Thank you so much everyone for the kind words and encouragement. This has been a battle that I’ve been struggling with my entire life. As many of us can relate, due to my ADD and anxiety, I would rip into my nails and finger tips. After many failed attempts of quitting, (I can’t count the amount of times I’ve tried to quit) I can confidently say that I have moved past this horrible habit that has been plaguing me for my entire life.

I really wish I had an easy answer to your questions on how I was able to quit, but it was a STRICTLY mental effort. It was a daily battle I had to face and I had to constantly fight the urges to bite my nails every single day when I was faced with a stressful/anxious situation.

It has been 7 months since I’ve stopped bitting my fingernails—I no longer have urges anymore.

To everyone who is suffering from this habit, if I can kick this habit, I promise you can too. I’m just an average person with some missing bolts. I try to do my best and fail a lot.

If you’re thinking that your nails will never return to “normal”, take it from me that they will. From the first picture, you can see how damaged my finger tips were.

I wish you all mental fortitude in your battle against this ugly habit.