails will not allow you to spoil them. Remember that you spent a lot of time and money from the master in order to put your nails in order.
10. Another way out of the situation, but it is suitable only for girls and women - you can increase gel or acrylic nails.
11. Sometimes an adult gnaws a nail because it has broken, so you should always have forceps or a file with you.
    
12. Ordinary medical gloves will help you abandon a malicious habit. Firstly, you cannot physically get to your nails. Secondly, it is hot in gloves and this will serve as a strong motivator, as associations will work. Remind yourself that if you do not want to constantly walk in gloves, it is better to say goodbye to a bad habit.

You can deal with why children and adults are gnawing. And it doesn’t matter how much time it takes you, the main thing is to find then to replace this occupation and start doing something useful for you.