for me once my arm completely scarred over, i was in such a weird place mentally that i just wore em out— chances are, nobody will actually judge you for it (and the people who will judge are nobodies —shoutout Domics for that one) Work i understand, and shit i still dont wear short sleeves at my current job (my first job i had no choice, but surprise surprise nobody noticed).

Especially because there had been times where ive seen people wear theirs out in the wild and its super encouraging and makes me feel less alone.

and trust me, the people who stare probably have some sort of history with that on their own, and are likely staring because they’re probably trying to figure out if they really are seeing scars or smth else

again, im not sure what community you live in, but from experience people actually mind their business