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So most of my toenail came off due to trauma, it's hanging on by the bottom 20%. What's interesting is the first few days, I was like, I'm gonna just tape the toenail down and leave it alone until it naturally grows out or falls off. I had a serious aversion to fucking with it 1/

Aella

@Aella_Girl

But today it suddenly flipped to a really strong urge to get as much of it off as I could, it's sort of 'itching' at me. This is interesting - is there some biological process that knows its healing rate that flipped to sending my brain signals of 'fuck with ur toe now'?

11:07 PM · May 31, 2022

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I don’t think it’s that deep

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rationalizing desire to clip the nail

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It could just be that the skin that’s ordinarily covered by the nail is sensitive and is growing more irritated the longer it’s exposed

Aleksi Roinila

@aleroi

May 31, 2022

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@Aella_Girl

I don't know but it's certainly interesting, because something similar happens with scabs and with teeth that are coming loose but not quite there yet.

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I often wonder if food cravings are your body telling you it is missing something found in certain foods. Like if you are craving chicken, does your body know that chicken has that particular amino acid you need right now.

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There is not

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what non-universal healthcare does to a mfer

The Outsider Humanist

@TheOutsiderHum1

May 31, 2022

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@Aella_Girl

Please tell me you've consulted a medical professional about this.

R. Leon Noble for Oregon Governor 2022

@Noble4ORGov2022

May 31, 2022

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@Aella_Girl

sort of... the body often tries to shut down pain receptors and gets tired. the end result is that it signals the brain to reduce causes too. you may have been in more pain because of the remnant than you were consciously aware of.

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I vaguely remember this itch being something to do with the nerves but unsure