I bite my nails when they are not painted, but when they're painted I have no tendency to do it whatsoever.
Nail varnish doesn't look that bad on short nails. I think bare short nails look worse. Plus, if painted nails stops you biting them, they'll grow to a reasonable length in no more than two weeks and you can wear nail varnish without being self conscious about others thinking it doesn't look right.
Also, I'm really into nail art which is incredibly therapeutic and rewarding with all the compliments that come of having pretty nails and being able to say, "I do them myself!" So if you can grow them, you can have a play and experiment with different styles. So you get a new hobby and you've stopped biting your nails!
Good luck with stopping, I know it's difficult. I did it for my whole childhood right up until I got braces but the pain of the braces made me stop and then I just got out the habit.
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