Blood Letting:

   Always remember you should be very careful dealing with blood in any, way, shape or form. remember stuff such as AIDs is out there.

      Blood letting is not something that should be taken lightly. Remember infection is a risk, always use something safe. I have heard people useing broken glass, that is a dumb idea do not do that. remember to cleas the tool with alcohol and do the same to the skin that will be cut. after making the cut wash the cut, i would not use alcohol try using hydrogen peroxide.
         Do not cut near the wrist you do not want to make a mistake that could cost you or a loved one their life, and never cut too deep, this could lead to easier infection. I hope i did not leave anything out, just remember to use common sense

and from Kak: "don't use serrated kitchen knives, isn't the best for blood flow and it hurts like hell"

Cravings help:

1: Remember they sell cooking blood at some meat shops that maybe something you could look into

2: try V8, V8 splash, other juice drinks, one of those energy drinks such as Red bull or Amp, or just plain old coffee

3: try to do something else to take your mind off it

4: feeding from your self is not a good idea, it may help in short term, but the cravings will come back and worse.

Know your donor                                                                                                                            

Make sure your donor is drug free and does not have any sickness like Aids, STD's can also be transferred by blood not just sex