r/calmhands • u/krillemdafoe • Jun 28 '24
Tips Just a reminder: you can stop right now
You don’t need to keep picking/clipping/biting until it’s “smooth” - you’re only going to make it worse.
Go wash your hands, put on some cuticle oil or Neosporin or bandages if needed, and get yourself a nice little snack or beverage. Quit messing with your fingers!
Posting because I need this reminder today, since my hands got a bit rough after a camping trip. I’m officially pulling myself out of the spiral right now!
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u/writtendimension Jun 29 '24
This is a lovely post. I actually wouldn't mind if we allowed these posts more often, even if they're the same text or different texts. Having a random reminder from this sub pop up might be helpful? It would definitely help me I'm not sure how others feel 💜
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u/pinklemonade70 Jun 28 '24
Keeping a nice Emory board/nail file close by as well as some oil/hand cream can be really helpful.
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u/Zer0_Tol4 Jun 28 '24
Literally just washed my hands and I’m going to put my nice cuticle cream on right now!
And Dermelect is having a July 4th sale if you want to try a lovely deluxe cream! Dermelect Rejuvenail Fortifying Treatment
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u/NativeNYer10019 Jun 28 '24
We are stronger than we know. We each, as unique individuals with our widely varying life experiences and our own reasons, just have different points in which we reach the “enough is enough and I’m going to do this damn it” moment.
And that WILL come with set backs and moments of regression, that’s true for every single one of us! We’ve all had to start over at one point. That does NOT mean you’ve failed, it just means you’ve given yourself another opportunity to try again. No judgment, no degrading yourself, only offering yourself loads and grace and kindness, the same that you’d offer to anyone else going thru the same thing because you are NO less deserving, we just tend to forget to afford ourselves the same level of grace and kindness we so easily offer to others, and then a commit yourself to a fresh reset.