LonelyKitten
Seeking one final escape
- Aug 13, 2023
- 284
Hello, this is a question relevant to my jumping method.
It involves going through airport security, as I sincerely hope to avoid passing in this country.
So, they make you take off your coat as you go through the scanner.
There are a lot of cutting lines on both of my arms, they cover about a third of one (partial) side of each upper arm.
Obviously I don't want to draw attention to self-harm and potentially raise mental health questions in front of security/police-type personnel.
I may just be overthinking this, most likely they won't notice, think twice about it, or really care, but it's better to be prepared just in case.
I was thinking I could say I petted a stray cat (this part is at least true, I pet strays fairly often) and it clawed me up really badly? (the strays never actually hurt me, though)
Though I'm not too happy to be outright lying, especially if it's an actual officer.
It's really unbelievable anyhow, given the line patterns, so if they're in a prying mood, an on-the-nose lie like that could actually raise more trouble.
Have not encountered this issue before despite having flown a lot, as I used to cut very differently.
Just deep enough to bleed a good amount and leave marks that could be covered by a bandaid here and there.
Sort of like cat scratches, they'd disappear after many months, so I kept doing it that way to avoid long-term scarring.
After my most recent flight I cut again for the first time in years, using a completely different tool than before however.
Now during planning I realize I didn't consider how this might affect flying.
I cut in a very wanton manner, not even accounting whether the lines might stay when it came to their depth, as well as how their placement and quantity is honestly really overt. oops.
Would love to hear any ideas for avoiding/downplaying the issue.
It involves going through airport security, as I sincerely hope to avoid passing in this country.
So, they make you take off your coat as you go through the scanner.
There are a lot of cutting lines on both of my arms, they cover about a third of one (partial) side of each upper arm.
Obviously I don't want to draw attention to self-harm and potentially raise mental health questions in front of security/police-type personnel.
I may just be overthinking this, most likely they won't notice, think twice about it, or really care, but it's better to be prepared just in case.
I was thinking I could say I petted a stray cat (this part is at least true, I pet strays fairly often) and it clawed me up really badly? (the strays never actually hurt me, though)
Though I'm not too happy to be outright lying, especially if it's an actual officer.
It's really unbelievable anyhow, given the line patterns, so if they're in a prying mood, an on-the-nose lie like that could actually raise more trouble.
Have not encountered this issue before despite having flown a lot, as I used to cut very differently.
Just deep enough to bleed a good amount and leave marks that could be covered by a bandaid here and there.
Sort of like cat scratches, they'd disappear after many months, so I kept doing it that way to avoid long-term scarring.
After my most recent flight I cut again for the first time in years, using a completely different tool than before however.
Now during planning I realize I didn't consider how this might affect flying.
I cut in a very wanton manner, not even accounting whether the lines might stay when it came to their depth, as well as how their placement and quantity is honestly really overt. oops.
Would love to hear any ideas for avoiding/downplaying the issue.
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