The Most Popular Nail Biting Treatments

There are several different nail biting treatments on the market that are designed to help you consciously change your habit, even if it is one that happens on a subconscious level. You can use the products alone, or you can use them along with a more unconventional treatment, such as therapy or hypnosis.

Conventional Treatments

The most conventional treatment is to apply something to the tips of your fingernails, so that you will notice that you are beginning to bite your nails. These products typically contain natural or harmless ingredients, so that almost anyone can use them to cure nail biting. The most common ingredient used is cayenne pepper, which can be quite hot.

Other treatments include therapy for stress, stress management classes, and using a negative reinforcement technique to rid yourself of the behavior. Some of these treatments, such as stress management, may or may not work, depending on the reasons that you resort to nail biting. If you are unconsciously biting your nails, for example, you may not realize what you are doing until it is too late.

Nail Biting in Kids

Most of the time, if you see a child with a chronic nail biting problem, you will find that they are having trouble in some area of their life. They may be having difficulty at home or school, or they may be having a hard time adjusting to something new in their life. With nail biting in kids, the most common treatment is to talk to the child, so that they can express their feelings.

Typically, a child will stop biting their nails as long as they have an outlet for their concerns. If your child has a severe nail biting problem, then you may want to ask him or her if they are having a problem that they would like to talk about. If they have a severe nail biting problem, then you may want to use an all natural cure to help them have healthier hands. Usually, you will need to ask your doctor before you begin treatment, however.

Unconventional Treatments

For some people, conventional treatments simply do not work as quickly or as effectively as they would like, and another type of treatment for nail biting is desired. You can try many different options, including hypnosis. There are many different self help hypnosis program available online, so you will not have to pay tons of money to stop biting your nails.

You can order these a self help CD for a relatively low cost, and treat your nail biting problem at the root: Your unconscious obsessive compulsion with relieving stress through nail biting. Even though it sounds like a new illness, nail biting from stress is a common occurrence. Having healthy hands is easy when you have the right combination of treatments, especially if you want to stop nail biting where it behind.

Not everyone can successfully use hypnosis, but most people can. As long as you are open to this type of treatment, you can successfully use hypnosis.

D. Bruce Stevens is an advocate of eliminating severe nail biting techniques chronicled on his Severe Nail Biting website. See here for specific information on nail biting treatments

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