Auto Vampire
Someone who enjoys drinking his or her own blood, often by deliberately wounding him/herself at the base of the tongue in order to suck at these wounds and swallow the blood. This practice is known as "auto vampirism". See Auto Vampirism.
He's been diagnosed with Renfield's Syndrome and is an auto vampire.
Auto Vampirism
Cases in which an individual enjoys drinking his or her own blood, such as by deliberately wounding him/herself at the base of the tongue in order to suck at these wounds and swallow the blood.
This can be one of the symptoms of Renfield's Syndrome, (named after Stoker's character) AKA clinical vampirism.
This can be one of the symptoms of Renfield's Syndrome, (named after Stoker's character) AKA clinical vampirism.
Although he's diagnosed with Renfield's Syndrome, he's into auto vampirism instead of ingesting someone else's blood.