Mucus eating

These postings provide me to stop eating boogers. I thought that this behaviour is normal. However it's not. Thanks everyone that I'm not alone.

Hi, first time poster! I have been like this for as long as I can remember, started with nose picking but it is like I have an obsession with mucus now! I have tried to stop but this has never worked I'm now trying to embrace this behaviour quality. Just interested as to whether you guys think there is a reason behind us doing this? I've been asked by some friends before if it relates to something that happened in my childhood which I think could be the case...

I do have a problem I do pick scabs on my scalp face and body and eat them I also have picked my nose untill it is scabby and infected inside my nostrils. I fear I may have carried something from my scalp to my nostrils because they are sore swollen and scabby inside. No one knows nor is it visible but my scalp has several scabs especially one very painfull even pussy one on the back of my neck in my hair line which weeps into my hair yet I still can not leave it alone. I scratch the oil of my face and scalp and scrape it from under my nails with my teeth I scratch the plaque off my teeth and eat it. I do not look like the scabby nose picking type but I am and I want to stop I am 45 and it seems to be getting worse every year. I do not want my girls to pick up this habit and I would hate my husband or friends to realise. Does anyone know why this happens if it is a primitive habit or a nervous disorder. Also is any one else suffering pain from the scabs on their scalp.

So glad to know I'm not the only picker/eater out there! I've been biting my nails (and chewing them until they're dissolved) as well as picking my nose and eating the boogers for as long as I can remember. The nail biting/chewing came from my dad, he actually has my mom save her nails after she clips them for him to chew, I don't go so far as that, I only chew my own. The nose picking came from my mom, but I don't do it in front of anybody. When I was in high school and had pimples, I would pop those and eat the heads if it was hard. I also enjoy popping my boyfriend's pimples, but I don't eat his just my own.

I'm so glad I found this site. I've been a puller (hair) aka trichotillomaina but in the last 2-3 months it has moved to other parts. I pick at my scalp and sometimes my pimples... It grosses me out personally (no hate on anyone who does) but I don't know how to stop. I've been living in denial for so long that it's taken me about 2 years to even look up what I've been doing to myself!! and now I'm really freaked out that I might have Rapunzel Syndrome or something..anyways, this is a great place to vent, I'm so happy I'm not alone, I can now have support in taking steps to end this. Thank you all.

You and I are completely alike. I have been picking my big toe caullouses (and munching o the skin) since I was a child, along with eating bogers. I know ay habit is shared by other people, but I would never think another woman eats her discharge like I do. This really bothesr me, but those 2 are big big secrets that only a few people know about (the toe, not the discharge), but I've picked up picking at my LIPS (face, not vagina) and it's awful. I look like I have herpes when I'm disease free and just feel awful about it. Thank you for psting this. I signed up JUST to comment and let you know you're not alne.

Hello, first time here. Thought I'd post becausecI just realized my habits. Ever since I was little, I've picked at my scabs and ate them, I've had dandruff and ate whats under my nails after I run them through my hair, I've also eaten my boogers and now as I'm older, I realize I pop my pimples, eat the puss, and eat my black and whiteheads I have always been very ashamed of it and this is the first time I'm open about it. Now I know I'm not the only one. I want to quit so bad, but its very hard. And I don't want any counseling or anything. I'm very weirded out by this realization.

Thank you so much for being so honest and posting. I feel so much better knowing that I am not alone. I do or have tried variations of everything you do. Just, omg I am not alone. I am so happy that you shared. Truly, thank you.

I stumbled upon this conversation after a google search on 'picking and eating pimples'. As a teenager I've had acne ranging over my face, chest and back. I also have Rosacea - basically I blush really easily. My pimples used would aggressive red or bloody from the amount of popping and picking I would do and pretty soon I started eating the puss. Since then, I still eat all the puss from pimples that I get now, I often pick the grit out under my fingernails and eat it, i pick at the skin on the sides of my nails and rip it off with my teeth. I chew my lips dry and occasionally clean my ears with my finger and taste the only outer ear wax. When in the right mood I have tasted my own cum. I try to keep to my habit at home, but occaisionally my family see and mostly glance away or tell me to stop biting my nails (heard that all my life from my Step-Mother!) Reading peoples posts, I didn't even realise it was a thing and I guess its nice to know.

OH, WHERE DO I BEGIN, IM 49 AND IVE HAD THIS PROBLEM SINCE CHILDHOOD. IM IN THE MIDDLE OF CHEMO TREATMENTS FOR BREAST CANCER BUT IM STILL PICKING. MY WOUND ON MY CHEST IS 2 1/2 INCHES LONG AND PART KELOID. IM TRYING TO STOP SO I WONT GET INFECTION WHEN WHITE CELLS ARE LOW. I PICK AND PEEL TILL CHUNKS COME OFF AND I START TO GET BLOOD CLOTS. JUST GLAD IM NOT ALONE WITH THIS PROBLEM. I PRAY I FIND PEACE AND SOLUTION ONE DAY.

