Blood Hallucinations? No drugs, no alcohol. What's going on?

[saralena]

A friend of mine has been experiencing hallucinations where one second she is fine and the next she will be hurting herself (either scratching up her arms until they are coated with blood or splitting her wrists or other selfharm experience involving blood). She doesn't actually hurt herself. She just experiences it. She sees it and feels it as though it was all real. Then it is just over and she is fine. There is no blood. There are no wounds. She is always alone when the hallucinations occur.

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She doesn't want to seek professional help

[Lovelinefan]

She should really see a doctor ASAP. If there's something going on in her brain that's causing these hallucinations, TIME IS OF THE ESSENCE! Every second could be a life or death situation. It may not be anything seriously serious like that, but then again, do you want to take that risk?
Have her call her doctor right away or go to the ER to have this checked out.

[Liusanity]

This is a very serious matter. The only causes I can think of is Mental illnesses, Abusing substances, Medications, or Lack of sleep. But I ain't no doctor. So definitely have her see a Doctor ASAP.