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28 Jul 2017, 8:53 pm

From very young I have been a nose picker. I have also been known to eat them. As a child especially I was something of a compulsive nose picker. I would often have a bloody nose from picking.
I wonder how much this is an ASD related trait. I know it comes under body focused repetitive behaviours.

Any other nose pickers here?



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29 Jul 2017, 1:17 am

I'm the same. But who knows, NTs could do it too in private. Nobody will admit to it.

I also read somewhere that nose-eating is good for your immune system.


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29 Jul 2017, 8:12 am

To be honest, if I don't have my hands busy, I'm constantly picking something. When I was younger, I would pick my nails so much they would bleed. Picking things is one of the more weird things I do. I have to conciously stop myself from doing it because I will do it without knowing it as well.


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29 Jul 2017, 11:03 am

It's more of a universal than an autistic trait.

It is also nearly universal that people over the age of about five don't do it in public.

I do it, though.



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29 Jul 2017, 11:23 am

I do like a good nose pick , it can be very satisfying especially when you feel there's an obstruction. I used to like working in dusty environments as it meant more nose picking and I also love picking scabs especially if they bleed. I've never eaten a booger though or a scab , that doesn't appeal to me in the slightest.


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29 Jul 2017, 11:33 am

A morning radio DJ once commented about how
picking your nose is something everybody does
and how most people try to hide it ...
and how some of them get caught.



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29 Jul 2017, 11:35 am

SaveFerris wrote:
I do like a good nose pick , it can be very satisfying especially when you feel there's an obstruction. I used to like working in dusty environments as it meant more nose picking and I also love picking scabs especially if they bleed. I've never eaten a booger though or a scab , that doesn't appeal to me in the slightest.


I cannot argue with the honesty and simplicity of this... me too!

But... in the interests of "taking things literally"... if I could pick my nose, I wouldn't have picked the one I've got.


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29 Jul 2017, 12:30 pm

Trueno wrote:
SaveFerris wrote:
I do like a good nose pick , it can be very satisfying especially when you feel there's an obstruction. I used to like working in dusty environments as it meant more nose picking and I also love picking scabs especially if they bleed. I've never eaten a booger though or a scab , that doesn't appeal to me in the slightest.


I cannot argue with the honesty and simplicity of this... me too!

But... in the interests of "taking things literally"... if I could pick my nose, I wouldn't have picked the one I've got.


Ha Ha, I'm ok with my nose although I wish it didn't break so easy .

I think I may be lowering the tone here but does anyone recognize these techniques:

THE KIDDIE PICK...
When you're by yourself and you uninhibitedly twist your forefinger into your nostril with childlike joy and freedom. And the best part is, there's no time limit!

CAMOUFLAGED KIDDIE PICK...
When, in the presence of other people, you wrap your forefinger in a tissue, then thrust it in deep and hold back the smile.

FAKE NOSE SCRATCH...
When you make believe you've got an itch but you're really trolling the nostril edge for stray boogers.

MAKING A MEAL OUT OF IT...
You do it so furiously, and for so long, you're probably entitled to dessert.

SURPRISE PICKINGS...
When a sneeze or laugh causes snot to come hurtling out of your nose, and you have to gracefully clean it off your shirt.

AUTOPICK...
The kind you do in a car, when no one's looking.

PICK YOUR BRAINS...
Done in private, this is the one where your finger goes in so far, it passes the septum.

PICK AND SAVE...
When you have to pick it quickly, just when someone looks away, and then you pocket the snot so they don't catch on to what you did.

PICK AND ROLL...
No explanation needed.

PICK AND FLICK...
Ditto.

PICK AND STICK...
You wanted it to be a "Pick and Flick," but it stubbornly clings to your fingertip.

PAYDIRT...
The kind where you remove a piece of snot so big, it improves your breathing by 90%.


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29 Jul 2017, 12:48 pm

SaveFerris wrote:
Trueno wrote:
SaveFerris wrote:
I do like a good nose pick , it can be very satisfying especially when you feel there's an obstruction. I used to like working in dusty environments as it meant more nose picking and I also love picking scabs especially if they bleed. I've never eaten a booger though or a scab , that doesn't appeal to me in the slightest.


I cannot argue with the honesty and simplicity of this... me too!

But... in the interests of "taking things literally"... if I could pick my nose, I wouldn't have picked the one I've got.


Ha Ha, I'm ok with my nose although I wish it didn't break so easy .

I think I may be lowering the tone here but does anyone recognize these techniques:

THE KIDDIE PICK...
When you're by yourself and you uninhibitedly twist your forefinger into your nostril with childlike joy and freedom. And the best part is, there's no time limit!

CAMOUFLAGED KIDDIE PICK...
When, in the presence of other people, you wrap your forefinger in a tissue, then thrust it in deep and hold back the smile.

FAKE NOSE SCRATCH...
When you make believe you've got an itch but you're really trolling the nostril edge for stray boogers.

MAKING A MEAL OUT OF IT...
You do it so furiously, and for so long, you're probably entitled to dessert.

SURPRISE PICKINGS...
When a sneeze or laugh causes snot to come hurtling out of your nose, and you have to gracefully clean it off your shirt.

AUTOPICK...
The kind you do in a car, when no one's looking.

PICK YOUR BRAINS...
Done in private, this is the one where your finger goes in so far, it passes the septum.

PICK AND SAVE...
When you have to pick it quickly, just when someone looks away, and then you pocket the snot so they don't catch on to what you did.

PICK AND ROLL...
No explanation needed.

PICK AND FLICK...
Ditto.

PICK AND STICK...
You wanted it to be a "Pick and Flick," but it stubbornly clings to your fingertip.

PAYDIRT...
The kind where you remove a piece of snot so big, it improves your breathing by 90%.


This is so awesome :D . Totally get it :lol:


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29 Jul 2017, 1:00 pm

Eating is just plain weird and revolting. Started probably when I first got exposed to cigarette smoke/air pollution, and everyone knows that smoking increases amount of mucus buildup in your nasal cavity. It might have triggered an immune response at the time and the body has adapted by thinking its normal to create such large amounts of mucus as to block up the whole cavity preventing me from breathing especially if i'm to sleep which could ultimately lead to sleep apnea.

I'd say its OCD now but I think its more of a must than a want. Done it every day of my life, not one day have I skipped.



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29 Jul 2017, 3:34 pm

Yep, I'm also a nose picker, and I eat the contents, too. :oops: Not to gross anyone out or anything. But I only do it in private.