Seriously? "Russian roulette"? That's a terrible overstatement. Say I did get an infection? I'd go to a doctor and get antibiotics. The end.

You guys may be trying to help, but it's hard to take you seriously when you treat something small like it's the end of the world. I pick a few pieces of skin off the surface of my lips, the cut bleeds, it heals. I wouldn't have even called it self-injury; this thread was moved from the "other mental health issues" forum to here without my permission.

Would everyone please stop assuming the worst? It's a small thing. It doesn't bother me. Or rather, it DIDN'T till all of you started talking about how terrible it was. I asked on a whim because I was curious to see what others thought, and now I wish I hadn't. I don't think there's anything to be gained from taking this too seriously. It's a stupid, perverse thing that I enjoy doing, and so what?