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Jun 04, 2016, 10:30 PM
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Originally Posted by HalloweenSkye
I guess it's not really a question of how bad it is to dig your fingernails but what it may turn into. The thing with self injury is that it tends to escalate. Sowhile it may start of as just digging fingernails in, or small scratches etc it has the potential to turn into somemething much more serious. It would be good to talk to your T about this before it gets worse  |
This is very true...I started with just scratching my arm until it bled a little and ended up using a lighter to burn my hands...now I have scars ALL OVER my body and wishing that I hadn't started.
Get help now. And stop before you get started.
Good luck,
Seesaw
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