Is it normal my bf got into “bloodletting”

My boyfriend has gotten into something called “bloodletting” which is basically cutting yourself and letting your blood drain as a type of therapy/stress relief.

He said that it’s supposed to release a bunch of hormones and bad emotional chemicals or something along those lines. He does it about once a week (for about 4 months now) while taking a bath and letting his arm drain into a bucket.

I think it’s batshit crazy. He’s always had insane stress-relief “methods” but this one takes the cake.

Also, I’m the chick from the “My bf rips the skin out of his mouth” post. Interesting guy, right?

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Comments ( 18 )
  • So, your boyfriend shreds the inside of his mouth and drains his own blood supply. Anything else? Does he mash table salt into fresh wounds? Tie weights around his dick to lengthen it? Drink his own piss?

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    • TheBlindInquisitor

      Yesssssssssssssss.

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  • Clunk42

    So your boyfriend has somehow been convinced that bloodletting, a medieval medical practice proven ineffective and dangerous multiple times is good for him?

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  • Doesnormalmatter

    Its not just weird, its dangerous as fuck. It also does nothing but placebo.

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  • Mrown

    it does work tho' (I know by experience)

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  • RuiAndrRivers

    Jesus make him stop quickly he's hurting himself it's unhealthy af

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  • dimwitted

    And why you are with this person? You sound like an enabler.

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    • Can’t really stop someone from doing what they want? I offer him help anytime he needs it.

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      • dimwitted

        Maybe it's time he gets real help.

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  • chrysocolla

    It's only normal if he drinks it afterwards. Otherwise it's just a waste.

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  • TheBlindInquisitor

    I do it for sexual reasons but I rarely do it.

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  • Sounds like he's into self harm, basically. The "benefits" might just be excuses he tells himself and others to make it seem better.

    There's a reason why bloodletting is a practice that died out in the medical field, along with a lot of other harmful, middle age mistakenness.

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  • Toxicspeka

    That's not normal what the hell is wrong with your man!!

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  • Nikclaire

    Why put up with all this mess? Find someone more normalish.

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    • barefoot_on_the_sand

      I'm sorry I'm doing this but I've been messaging you on kik. Can you log in there?
      I have no gold to message you here and I miss you loads.

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  • RoseIsabella

    Not normal at all. This whole bloodletting thing is a fallacy.

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  • Garthh

    Did you call yourself a chick?

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  • curious-bunny

    My bf is into blood, theres safe ways to do it. Hes ths type to want to cut ms so hs can taste my blood

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