You probably slept on it wrong. Try stretching it by doing trunk twist and leaning to the side. Put some heat on it, and if it does not clear away in a few days, see a doctor.

Cutting is a physical addiction. Now, you may immediately think me insane for saying that, but please hear me out. There is a reason why pain disappears. It's morphine. Your body makes morphine every time you feel pain. And, like all drugs, it becomes highly addicting if used in high doses. That's what happens with cutting. That is the good feeling you get, and why it feels good.
However, drugs such as morphine cannot be controlled by using less of it. The rubber band does not work for that specific reason. It's a little of a drug, and that makes you crave more. Writing alone will not cure you either, as it will do nothing to the addiction.
All you need to do to get away from cutting is to stop. Yes, that's saying so little. Let me explain. You stop, just for 1 day. Yes, it is hard to do. Now, whenever you feel like you are going to cut, THAT is when you use the alternatives. I hear a lot of people complaining that alternatives don't work. Alternatives don't work if you use them alone to heal you. They do work in emergency situation. I don't know when you cut, but sadness is calmed with a bath, anger is through punching something (Inanimate, please. :P), and a desire to see blood is calmed by taking a red pen and drawing all over yourself.
Reward yourself the next day. That may be by baking and eating a cake, or by going shopping. Anything non-cut related that makes you happy. Oh, and if you are thinking "Eat cake! No way, that'll put 20 pounds on me!", listen. Weight is secondary in all cutting cases. Cutting is physically dangerous at immediate levels. Weight gain is not. I'd favor breaking the habit.
Then, tell someone. Be it a friend (Friends tend to not be too good, as they rarely understand), a teacher, an adult, your parents (Yeah right...), or even your sister, they'll listen. It'll get a lot off your chest, and ask them to help you.
Then, find a group of people to support your every emergency. That's us here. :) We'll answer all questions. At least I will when it concerns cutting.
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If it hurts badly, if you do not have close to the normal range of motion, and if it does not get better after 3-6 days, then you probably did tear a muscle.
If you do not go to the doctors, it may never heal. Torn muscles sometimes require surgery in more extreme cases. Go to the doctor, it is needed,

I think I had the same surgery on my finger. I may be wrong. Anyways,
What I did was I wore the turban for a few days. Then, I took a big bandage (One of the extra-large sizes), put padding in it, and wrapped that on. It did the same thing. Once the bleeding stopped, I removed the padding and just used the bandage.
I suggest that to you, as it is the same thing, just smaller. If not, I'd suggest that you get shoes that are 2 sizes too big for you. Enough room, and they aren't ginormous.

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