Cutting yourself for the purpose of drinking your own blood

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I have a lot of self-inflicted scars on my arm. Usually when people see them, they assume that I struggle with mental health issues, such as depression. The truth is that i've never really been depressed or suicidal. I only cut myself to taste my blood. I either lick the wound, lick the blood off the knife, or drip the blood into a drinking glass. I make sure to cut as safely as possible. I know this is not exactly normal, but could it be dangerous or get me in trouble?

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  • Boojum
    5 years ago

    If you avoiding cutting near major blood vessels and you're not drawing of large quantities of blood, I guess the only possible danger is infection.

    It's your body and you have the right to do whatever you want with it. However, as you've already learned, people who see the scars will immediately draw their own conclusions about the reasons for them. Maybe that's not a big deal now, but it could become one when you're looking for a job or you meet someone you'd like to have a relationship with.

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  • drdnk957
    5 years ago

    Buy a hairless cat and cut that for blood. Never self-harm

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    • CozmoWank
      5 years ago

      Lol.

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  • Himars11
    5 years ago

    You need very serious help, as soon as possible. This is VERY far from normal. This is serial killer-esque

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  • Beautifulgirl
    5 years ago

    Please don’t do that it’s not a good thing to do

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  • LoveDenise
    5 years ago

    That's weird stop doing it

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  • Zeikfried
    5 years ago

    Interested to know if OP is a girl or a guy. Also interested to know the reason that makes you want to drink your blood in the first place. Sounds plain strange to me.

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  • Friendsong
    5 years ago

    This could be very dangerous if you go too deep, hit a major vein, get an infection, or lose too much blood. No matter how careful you are accidents are always possible. Even if you aren't depressed, that's a habit you should seek professional help about, as you might hurt yourself.

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  • CozmoWank
    5 years ago

    You have issues.

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  • IrishPotato
    5 years ago

    Stop.

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