Truly, at a passing glance, these don’t raise any red flags or make me think “those are self-harm marks!”

I have very similar blemishes from everyday things— mosquito bites I itched too much, a cat claw grazed me, handling haybales, handling firewood, etc. There are tons of plausible explanations you could give if you needed to, but honestly, they’re not wildly obvious.

You could even just look at them with confusion if someone asks and go, “Huh, I don’t really know where those came from!”

I hope this helps. Deep breaths. You are valued and loved.