I self-harm, but I do like to believe I have everything under control. But today things got out of hand and now I don't know if I need stitches or not. How can I tell?

If you think that you mights need stitches, you should go to the doctor/urgent care as soon as you possibly can. Some signs that you may need stitches or medical attention include things such as : - blood is spurting out of the wound - you feel like you may be loosing a significant amount of blood , and maybe you feel lightheaded . - you can see the white colored fat underneath the wound - the wound is so deep that you are unable to close it - it looks like it is infected, and there is pus, you have a fever, or it looks very red around the site of self harm