DON’T PICK THAT SCAB

Don’t pick that scab.

It’s so hard to not keep looking at your wound. But don’t fool yourself in believing you can speed up the healing process by picking off the layers of what was already healed.

Try your best to not analyze WHY you got hurt, but WHAT you can do to make sure it doesn’t happen again.

Focus on other things that take your mind off the pain and know that you can still heal without replaying the trauma over and over in your head.

You’re not ignoring the problem by leaving the wound free to heal in its own time, you are loving yourself by acknowledging it will take time for the wound to disappear.

You have a lesser chance of developing a scar if you can practice this kindness to yourself. If a scar is inevitable, it’s a reminder of what you don’t want to happen again.

Don’t pick that scab.