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Originally Posted by CrazyGirl6371
The other cuts haven't even healed, yet. Maybe, I should use a straight edge knife, not a serrated knife? Perhaps, the cleaner cuts will help me heal faster. I've been putting Vitamin E oil on it, as well, and keeping them clean... I hate that cutting helps me, but I just can't see any other option, sometimes. It feels good, for a little while, anyway... Please, keep me in your prayers. Thank you so much.
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Serrated is going to tear rather than cut so yes, it's going to take far longer to heal and will also leave longer lasting/permanent scarring dependant on level of excess/depth (from personal experience that is).
Are you using/had suggested to you methods of reducing the urge? There is the generic elastic band pinging technique (I don't find that one particularly useful), but there are various breathing/distraction techniques that might help in addition to the medication (and whilst the meds take time to get into your system)... personally I try to use one called STOP which involves taking a deep breath for 3 seconds, holding for 3 and releasing for 3 and repeating this about 10 times.
But yeah, there are plenty of sites out there that give suggestions on helping you to reduce the urge (at the top of this sub forum there is also a
resource thread that you can add to if you find something that works well for you)
The following one is British (I'm in the UK) but it covers
some tips on self help and gives a
general synopsis on why some of us self harm in the first place:
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