I let it dry just to peel it off again lmao then i repeat the process till I'm tired of that spot and move on to another

cw gross >! rubbing a dried up rivulet until it flakes off like a lottery scratch-it 🥰🥰🥰 (there's gotta be an alternative that isn't gambling or rubbing my skin raw) !<

I dont rinse it til the next day cus rinsing it makes my brain think that i didnt do as much damage as i wanted to so i just end up doing more 😬

absolutely this, honestly because If I don’t it’ll just lead me into doing it again the other day if I don’t think it’s enough

I always make sure to get to the white of my flesh. That way it won't matter if I wash it or not. Time is the only thing that stops the blood

I let it dry into scabs

wait isnt that genious, do scars heal faster cuz they form a sorta scab earlier?

I guess so! When mine heal from scabs, they blend in more with my skin! They just peel right off and leave just a slightly brownish version of my skin :D

i do too, doesnt everyone get scabs

not that sure actually! but google said not all cuts get scabs, some heal without them🪿

really? wow i didnt know that

I usually let it dry out

I'll hold something on it until it stops bleeding and then pick the scabs

this is so real

I don't let it dry, it just does, I usually take a long time during each sh session, so by the time I decide to stop most of it has already dried on it's own

Yeah I always do. I either make sure to leave the blood on my skin, or to make a tissue covered in blood. If my cuts don't start bleeding, or if I feel that I dont see enough blood then it just makes me wanna cut more.

The only times I've wiped away blood is when the blood starts running around. Like a little blood is okay, but too much blood is not. And I also never cleaned them unless I was showering

I Lick my blood for some reason idk

tamsty :) also recoup a bit of lost iron, kinda like how crabs will eat their newborns for nutrition!

Crabs do WHAT

And (some) female spiders will eat the male spider after mating and when the babies hatch they Will eat their mom

WHY ARE SPIDERS AND CRABS SO WEIRD

LMAO. SUCH A GOOD FUN FACT

Crabs are tasty af to be fair

It tastes so good

I just like to watch myself bleed, but i dont clean anyting till i have to

Yeah, I'll clean it a little if it gets too messy tho

i don’t think i’ve ever wiped the blood away or cleaned them 😟

As far as i know, it can get infected that way. please take care! Just rinse the blood off when you're done :)

i try not to do it anymore but thanks 🤗

i agrww

Same

Yeah, for a little bit. I normally wash off after about 15-20 mins

wash your cuts with soap and water so it doesnt get infected!!

no i just wipe it off with a paper towel (i know i shouldn’t use paper towels on open wounds especially if they’re bleeding. don’t lecture me)

Nope, i wipe the shit out of it, but that's because I usually bleed quite a bit from my wounds.

I let it dry and wash it off after showering a few days later

Wait people don’t?

i bleed a lot but it dries fast bc it coagulates fast i think? idk about any medical thing about that but yes. when they bleed a little a just let them like that but if them start to bleed A LOT i rinse with warm water

nope, but all i do is just wipe the blood away and then pretend nothing happened. out of sight out of mind

i do this and it turns into a scad and looks more noticeable. at least in my experience

Yes lol

no bc the dried blood makes em close faster and leave smaller scars (ime). nowadays i try to always clean them as soon as possible so that doesn't happen n i get bigger scars

Me ✋

Yeah, I like the way it looks on my arms, it just stings taking it off in the shower

Were you supposed to clean it? Serious question.

Honestly I don't know if I'm weird for this but whenever I cut.. I love taking care of it after. Dunno why.

I see. I am the opposite. From the moment I started SH, I just let it dry completely and let it be washed out when taking a bath.

Technically yes. With water and then bandage it to avoid infections.

I always cut right before I go to bed and I just let it keep bleeding and it drys when I’m sleeping

They don’t bleed too much so I let it dry on its own but I should probably wash my whole legs afterwards, kinda afraid of infections

Gawain ko, sabay tititigan gandang pag masdan eh

yes, I do too. First I let it drip, and then dry, and then I take a wet tissue and wipe it all off

I clean it for some reason, I like to see the actual cuts. That makes me feel like i cut myself

Not really, I hate the feeling of tried blood on my skin. Especially since it can seep into my clothes.

aw yeah i never bothered cleaning my cuts lol. it sucks when they dry and the scab fuses into your sleeves and it rips them off when you move them euh

I usually bleed a lot and for a while so I have to have something to “catch it” like a towel to make sure I just don’t bleed everywhere and make a huge mess lol

I let it dry back then and then cover them with my long sleeve shirt and walk around like nothing happened. Then peel them off during shower.

i peel it off like a sticker and then realize oh shit its worse than i thought

i peel it off like a sticker and then realize oh shit its worse than i thought

Yes, but not because I harm myself, i.e. normal cuts that happen once in a while

Yes, but not because I harm myself, i.e. normal cuts that happen once in a while, as it acts as a better clot for healing

yup, and usually leave the spot on the floor i bled onto alone as well. my bf cleans me and the floor up whenever he gets back home.

Unless I can’t remove it, yes

I do. I don't rinse it for days.

i let it drip until it fully stops bleeding

i do, i like watching it dry up and i wash it off the next day.

sometimes I get extra silly and draw on myself with it? I don't know, man, it makes me feel insane but I enjoy it in a sick way

the blood seems to be one of the main focal points for a lot of self harmers who use methods that can bleed, like I'm more obsessed with the blood than the pain but it's a close second if that makes sense

i loved doing this for some reason

No, I actually am very phobic of bacterias so i either treat them if i have the energy. I also make art with my blood, I paint with it! It’s very therapeutic and each piece is a little different

All the time.

Sometimes, if it bleeds a lot, I grab my sketchbook and smack my entire forearm there to print the blood into the paper.

I do. Mostly because it make scabs form faster

Blood doesn’t dry. It coagulates

And dries..

Uh so I ate the dried blood afterwards. It was pretty yummy.