Talk:Ghoul/@comment-26306690-20151127022159/@comment-27276334-20151128001524

Well, it is a fact that when ghouls eat flesh, they gain a temporary boost of energy or a renewal of healing capabilities. So if a ghoul eats their own flesh, then they could, in short-term, gain enough energy to survive an attack or to take an action. And if a ghoul is injured, they instead could input their energy they gained from eating themselves to regenerate a another body part. But either way, this would put them at a slight disadvantage, because they will still be missing a chunk of their own flesh. This seems like a very risky strategy that could only work in short-term or in extreme situations. It would require fast analysis of the scenario, because you'd have to assess what part of your body you could do without at the moment, and still, you'd have to face consequences later, such as you having to find food for yourself to heal your body part. Thus, eating your body would be a very drastic measure, and many ghouls probably wouldn't have resorted to it for this reason.