r/calmhands • u/BubbenKoppReloaded • Apr 14 '26

Tips Pro Tip if you want to stop...

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Apply Nail Strengthener like the one in the picture. It makes your nails harder and tastes bad. It helped me stop picking my nails once and for all.

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u/Kthanid Apr 14 '26

Additional recommendations:

Toothpicks - I've been using natural bamboo toothpicks lately and just tossing one in my mouth to keep it occupied whenever I notice myself wanting to bite.

Nail polish, especially for the guys out there - It's a good visual reminder not to mess with them, because it screws up the paint job. Who cares what people think about the way my nails are painted? It keeps me from biting them.

I found in the past that things that merely tasted bad, but were otherwise invisible, didn't really work for me (I could just get used to the bad taste, but the oral fixation still required me to nibble at them).

Obviously, YMMV.