What worked for me was to get the cheap fake fingernail tips at Walmart and super glue them on, file them down short, and keep them on for 2-3 weeks. I kept extra glue in my purse if one fell off and would immediately glue it back on. If one came off and was lost, I would put a band aid around that finger tip until I could get home and glue another tip on. After a few weeks of it, the nails underneath were long enough that I would not bite them. I know super glue is not good for your nails but I was desperate. I will go 2-3 years with long nails and 1-2 years biting them to the quick (I return to biting them when they break and it spirals out of control). I have been doing it this way for 30 years or so. Good luck! It can be done.
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Reply to LPT request - How to stop biting nails? by ApplemooseGG
What worked for me was to get the cheap fake fingernail tips at Walmart and super glue them on, file them down short, and keep them on for 2-3 weeks. I kept extra glue in my purse if one fell off and would immediately glue it back on. If one came off and was lost, I would put a band aid around that finger tip until I could get home and glue another tip on. After a few weeks of it, the nails underneath were long enough that I would not bite them. I know super glue is not good for your nails but I was desperate. I will go 2-3 years with long nails and 1-2 years biting them to the quick (I return to biting them when they break and it spirals out of control). I have been doing it this way for 30 years or so. Good luck! It can be done.