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my tip-maybe it will come in useful

Post by indigo_sister » Thu Apr 26, 2007 8:31 pm

I realized not so long time ago, that there is one thing, which always helps me when I feel need to SI.
I paint my nails and my toenails in nice bright red color. it takes some practice at first, but you learn as you go.

thing is - I get so into this process and at the end my nails are so pretty that I can't help but feel better and cutting urges go away for that moment.

maybe it sounds childish or useless, but it helps me, so I thought - it may help somebody else too.
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Post by Licentia Poetica » Fri Apr 27, 2007 1:24 pm

I've heard that has worked for lots of people :)

Well done on fighting urges.
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Post by heliotropes » Fri Apr 27, 2007 2:28 pm

What helps me sometimes is to paint my nails, and then when I'm urgy to pick the nail polish off. A bit gross perhaps, but oddly satisfying and it works...
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Post by indigo_sister » Fri Apr 27, 2007 8:21 pm

heliotropes wrote:What helps me sometimes is to paint my nails, and then when I'm urgy to pick the nail polish off. A bit gross perhaps, but oddly satisfying and it works...
hey, I should try that too. and then paint them again and so on until I'm too tired to SI.
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