Blowing Nose - Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) Message Board

agirl01 · 08-23-2007, 12:12 AM

Is it possible to have an OCD for blowing/wiping your nose?

MommaBee · 08-23-2007, 01:07 AM

I would think it possible. Is it a 'ritual' type thing, where if you are interrupted, you have to start over? This is a sure sign that it is OCD. Tyra Banks just had a show about this disorder and it comes out in many forms. If in doubt, call a psycologist for a interm meeting to be evaluated.

seriousperson · 08-23-2007, 07:10 PM

Also, if you know there is nothing there and yet you feel compelled to wipe and blow, it would seem to be OCD.
But there has been a bad head cold going around. Maybe you could wait a few days and see if the urge goes away?

agirl01 · 08-23-2007, 11:05 PM

I don't have to restart if I'm interrupted, but I blow/wipe my nose if I feel there's something or if I think there's something visible for other people to see. It's pretty constant nose blowing and wiping too. About once an hour or so, and I'm not sick. It's just to make sure there's nothing there.

seriousperson · 08-24-2007, 10:36 PM

Hmmm..."just to make sure there's nothing there."
If you're doing it once an hour and there's never anything there (unless maybe after a shower or drinking something hot), then it sounds like OCD.
Can you make yourself not blow or wipe for, say, four hours?