Hi, this is Day 33 of my learning guitar. I've been consistently playing for the past month or so everyday (some days much more intensely than others), but last week after one of my more intense days of practicing, I began to experience pain in my middle finger joints (the main joint) for all four of my fingers, especially when I bend them. I also have a pain when I put pressure on the top of those joints. They feel oddly "chilly" when left alone. I've never had finger related pain or arthritis (curr. 24 yrs old) so I'm not sure what to do.

Should I stop playing for a few days? Is this just a pain that my fingers will get used to if I keep pushing forward? And if I stop playing, should I keep my fingers straightened? How else can I "practice" without actually playing? Thanks.