How to stop nail biting

The habit of nail biting can indicate insecurity and anxiety and starts in children, but also affect adults.The important thing is to treat the internal problem for one to stop biting nails. Some tips on how to stop biting nails are:

• Keeping small nails, cut and sanded;
• Paint them with its own enamel (leave a very bad taste in the mouth every time the finger will stop the mouth);
• Have willpower;
• Keep a stick of gum in your mouth;
• Relieve anxiety in other ways;
• In more severe cases psychotherapy is indicated.

The nails are used to protect the top of the fingers and as a barrier to the entry of microbes. The habit of nail biting can bring other problems such as ringworm, uneven growth, inflammation and infections and therefore it must always be fought.