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I feel really weird about this but I like to eat my own blood. I like the taste of it and whenever I have a scab or a cut or something, I always suck the blood out. Sometimes I even cut myself intentionally so that I can lick up the blood. Is this normal?
Ignoring all the obnoxious, non-serious comments here, it's not necessarily normal, but you are not alone OP. Excoriation disorder is when someone is compulsively urged to pick at their own skin (usually to the point of damage). I know. Because I have it. I pick at multiple scabs on my scalp and usually eat them and lick the blood off my fingers from the wound. It's disgusting, I know.
But it's a legitimate disorder related to OCD. More people have it than most realize, and most cases go undocumented.
So, OP, do you compulsively pick at scabs to eat them? You might want to go to a psychiatrist for an evaluation.
Personally, I've been diagnosed with situational depression as well as excoriation disorder and schizoid personality disorder. I used to cut but I've been clean for about three months. I never licked the blood when I cut (just wiped it up with toilet paper) but I'm also type 1 diabetic (diagnosed when I was 6) and every time I check my blood sugar, I'll lick the blood off my finger afterwards.
So like I said.
Not really normal, but you're not alone.
This post reminds me of when I was a kid. My dog Blackie would eat my scabs and lick the blood off me in my sleep. She was such a silly dog.
I'm eating my own blood too. My gums are beading. IT HURTS SO MUCH!!!
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I like the smell of blood. It has that lovely metal odor. Let us both become classic vampires or cut the unhealthy habits.
I usually do that too, but only after putting my blood in a centrifuge. Platelets throw the flavor off.