One of the most lovely benefits of being a hypnotherapist is that every time you give a session, you also get a session!
I have been a serious nail-biter for as long as I can remember. And I do mean serious....the painful nubs, the bleeding sides of the fingers, and the loss of the dental cutting edge of my incisors. I chewed when I was happy. I chewed when I was sad. I chomped on my nails when I was angry....when I watched tv, read a book, went to the movies. I just bit my nails all the time....until I had two clients who had come to me: one for nail biting, one for skin picking (around the nails and on the fingers).
Really.....my dental cutting edge was already shot....I had no conscious intention of stopping now. Maybe it would be nice to not have such nasty looking nails when talking with other hypnotists or potential clients, but I loved biting my nails and I really didn't want to give it up. Maybe I got some serotonin rush from it, I don't know. What I DO know is that four weeks ago, I had my very first manicure!
Yup.....after working with the nailbiter and the finger skin picker, I suddenly found that I had stopped biting or picking at my nails. In the past, when my nails got to this length, I didn't know what to do. I would simply start biting and tearing at them because no one had ever shown me how to take care of them! This time, something in me went off automatically and I called the local salon for an appointment to have a manicure!
It was awesome! And not even expensive (the basic manicure was $15). I learned how to file my nails and the nice woman gave me an emery board to bring home. I've been filing ever since!
I love having nails. No more having to find tools to open flip top cans with. Being able to give myself a satisfying scratch when I need one. Heck, being able to scratch my husband's back when he needs it! This is great!
I discovered that I do a lot of filing ..... I don't like typing with longer nails and I kept nicking my nose every time I had an itch there. So now I still have shorter nails but they are neatly trimmed. No more chowing down on some mixed-bacterial soup on my fingers. ugh!
Usually, I am asking for testimonials from clients but, more and more , I find myself giving them....to my clients! They're getting great results and so am I! :--)
Hi Debbie:
SheilaDo you want to get even more clientele for this? Then hit that little thing at the bottom of your blog that says "tags" and type in the name of your city/location, and the words "stop nail biting, hypnosis" leave in the comma and without the quotes. Don't put a comma between your city and 'stop nail biting' either. This is what John (I think) was talking about the other day. So if someone from your area does a Google search, you'll pop up, and you're then on their list to call, hopefully. Take a look at my blog post, and you'll see how it comes out.
Congratulations on kicking the habit!!! I know the pain and embarrassment of having icky looking nails and fingers. It took someone catching me at a time when I was hypnogogic, and firmly chewing me out for about 10 minutes to cure me (they didn't realize, nor I, that it was hypnosis at the time, but looking back, that's exactly what happened.) I bit my nails from the time I had teeth until I was 22. I still occasionally nibble on one of them, but for the most part my bigger problem is keeping them short enough to type and play keyboards. Also, have to be careful not to have them too long, so as not to spear a client with them. ;)
Cheers!
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