lealew

it’s been a very long time that i have done this. i managed to quit smoking after MANY years and i think it exacerbated this other fixation, so i’m doing it worse than usual.
it’s nice to know others deal with this, too.

i have a questions for all of you folks who bite the skin around your fingers, etc. did you ever think that you symbolically “eat/hurt yourself” rather than “eating/hurting others? (that is, being mean, unkind, cruel, or judgmental of people?). when i thought about any kind of psychological reason for my behavior, it seemed to make sense to me, considering my personality. of course, it could very well be bulls**t, which is why i’m asking :)

is this just me? or do some of you feel that you are unusually kind to others? i.e., symbolically hurting yourself rather than hurting them????

just curious…….i’d be interested in what you all think.

thanks,

ll

it’s been a very long time that i have done this. i managed to quit smoking after 35 years and i think it exacerbated this other fixation, so i’m doing it worse than usual.
it’s nice to know others deal with this, too.

i have a questions for all of you folks who bite the skin around your fingers, etc. do you ever feel that you symbolically “eat/hurt yourself” rather than “eating/hurting others? (that is, being mean, unkind cruel, or judgmental of people). when i thought about any kind of philosophical reason for my behavior, it seemed to make sense to me, considering my personality. of course, it could very well be bulls**t, which is why i’m asking…..

is this just me? or are we all symbolically hurting ourselves rather than hurting others????

just curious…i’d be interested in what you all think.

thanks,

lea