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As I've said in many posts, I got put on antidepressants recently and it's been pretty life-changing. It has pretty much entirely stopped my extreme lifelong habit of nail-biting overnight. I was such an extreme nail biter that when I ran out of nail I'd move to the cuticles, I was almost always bleeding from my fingers, and one of them was always liable to be infected. This is a good thing, however my nails are now longer than they've ever been, and because I've been nail-biting for so long I never had to worry about it. I have no fucking clue how to get shit out from under my nails without hurting myself, and as a heavy smoker that's absolutely horrible and disgusting. How do you guys clean your nails?

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[–] I_CAST_BEAM_OF_BATS_I_CAST_BOLT_OF_BATS@hexbear.net 7 points 5 months ago (1 children)

lime juice will seriously nuke the nailbiting. someone explained it to me as the flavor keeping you away from it but they're totally wrong. there's something enzymatic that just nukes all the bacteria irritating those nerves. slather some lime on there, let it turn that nasty ass cuticle into ceviche, and enjoy your cleanly healing nails. DO NOT PICK. DO NOT PICK. haven't bitten em in years. good luck

[–] LeylaLove@hexbear.net 2 points 5 months ago (1 children)

I appreciate the tip, I'll save it for when I leave the honeymoon phase of zoloft.

[–] I_CAST_BEAM_OF_BATS_I_CAST_BOLT_OF_BATS@hexbear.net 2 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Hm I don't know what that means but I'm going to take it positively

[–] LeylaLove@hexbear.net 2 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Zoloft isn't going to do its thing forever, I have to learn to not bite my nails without it. It'll always help, but after a few weeks I'm probably going to be doing worse than I am right now. So I'll need that for when I'm stuck nailbiting again