Please provide some do's and don'ts on overcoming nail biting.

Ignore: Coat your nails w a bitter tasting "nail biting" polish to discourage you from biting.

Ignore: Do think of all the potential dirt, debris and bacteria you could be introducing in your mouth.

Ignore: Try snapping a rubber band on your wrist when the urge to bite comes. Don't bite your cuticles away.

Ignore: Habits can be broken.Determination spurs motivation.

Ignore: Do believe you can stop and don't focus and see yourself in failure.

Ignore: Employ a constructive distraction such as using a nail file to busy your hands.

Ignore: Polish nails to decreased the desire to mess them up.

Ignore: Study the nails of people who don't bite their nails for extra motivation.

Keeping: Keeping your mouth busy will cut down on the amount of time you spend biting your nails.

Ignore: Dip your nails into nail polish remover every morning. It makes them taste bitter and nasty.

Ignore: Take the time to polish your nails a dark color or apply non toxic foul tasting substance to nails.

Ignore: Do try badly smelling nail polish to dissuade nail biting. Reapply the polish daily.

Ignore: Coat your nails with a bitter tasting nail biting polish. Get regular manicures. Do manage stress.

Get: Get a beautiful (perhaps expensive) manicure that you will not want to mess up.

Ignore: Yoga, meditation, deep breathing, or squeezing a stress ball might be very helpful;

Ignore: Keep nails very short, or try covering them with artificial nails. Try "Thum" hot pepper polish.