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		<title>Self-Injury Forum: The Scars from Cutting - DailyStrength</title>
		<description>I used to cut on my arms, but now i have scars all over my arms...its embarassing to wear a short sleeve shirt. Is there anything you can do...</description>
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			<title>Comment by Delissa22</title>
			<link>http://dailystrength.org/c/Self-Injury/forum/3371084-scars-cutting/lastpage</link>
			<description><![CDATA[have u tried any scar reducing creams..like mederma or prefer on...try on of those, they might help..]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 15 May 2008 23:03:56 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title>Comment by ChristinaHurting</title>
			<link>http://dailystrength.org/c/Self-Injury/forum/3371084-scars-cutting/lastpage</link>
			<description><![CDATA[there isnt much u can do for scars but apparently there are some creams that can reduce thier appearance. I ignore mine personally because there part of who I am. not proud of it but still its part of me now and I live with it. try not cutting and using other methods like twanging <a href="http://dailystrength.org/treatments/Rubber_Bands" onclick="treatmentHotLink('http://dailystrength.org/treatments/Rubber_Bands')" class="treatmentlink" title="Learn more about Rubber Bands">rubber bands</a> or so...]]></description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 16 May 2008 10:26:08 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title>Comment by ChristinaHurting</title>
			<link>http://dailystrength.org/c/Self-Injury/forum/3371084-scars-cutting/lastpage</link>
			<description><![CDATA[soz just another 1 lol apparently bio oil is good for them so give it a try!]]></description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 16 May 2008 10:26:49 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title>Comment by Megster443</title>
			<link>http://dailystrength.org/c/Self-Injury/forum/3371084-scars-cutting/lastpage</link>
			<description><![CDATA[<a href="http://dailystrength.org/treatments/Geodon" onclick="treatmentHotLink('http://dailystrength.org/treatments/Geodon')" class="treatmentlink" title="Learn more about Geodon">geodon</a> sucks it could be making u want to cut more it was that way for me]]></description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 16 May 2008 13:54:36 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title>Comment by shanski</title>
			<link>http://dailystrength.org/c/Self-Injury/forum/3371084-scars-cutting/lastpage</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Whatever you do- don't cut any farther up your leg.  I started down by my ankles, but moved up to my thighs because it seemed easier to hide.  Bad idea.  The cuts are worse, they gape open, and they <a href="http://dailystrength.org/treatments/Leave" onclick="treatmentHotLink('http://dailystrength.org/treatments/Leave')" class="treatmentlink" title="Learn more about Leave">leave</a> horrible, red, raised scars.  The ones on my ankle have healed really well.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 20 Jun 2008 01:58:06 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title>Comment by BelladonnaBane</title>
			<link>http://dailystrength.org/c/Self-Injury/forum/3371084-scars-cutting/lastpage</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Maybe you can try substituting.  For example, I sometimes cut because I have so much rage, sadness, and pain that I keep bottled up and at some point, it has to come out somewhere so when something triggers me, it's like a bomb explodes and I want my knife.  <a href="http://dailystrength.org/treatments/Talking" onclick="treatmentHotLink('http://dailystrength.org/treatments/Talking')" class="treatmentlink" title="Learn more about Talking">Talking</a> on the phone, though, helps.  Tal...]]></description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 20 Jun 2008 11:43:48 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title>Comment by PiercedGirl</title>
			<link>http://dailystrength.org/c/Self-Injury/forum/3371084-scars-cutting/lastpage</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Coco butter works really well to reduce the appearance of scars. It's helped with my scaring from <a href="http://dailystrength.org/treatments/Surgery" onclick="treatmentHotLink('http://dailystrength.org/treatments/Surgery')" class="treatmentlink" title="Learn more about Surgery">surgery</a> and picking.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 20 Jun 2008 11:56:18 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title>Comment by vorpalblade</title>
			<link>http://dailystrength.org/c/Self-Injury/forum/3371084-scars-cutting/lastpage</link>
			<description><![CDATA[the latest on the market is Bio-oil. But <a href="http://dailystrength.org/treatments/Research" onclick="treatmentHotLink('http://dailystrength.org/treatments/Research')" class="treatmentlink" title="Learn more about Research">research</a> shows that cocoa butter in butter form, ie in a tub and its pretty hard, nothing like lotion is considerably more effective. 
  
 i have Palmers Cocoa Butter, and Body Shop also do one. Both are great.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Sat, 21 Jun 2008 14:42:33 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title>Comment by LearningToFly511</title>
			<link>http://dailystrength.org/c/Self-Injury/forum/3371084-scars-cutting/lastpage</link>
			<description><![CDATA[I used prefer on for my scars... I am going to therapy to <a href="http://dailystrength.org/treatments/Distancing" onclick="treatmentHotLink('http://dailystrength.org/treatments/Distancing')" class="treatmentlink" title="Learn more about Avoid">avoid</a> a relapse into cutting..it took 4 years for the old scars to fade... but that was with out prefer on... i had newer scars from acne n it worked on that...give it a try]]></description>
			<pubDate>Sat, 21 Jun 2008 20:51:42 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title>Comment by babydollgirl</title>
			<link>http://dailystrength.org/c/Self-Injury/forum/3371084-scars-cutting/lastpage</link>
			<description><![CDATA[i don't use anything on mine but i do wear short sleeves and let them get sun burned with the rest of me.  they look horrible and hurt like a bitch when they are sun burned but then they fade with the burn so they aren't that noticable after two or three bad sun burns.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Sat, 21 Jun 2008 22:18:17 +0100</pubDate>
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