I Don't Know How to Treat This.

I have a nervous habit that turned evil on me.

When I'm really scared or nervous I scratch my arm. Normally it's just a little redness and it goes away, but I really freaked out yesterday and scratched a bit too much, a bit too hard.

So now there's this patch of raw skin on my forearm. I still have a few flakes of skin around it though I did try to clean it. It's a darkish brown color and outline in red, which I suppose represents irritation.

It's about an inch and a half thick and three or four inches long.

I'm wondering if anyone knows the best way to treat it. i put some ointment on it, but other than that I don't know what to do. It's a little over 24 hours old and has just seemed to get worse. It hurts even when I'm not touching it or rubbing it against anything.

So, please, I would appreciate any help on how to help this scar heal.

- Roethe.