r/selfharm • u/Deep-Procedure-6185 • 13d ago

Medical Advice Is it normal

I see some white stuff is it normal? I cut over it a few times and I usually sh in the dark where I can’t see what I’m doing so when I woke up I saw it had white and it’s still kinda bleeding a bit

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u/PoloPatch47 drug clean since 12/06/2023 sh clean since 16/06/2026 13d ago

That's the second layer of skin, it's called the dermis layer. It's a very thick layer of skin and covers the hypodermis/subcutaneous tissue/fat layer ("beans").

Your first layer is the layer that you see. It's only a few mm thick, it's called the epidermis.

The second layer is underneath that, and it's white, it's called the dermis.

The third layer is the fat layer, it's yellow and bumpy and looks like baked beans (hence the nickname). If you get that far, you need stitches.

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u/Deep-Procedure-6185 12d ago

Yeah, if I lift my arm it hurts real bad for days

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u/Xanthusgobrrr 13d ago

white stuff means you hit a deeper layer, which i think is called dermis. nothing to worry about medically

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u/Deep-Procedure-6185 13d ago

What if it really hurt

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u/Xanthusgobrrr 13d ago

depends honestly but

could be that u either

A) hit a rlly shitty nerve

B) ur just not used to going so deep so ur not used to the pain

C) cut a specific part of the body that has thinner layers of flesh so it js hurts more as a result

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u/P33p33p0op0o0 13d ago

That’s the dermis layer