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Self harm scars

Last night I was feeling fairly down & started scratching my arm with scissors. I didn't cut myself, just scratched a lot. I don't make a habit of doing this, I'm definitely not a self-harmer, it was just because I'd been in a bad mood and then drank far too much on top of that. I'm just wondering, I've now got a lot of nasty red scratch marks on the side of my forearm, which are quite obvious. How long will it take for them to disappear, and can I do anything to help this along or cover them up?

Thanks.

Reply 1

username234673

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17

Probably take a few days, maybe up to a week.

Oh, and you didn't cut yourself. You were drunk and fell in to a bush. :wink:

Reply 2

elisalouise

OP, self-harming is a very silly thing to do, and it can potentially put people off you because they'll think 'eugh I don't want to be with someone who cuts themself'. Wait a few days and they should go away, but DON'T DO IT AGAIN.

Reply 3

Anonymous #2

elisalouise

OP, self-harming is a very silly thing to do, and it can potentially put people off you because they'll think 'eugh I don't want to be with someone who cuts themself'. Wait a few days and they should go away, but DON'T DO IT AGAIN.

I think the OP knows that it's silly thing to do....but sometimes it's not as simple as saying dont do it again.

OP, like the others said it'll go in a few days, the skin is probably raised and red I should think.....that'll go down and then the cuts will heal afterwards. They might be really faint but you probably wouldnt notice them.

Reply 4

Battenberg

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Anonymous

Last night I was feeling fairly down & started scratching my arm with scissors. I didn't cut myself, just scratched a lot. I don't make a habit of doing this, I'm definitely not a self-harmer, it was just because I'd been in a bad mood and then drank far too much on top of that. I'm just wondering, I've now got a lot of nasty red scratch marks on the side of my forearm, which are quite obvious. How long will it take for them to disappear, and can I do anything to help this along or cover them up?

Thanks.

Try to keep them covered with a fresh plaster and use germoline/ savlon etc. and they should only take a few days to go away but it depends how deep u cut. U may be left with lines on ur arm and if u r try something like bio oil.

Reply 5

Sakura-Chan

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Describing self harm as a ''very silly thing to do'' is so bloody patronising.

Reply 6

Llamaaa

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elisalouise

OP, self-harming is a very silly thing to do, and it can potentially put people off you because they'll think 'eugh I don't want to be with someone who cuts themself'. Wait a few days and they should go away, but DON'T DO IT AGAIN.

It's a "silly" thing to do? Blimey, that's rather patronising! People don't self harm just because it fills in a free minute- it's a way of coping with angst amongst other things. Just because you don't understand or don't do it doesn't mean you can just turn around and call people "silly".

Back to the OP, I don't know how long they'll take to heal but you could try putting some sudocrem on to make them a bit less red.

Reply 7

username234673

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17

Jesus people - how many of you haven't done something destructive when you've been pissed off and hammered? Get off OP's back FFS!

Reply 8

Anonymous #1

OP

Thanks for those helpful replies. They are just like raised red lines, so hopefully they'll disappear soon. I did put antiseptic on them straight after, so hopefully should be fine.

I do realise self-harm is a "very silly thing to do" and if that makes me a "dumbass" then fine. (Very delicately put by the way.) I wasn't asking for judgement, I didn't draw blood, I was just not feeling my best. It happens, you know.

Thanks again.

Reply 9

Anonymous #3

Sakura-Chan

Describing self harm as a ''very silly thing to do'' is so bloody patronising.

Agreed! If you haven't self-harmed you don't understand.
Op, salvon is your friend. It will help a lot. Try to work out alternative methods of venting whatever is wrong with you.

I want to give you a big :hug:!!! :smile:

Reply 10

Sabertooth

20

If you didn't actually cut the skin I don't think you'll get scars from it. They'll be gone in a few days.

Reply 11

DominF

2

Honestly, I think this is a very strange topic. How can you reach an age where you're getting rather drunk and still be confused enough as to how long it'd take for light scratches to disappear or how to cover them to post a thread on this forum?

Sounds like a cry for help to me.

Reply 12

Redpanda91

15

OP I did the same thing with the scissors to my arm, and had the same marks, and they took just over a week to disappear completely. They were definitely noticeable for the entire week after, but weren't that deep. Please don't do it again, it doesn't solve anything.

Reply 13

Anonymous #2

DominF

Honestly, I think this is a very strange topic. How can you reach an age where you're getting rather drunk and still be confused enough as to how long it'd take for light scratches to disappear or how to cover them to post a thread on this forum?

Sounds like a cry for help to me.

bloody hell, lay off!

Reply 14

DominF

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Anonymous

bloody hell, lay off!

I wasn't laying on. I'm just pointing out there could be an ulterior motive for posting, and if there is, it'd be best if we give the OP the help he/she really needs. If there wasn't an ulterior motive, OP can ignore me and there's no harm done.

Reply 15

Battenberg

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Sakura-Chan

Describing self harm as a ''very silly thing to do'' is so bloody patronising.

Yes!

Reply 16

hamster33

11

maybe some bio-oil, it is quite good for this. unless the skin is broken.

Reply 17

Flying Hippo

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DominF

Honestly, I think this is a very strange topic. How can you reach an age where you're getting rather drunk and still be confused enough as to how long it'd take for light scratches to disappear or how to cover them to post a thread on this forum?

Sounds like a cry for help to me.

Not really, when I started self harming about six years ago I remember wondering the same thing. If you're not used to getting scratches and its not part of your lifestyle (not the self harm lifestyle, the risk taking or I don't know, looking after animals, ok so not a lifestyle) and it's a new thing to do... I think it's normal to ask, especially on a web forum. I mean if she wanted attention why the hell would she ask here and anonymous (sorry for assumnig your a she, you could equally be a he, sorry). If I wanted attention I'd walk around naked or something, not post on TSR where you know you're gonig to get ignorant, patronising comments.

Reply 18

mya369

10

Bio-oil or Palmer's cocoa butter lotion. You can get it from boots.

Reply 19

obessedwithu&rockmusic

i scratched myself once (very stupid of me) and it was a while back in december and i can still see the scars today but it is really faint
hopefully your scars will go away quicker than mines

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