Worst. Blogger. Ever.

I really meant to keep on this blog, if not daily, but at least weekly. Sheesh...Well, anyway I am going to try to be better about it now.

I started splitting my tongue about 6 weeks ago using the fishing line method. IT IS PAIN LIKE NO OTHER!  The above photo is just minutes after the first binding. I did it at night before bed (with 6 pound test)  At first it was just kind of uncomfortable. The line felt snug and a bit odd. The tip almost feels numb. The day after was more unpleasant, but bearable. It starts to feel like when you have a rubber band on your wrist, and its tight. When you lift it it burns and hurts. Well you cannot lift the string to help the sensation. lol
The second night was a hellish torture! Despite Ibuprofen, I got about 2 hours of sleep. My sleep was filled with so many weird thoughts. By the time morning came around, I was ready to take a razor or scissors to the dang thing just to get it over with. :D Pure Insanity.

Above is a photo of my tortured tongue, with some fishing line poking out, that I had to pretty much dig out. A dull needle works really well for this. I was binding every 5 to 7 days. A friend who has a small split in his tongue gave me the advice to wait until it doesnt hurt, to change the binding. (It never really stops hurting, ever. So just gauge the time to less pain lol) The only thing about that is, that the skin regrows over the line and doesnt peel off/out, it has to be pulled through. So, if youre doing this, dont pull the knot, or the wrinkled line through your tongue after the line is cut. You may think that it is a no brainer, but sometimes you dont really think about these small things until every hair on your body is standing on end and you still have a lot more line to pull through!
Some other advice I had gotten was to put a bead through the line, and use your tongue to play with it. It kinda keeps the regrowth down. The bead is great advice, but I think that it is great for 2 things. 1-Finding that f'ing knot. It is so very hard to find when your tongue is swollen and sore. With the bead, it has the knot raised slightly so it is easy to find and to cut the line without cutting your tongue. 2- The knot is one of the hurtiest things going on, it DIGS in. At first I was leaving a lot of line at the end of my knot to find it easier, and to pull the line around so the knotted spot wouldnt be digging in, but it didnt matter. Around day 2 the knot section HURTS. The bead kinda eases that digging in feeling, and since its easier to move around you can actually find a somewhat comfortable spot for it. After cutting the line, I would eat a good meal. It still hurts to eat, but not as much. It becomes almost pleasurable.

These two photos show some progress.















My other problem was when I would rebind my tongue it would be hard to find the original split at the end, so I ended up making a new one, maybe even two. I then realized that the GOD AWFUL pain that shoots down your neck and makes your chest ache and makes you wonder why you have started this body modification in the first place is mostly the tip of your tongue!! I think maybe... ; )
About a week ago I took the binding out and I am going to cut the tip with a razor to get a good clean start. I know, I know....
I feel pretty masochistic because I actually miss the sensation and the pulling. I can feel the split and it does feel like an imaginary line is still bound around my tongue. It is split from the piercing up, about 1/4 if the way, and I can easily move my piercing really far up my tongue : D or rather  : 3
I guess my tongue is on hiatus for another week or so. I do not care how long this takes, I did at first. Now, I know it will get done and I will take my sweet time doing it!