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Jun 04, 2016, 06:18 AM
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I know this is kind of a dumb question but how bad is digging your fingernails into your arm? As in enough to leave a mark. I know it is still bad but I kind of justify to myself because it is not as bad as cutting. I am planning on telling my T about it but yeah... I don't know, I'm scared and ashamed.
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Jun 04, 2016, 11:01 AM
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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
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Jun 04, 2016, 02:16 PM
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Jun 04, 2016, 10:30 PM
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Get help now. And stop before you get started. Good luck, Seesaw
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Jun 05, 2016, 12:08 AM
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Thank you for your replies everyone.
I actually used to cut about 4 years about but a few months after I started my Mum found out and freaked out. I didn't want to upset her and the drama the SH was causing wasn't worth it so made myself stop. Things have been getting bad again and so the fingernail thing has started. I feel as though things are just getting worse and not better since starting therapy again this year 
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Jun 05, 2016, 06:37 AM
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All the more reason to bring this up with your t. You did well to stop before, do you best to not start again. Unfortunately therapy can bring up a lot of bad stuff which could be why things seem to be getting worse, but you have to keep working through it to come out the other side. Your t does need to know how bad you're feeling though so they can better support you.
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