Self-Injury Support Group
Whether you or someone you know or love struggles with self-injury, this is the community to discuss your experience, find support, meet others going through the same, and get advice on how to stop. Working together, we can help find alternative coping skills to reduce the urge to self-harm.
Itzjustme
ok so i cut..i only cut once....the cut bled for 10-20mins....and it was just pouring out..it stopped now and all i see is white....what is that? is it bad?
smallgirl3
that's happened to me too :/ i think it might be the fat layer under your skin but i really dont kno. u probably need stitches, but again i dont kno! i didnt get stitches...heals up into a really nasty scar tho. good luck!
Itzjustme
thank u...i cant get stitches cuz i dont wanna tell that i cut again after a few months of not doing it
bunnieluver18
I don't know what it is either. I have the same thing going on, but the bleeding still hasn't stopped 24 hrs later. Just a small trickle now, but when I walk, it rips open again. I went to the health center at my university, and the nurse gave me butterfly bandages since she couldn't do stitches (it had already been 15+ hours). I have an appointment with the doctor tomorrow though to make sure I didn't cause any permanent damage to my leg. It's really deep. :(
deleted_user
yeah ive done that too. im pretty sure its a fat layer right under the skin but its super sensitive. make sure to keep it covered and safe from infections and all thattt. itll leave a fat scar without a doubt. those cuts are the worst you should maybe try not to go so deep next time? hope everything goes well or better (:
Itzjustme
thank u
deleted_user
I understand that you don't want to tell that you cut again, but it is probably really in need of stitches. If you are trying not to cut anymore than understand that it is a part of the recovery, no one is perfect. Good luck
Itzjustme
thank you suan...its too late now tho if i needed stitches..i told my therapists about it tho
deleted_user
That has also happened to me. Keep in mind any medications you're taking that thin your blood (SSRIs will do that). It leaves a huge scab, and a huge scar, at least in my experience. But it seems to be a body's mechanism of healing.
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