Is it normal to still pick my nose and eat it at age 19?

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I’ve been doing this since I was very young. My parents tried to get me to break the habit, of course, but I just wouldn’t. I feel very uncomfortable when things are in my nose, and tissues just don’t do the job.

As for the second part, I only eat them because it’s cleaner and safer than wiping them on clothing or anything. Also, I genuinely think it’s improved my immune system overtime, as I rarely get sick anymore. But of course a part of me is still horribly ashamed of doing this, and my deepest fear is for people around me to discover this.

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  • [Old Memory]
    4 years ago

    I think you’re a little too old to eat it, but I do think you’re ever too old to pick it.

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  • NormalAdventure
    4 years ago

    Get yourself Seven t-shirts, in all different colors, that say "I pick my nose and eat it, but I'm trying to break the habit" Wear a different one every day and wipe your boogers on the shirt. You will no longer need to be ashamed because you are "working on improving yourself" and everyone will know it. As a bonus you won't be eating boogers anymore and you will be seen as much less disgusting.

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    • bigsausavebaws
      4 years ago

      lmfao classic

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  • adamxciii
    4 years ago

    Trains your immune system with booger bacteria at a young age.. it feels natural.. its the parents move.. if they dont stop u noone will. just like if your parents dont start MAKING u brush ur teeth, u wont get in the habit..

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  • Fugazi,again
    4 years ago

    I think everyone picks their nose but not everyone eats it. Sometimes if I need to get a big snotter out and im outside, I'll put it in my mouth just to get it off my finger but then spit it out

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  • LloydAsher
    4 years ago

    Belive it or not there is an actual survival advantage to doing so. Our nasal system is like a filter. Removing containments from the air before we inhale them. The nasal cavity is a closed system when it comes to the immune system. As in no antibodies come to fight containments in the mucus because the problem is already solved. Eating you boogers as disgusting as it is socially is actually introducing those containments into your gut where its mostly broken down by the digestive track but can be learned by the immune system to prevent sickness in the future.

    Still disgusting to do so in public so limit it to your private life.

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    • Anonymous Post Author
      4 years ago

      I’d never do it in public, of course, but I’m glad you recognize the potential benefit in it. For instance, what if that bacteria usually captured by mucus got into me through my mouth or other means? I’d have no way of fighting it due to my immune system never encountering it much before.

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      • LloydAsher
        4 years ago

        Still the benefits of doing so are so insignificant it's barely enough that its instinct.

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  • libertybell
    4 years ago

    Stick the tissue up your nose; and if you do pick, wipe it on the TISSUE!

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  • leggs91200
    4 years ago

    Oh my GYOD everyone knows it isn't normal.
    The polite thing to do is wipe it on the restroom wall

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    • bbrown95
      4 years ago

      As a former janitor, please no.

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      • Anonymous Post Author
        4 years ago

        Agreed, I seriously hope this one's a joke

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        • leggs91200
          4 years ago

          Yes it is a joke. I don't even think people who rode the short bus to school would do that. Maybe some of the dipshits around here though.

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          • bigsausavebaws
            4 years ago

            i do it still. i find it funny

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  • Aethylfritha
    4 years ago

    Its not normal at any age. Even little kids who do that aint quite right. Eew.

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  • cupcake_wants
    4 years ago

    yeah it's normal.. sure.

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  • MrMercury24
    4 years ago

    Normal to pick your nose, not normal to eat the bugers.

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  • bigsausavebaws
    4 years ago

    my friend who is 33 eats his in public and so do his kids. its so gross. and this is one of my serious posts.

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  • Tanner9078
    4 years ago

    your never to old to pick your nose

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  • randypete
    4 years ago

    It is normal

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  • LornaMae
    4 years ago

    I've never understood why people would eat them. I love to pick my nose and get anything that builds up in there - it's extremely pleasurable to me - but I would never ever ever eat it. Is it just laziness about where to discard it? Or a pleasure to consume it?

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    • Anonymous Post Author
      4 years ago

      For me, it’s mostly convenience, partly pleasure. I know it’s disgusting, but I like the taste personally, and I find no issue with being that close to my body and every part of it.

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      • LornaMae
        4 years ago

        You make it sound better than it actually is. You okay with the poop too? :S

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        • Anonymous Post Author
          4 years ago

          Though this is irrelevant to the post, I have tasted my own feces once, when I was younger, purely out of curiosity. I do not anymore, as my curiosity has been satisfied, and it’s not only extremely unhealthy but also it tastes disgusting. But again, I don’t see any issue in having done this. I like to know everything about my body, no matter how strange or gross.

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          • LornaMae
            4 years ago

            I don't see any problem either. Disgusting how? I haven't nor will try it but I'm imagining a gross but umami flavor.

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            • Anonymous Post Author
              4 years ago

              No, it's actually extremely bitter. Nothing like the smell. It's like how a lemon is sour, fecal matter is bitter, yknow? Very little actual taste, all sour/bitter

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  • FromTheSouthWeirdMan
    4 years ago

    Definitely not normal. I doubt it has done much to improve your immune system. Most 19 year olds dont get sick often.

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