I am now in the position of knowing, in depth, what it was like to be a compulsive nail biter, unable to stop and so confused about why it happened. AND being on the other side of the habit as someone who has absolutely no desire to nibble whatsoever.

The urge to chew, nibble, pick or bite has completely gone.

The urges subsided relatively quickly when I stopped fuelling the desire. I was geared up for the urges to be as bad as they had always been, whenever I’d attempted to stop nail biting in the past. But I wasn’t using the same old approach of product + trying + willpower. The urges were minimal because I was aware of the desire-urge-reward mechanism. I became familiar with my triggers and what my habit pathway was. I learned how to interrupt my familiar learned responses with increased awareness and by being able to identify my thoughts and feelings. I had a choice as to what actions I took. I had all my power back.

I know how to try to stop nail biting the way most people attempt to do it. AND I know how to do it using proven cognitive behavioural methodologies. The difference is huge. 1 works permanently, the other is constant use of willpower and the risk of relapsing back into the habit.

I was certain that I had stopped nail biting for good, even before I had regrown my nails. This was re-affirmed just recently. I split my thumb nail (using my nail as a tool instead of finding a proper implement for the job!) quite low down the side - about 9mm down. In the past that would’ve been an irresistible flaw that I would have worried at, until it developed into something much larger that flapped around and I would not have resisted the urge to chew.

However, I simply looked at the split, noted it and then set about thinking what I could do to repair it. In the end I just used my weekly applications of nail strengthener and filed my thumb nail a bit shorter.

I left the split completely alone for 6 weeks!!!!!
Last Sunday I simply filed the split away, as it had grown out.
I have never in my life been able to do that before.

It’s only looking back I realise how big a test this was of whether I had totally extinguished the desire to bite my nails. At the time it didn’t even cross my mind that this was an opportunity to bite again. No trigger, no desire, no urge. I have lived into my chosen belief that I am someone who no longer bites their nails.

Can you imagine ending your nail biting habit so thoroughly that this could be true for you too? If I can stop nail biting after 50+ years with the habit and zero belief that it was possible - then so can you. This is available to anyone who really wants to stop. The problem is we have never been taught why we bite our nails (the real causes) and how to set about ending the habit at causal level.

The reasons we nail bite are not what we think they are. It’s NOT about finding the right product, definitely not about resisting urges, and is more about self discipline than willpower.

To change the nail biting habit you absolutely have to change your mind.

I was preventing myself from being capable of change, by believing thoughts like:

I’ve tried everything
The products don’t work
I can’t
Nothing works
There must be something wrong with me
I am a nail biter
Anxiety, stress, boredom, restlessness makes me bite my nails.

Uncovering crappy thoughts and beliefs is key to ending this habit - for good.

I have a coaching program and can help you end nail biting for good.

You go from: Not understanding why, being confused, quitting at the first hurdle, not being in control, finding urges irresistible and being unwilling to experience emotional discomfort.

To: Being cognisant of all the mechanisms that drive the nail biting habit, learning how to keep going no matter what, knowing where you have power and choice, changing your mind about being a nail biter, allowing urges, embracing the richness of all emotions and growing your self-confidence.


You too can permanently end your nail biting with ease. This habit can be unlearned within weeks.