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Stop Your Nailbiting!: Permanently [Paperback]

Gilbreth Brown (Author)
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July 6, 2006
This book provides the definitive cure for adult problem nail biting. The information and the technique supplied in this book offer effective, well-documented, and permanent relief from this frustrating habit. By reading this book, habitual nail biters can finally and permanently free themselves from the habit. It is the goal of this book to spread the message that life can be free from the pain and embarrassment caused by unsightly and unattractive finger nails and hands.
This book starts by carefully describing and defining the habit. There is more to this than many realize, and nail biters will benefit greatly by the information contained here. The knowledge and insight in this section form the foundation for beginning the journey to long, healthy and gorgeous nails. For example, many habit owners do not realize that nail biting is actually a two step habit. Both steps must be recognized and treated for the habit to be completely eradicated. The habit frequently also rears up unconsciously, and so the book also provides an effective tool for recognizing and altering unconscious behavior. Many questions are answered here and misconceptions about nail biting are discussed in detail and debunked.
After carefully defining the habit, the book then delves into why habitual nail biters pursue their habit. Incidentally, stress is rarely the cause of problem nail biting. Nail biting patterns that are frequently seen are then also discussed in detail. Reading about themselves in print will reassure nail biters that they are not alone in the world. Incidentally, research data indicates that the habit is wide spread across nationalities, age groups, and demographics. All of this information results in a powerful understanding of the habit. Many readers state that this understanding alone helps them to significantly reduce or even eliminate their nail biting problem.
However, sometimes information alone is not enough. So then, contained in the book is an ingenious and almost perfect cure to the habit. Described in the book is a simple to perform but highly effective technique for stopping nail biting. Many people who have tried the approach mention that they simply cannot believe how effective the cure is at permanently and efficiently treating their nail biting. Internalizing the information in the book and applying the technique described results in a very powerful therapeutic combination. Even long term habitual nail biters need just several weeks to completely and permanently break their habit. Some readers have even reported success just after several days. Once cured, the habit rarely resurfaces. Curing the habit increases self confidence and self esteem considerably.
After detailing the cure, the book provides documented and real case stories of notable successes with the treatment method. Case histories, pictures and testimonials are posted frequently on the book's accompanying web site http://www.stopyournailbiting.com. Readers are invited to browse there at will and watch the anonymous and free forum discussion board to learn more. To complete the loop, the book details why other methods of nail biting habit control are not as effective or easy as the cure discussed. Many nail biters have tried various approaches to curing the habit. Such attempts often end in disappointment and frustration. The use of spicy creams and foul tasting lotions as a treatment option is addressed. Readers will learn that bad tasting lotions are not effective for nail pickers for obvious reasons. Finally, the book discusses children, and provides tips and tricks for working with children nail biters. The cure's application to other similar ailments (cheek biting, hair pulling, and joint cracking) is discussed and readers are welcome to post tips onto the free web site forum for the benefit and well being of others.

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About the Author

Although a native of the United States, Gilbreth Brown has been living in Asia for approximately the last ten years. He is originally from Providence, Rhode Island. Born on February 8, 1966 he grew up in Providence before relocating with his parents and siblings to western RI. Currently, he is residing in Bangkok Thailand. He is a frequent guest speaker and contributor to leading business publications; however this is his first book.
Gil is an avid reader, and most often you will find him browsing the self-help section of the neighborhood bookstore. His personal quest to better himself resulted in a long search for the cure to his nail biting problem and accompanying misery. The results of that search for a cure are contained here.
He holds a Bachelors of Science from Boston University, a Masters in Japanese Business Studies from Chaminade University of Honolulu, and an MBA from Columbia Business School. As a result of a long stay in Asia, he is highly proficient in Japanese and Thai language. He is particularily fond of animals, in particular, dogs. This resulted from having grown up surrounded by strays that his parents simply could not turn back out into the cold. He is pictured here with two of his own recent family additions, neither of whom will win any purebred contests.

Product Details

  • Paperback: 102 pages
  • Publisher: Trafford Publishing (July 6, 2006)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1412023645
  • ISBN-13: 978-1412023641
  • Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.4 x 0.3 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 3.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #779,341 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

 

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Surprisingly helpful, September 7, 2007
This review is from: Stop Your Nailbiting!: Permanently (Paperback)
I've been a habitual nailbiter since I was probably around three or four, from what my mom tells me. I've tried everything from creams to bandaids to false nails to powders. NOTHING worked. I stumbled upon this listing while browsing on amazon, and the word "permanently" caught my eye. I bought it, thinking I'd have another "cure" on my hands, but that it was better than doing nothing. I read through it, got to the "treatment" chapter, and my first thought was this: "You've GOT to be kidding me. I just spent $14 on a book so some guy could tell me to snap a RUBBER BAND on my arm??? That's insane!"

But... misgivings aside, I tried it, and it took right away. Within the first few hours I was more aware of my inspecting and picking and nibbling, and by the end of the first day, I hadn't put my fingers in my mouth at all!

Still, a little expensive for the old rubber band trick (which I hadn't previously thought to try).
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars a must read for all biters, September 6, 2005
This review is from: Stop Your Nailbiting!: Permanently (Paperback)
the support offered in this book is great. if you are a biter, then i highly encourage you to invest in this book and try the remedy. Gilbreth Brown really understands what it's like and has researched the habit and is very passionate about helping the 20% of the population who bite their nails. the book is well thought out, a quick and easy read, offers a easy to implement permanent cure and on-going web-support. he speaks to you personally and gets results, no matter how sceptical you are, because you become empowered rather than just bandaid the problem.

could also be an invaluable christmas gift
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Life changing book!, August 18, 2008
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I have been a chronic nail and lip biter/picker for 33 years. Like many others, I have tried various techniques with no success. This habit has caused me an incredible amount of shame, and until reading Brown's book I felt completely and utterly alone in my suffering. Perhaps equally powerful as the simple, yet brilliant solution, is all the insight and personal experience that Brown relays about the habit. For the first time I felt understood and seen, which is incredibly healing in itself.

Alcoholics go to 12-step meetings because the experience of sharing their common suffering with others has a great healing effect. There are no meetings or support groups for nailbiters. Therapists (I am one) aren't even helpful because they don't understand this un-researched area. Brown's book fills the gap and serves as a lifeline... finally shedding light on this "habit" that feels more like a curse to those of us who have struggled with it for most of our lives. I owe Gilbreth Brown a debt of gratitude!!!
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