The Amazing Cure For Nail Biting

I find it hard to believe, but the rubber band nail biting cure worked; 100%. Just as Ken Norton described, the effects were apparent within just a couple of days and after seven the transformation was complete. My once gnarled digits now look like something from a fairy liquid commercial and the day I used nail clippers (to perform a task hitherto accomplished with my teeth) will not be forgotten in a hurry.

How can a lifelong habit be kicked so easily? Could this method work for other habits?

Well for one thing, I don't think it has anything to do with pain. The ping on the rubber band seems to act more like a reminder, an extra step in the nail biting process, and it was enough to stop my brain from fooling me into thinking I wasn't biting my nails. Ken's right when he says it actually brings the habit to the front of you mind. It was almost as if I could feel the habit leaving me and every time I thought about it I felt better, which reinforced my desire to not chew. I actually found myself putting my fingers to my mouth not to bite but to simply feel my new nails against my teeth. Almost as if I was taunting my brain; punishing it for so many years of deception.

I do think this method could work for other habits, but I imagine it's most successful when there's nothing in the way of a reward. Unlike smoking or eating (which are only partially habitual, after being addictions) nail biting offers little joy to the victim. Habits such as nose-picking, joint-clicking, perhaps even stammering, would seem to be the right sort of candidate. The rubber band would probably still help a smoker though, in combination with something to overcome the addiction.

I implore any suffering nail biters to give it a try. I'm certain it will work. If it wasn't just a rubber band then I would patent it.