Is playing guitar causing nerve damage?

I’ve been playing for 25 years and can remember the the finger pain when I started, so here is my advice: Beginners have a tendency to push “too hard” on the strings when making chords and this can really hurt your fingers. Remember the strings only have to make good contact with the fret. If you have to push really hard for the chord to sound clear, then your strings may be too high and the guitar needs adjustment or “set up” it’s called. Most music stores can do this for you & it’s very inexpensive. There is also a pruduct called finger ease which helps, but it also keeps you from building calluses which you need to be able to play for long periods of time. As far as nerve damage goes, I guess it’s possible, but I wouldn’t consider it an issue. Also light guage strings (as opposed to medium or heavy guage) may help too. Don’t give up, if you really wanna play, the rewards can be great once you get there. If I can be of any more help, feel free to ask and I’ll do my best