Healing scars?

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this isnt a cry for help or anything, just a practical question. ive got some cuts on my wrist and i didnt think it through- i did them too spaced apart so a wristband wont cover them. i cannot let my mum see...yes i know i should talk to her and all that stuff, lets just worry about that later. i dont wanna talk about things i just need to keep these scars hidden- any way to speed up their healing or any ideas for concealing them discreetly?thanks-ak

You can get OTC salves to help prevent scars DURING healing, and afterwards to partly erase pre-existing scars.

That is great advice to heal the wounds. But why ARE the wounds there anyway? Maybe the scars should remain, I mean, if Africa is cutting himself, he needs real help!

It distresses me, too, that a friend feels so bad.

I hate seeing people hurt themselves. Well said Ineligible.

I did this bizarre thing today.I have a young girl who has a history of cutting. Usually when she gets in trouble. Most times it's just scratching herself or rubbing her wrist with an eraser or something like that. So today I decided to see how much scratching it took to do damage. So I scratched on my wrist with my fingernail until it started turning red. Within two minutes after I stopped, the skin started raising and burning. SEven hours later it's still burning and it's red and there will be scabbing, if not scarring.After stopping and thinking about it, it makes me very sad that these kids would prefer that to the emotional pain they're feeling.

Um...confessionI did similar things when I was a teen.(never anything that left scars, except a tatoo that I made AND burned off myself) Physical pain, I KNEW how to deal with. The emotional stuff I had NO clue how to deal with. When it hurt, physically, I could focus on THAT, not the emotional stuff.I REALLY REALLY wish kids would turn to school counselors, or other stuff. I am ok now, but it took a lot of understanding myself, and creating my OWN "family" if you will.If I were to do today, what you did, I would be a whiney baby..lol Maybe, sometime, I will be able to talk about my experience a bit more clearly. For now, it is a shameful thing for me. And, there are times, I still "hurt myself" because I "have to". Like, the work I do(construction), HURTS me SO BAD! But I get all stubborn and rationalize it...

Over the counter things, like the ones you see annoying commercials for. They won't go away completely, but they'll fade enough.

well i hope u arent cutting ur self anymore plz say u dont but there are many over the counter scar healing meds

Quote:it makes me very sad that these kids would prefer that to the emotional pain they're feeling.These kids aren't feeling any pain, which is the reason why a lot of them harm themselves. They are numb on the inside and they SI to feel something.

Er...Did you intend that for the original poster?

Originally Posted By: ClassyBlackWoman

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it makes me very sad that these kids would prefer that to the emotional pain they're feeling.

These kids aren't feeling any pain, which is the reason why a lot of them harm themselves. They are numb on the inside and they SI to feel something.

That might be true for some kids. But for many, there is extreme pain and frustration and depression and anger, which are precursors to self-mutilating.

You hit the nail for what I was going through...Like I said, I knew how to deal with physical pain, but could not deal with the emotional stuff that was happening then.

Originally Posted By: PepsiChaser

Um...confession

I REALLY REALLY wish kids would turn to school counselors, or other stuff. I am ok now, but it took a lot of understanding myself, and creating my OWN "family" if you will.

As said in the other thread, but I shall also post some here incase it might help, yeah, this is a good idea. My best friend commit suicide, he was everything to me, I didn't care about anyone but about him and me, if I never got to met anyone else, that would be fine, since he was everything I needed. Till he left me an sms saying "goodbye,