That's what I was thinking too. An anxiety thing. Because SI is done to feel relief from an overwhelming emotion or unbearable numbness...it seems like you say you don't even notice you're doing it until it starts burning. That to me definitely seems more anxiety related than a form of SI, even though hair-pulling can be considered SI. Like I said, it's the context you do it in that ultimately decides.
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