Hello I am a fifteen year old girl who is (not to offend anyone who enjoys these habits) suffering from most of the mentioned compulsions. All my life I have been a nose picker and booger eater (earliest memory of this habit being five years old) and was just recently able to stop myself from biting my nails. As the years went by and I hit puberty I fell into new habits such as; tasting my own vaginal discharge and eating puss from pimples anywhere on my body. If I am alone I cannot help touching my face and picking at pimples. I have enough self control not to create too bad of scabs and I know that I do not have nearly as bad of acne as I did when I was thirteen. Sometimes I find comfort in these activities but most of the time I am embarrased, or frustrated at my lack of self-control. I do not want embrace these habits or diss on any of you open people. I just want help. I am about to confess some of theres habits with my mom and boyfriend, I know or am at least sure that all of these habits stem from a lack of self control. Please feel free to give me any advice

Hello fellow pickers, picas!! We have always been ashamed of our behavior! (I bite my nails,when I'm stressed till they bleed, eat everything skin/snot/earwax wise, wearing false nails helps me I still chew on the falsies just harder to break,not great for my teeth.Anyway just wanted to let you all know something.WE ARE ANIMALS! Ever watched animal planet and seen monkeys grooming themselves or others? They all eat their boogers,and scabs,flees,ticks and the skin that comes with it. Ever seen a dog with a cone around their necks? Because it is INSTINCT,to lick and pick with their teeth at their wound. Ever seen a anxious cat groom itself till its fur falls out and pull on its nails. My point is we are not disgusting we are human animals who suffer from various forms of anxiety /depression,mild OCD or ADD.YOU HAVE NOTHING TO BE ASHAMED OF! Talk to your Dr if you want treatment.As you can see you are far from alone.:D

Hi I know this is an older post, but I am 19 years old. I've struggled with scab picking, I like to put peroxide on the open wounds afterwards. And I always eat the scabs, I will pick at my scalp and eat what's under my nails, I eat my boogers, I chew on my cheeks, lips, and tounge until it bleeds and then rinse my mouth with peroxide to feel the burning sensation. I like to eat my whiteheads and blackheads, and eat the dirt under my nails and toenails. I'll scratch the dead skin inside and behind my ears and eat it, and also eat the skin around my nails. My mom knows about some of this but not to the extent I do it. I really thought I was weird. But at least know you're not weird, and I can know I'm either.

Hey, listen to me. When I was little, I was shamed for biting my nails and picking my nose. My aunt told me that I would get nosebleeds from picking my nose. But now that I'm older, and I have been trained as an evolutionary biologist and been a mom to two boys, I want to tell everyone that is not a disease or problem, unless you are doing something so excessively that you are actually hurting yourself. It is normal to want to taste everything about yourself, because that is a primary way for us to gather information about ourselves. If eating your own boogers or puss or pimples or scabs or vaginal fluids or seminal emissions or whatever, actually hurt you in some way, then you should try to stop. Why shouldn't we touch or taste ourselves? It is a good way to notice if you're experiencing a bacterial or yeast infection. Men and women often enjoy their partners' fluids, right? Even find them sexy. Otherwise, it is only society wanting to force us human animals to behave in an unnatural manner, imposing shame for perfectly normal behaviors. Just see how shameful it is for people to even fart or belch. A lot of older women and men have trouble with incontinence to some degree, and it isn't their FAULT, just a natural part of getting older, but they still feel very ashamed for their loss of control. It is unfortunately that we are so ashamed, that we can't even acknowledge that some things don't need to be controlled, and shouldn't have to be. Try to learn to be comfortable with your urges and just let them be private. If people don't want to see you do it, and it doesn't have to happen in public, then no big deal. If anyone makes a comment, stand up for yourself and let them know that is a natural grooming and information gathering impulse that hurts no one. Almost all animals engage in self-grooming involving some eating/picking/licking/smelling, if not extensively, and we might be better connected with our health and fitness if we did more of it for ourselves and our loved ones. Grooming each other is primal to social intimacy, which is very important, and it is so sad that in our society many of us have to visit and pay "professionals" to get this done nowadays. Then when the massage or pedicure is over, we go home and that moment of professional intimacy was wasted in a way, because it contributed none at all to making stronger bonds between you and your family and friends.

as a sophmore in highschool, reading through these comments makes me feel like i am no longer alone. for the past few years, i have secretly dealt with severe depression and recently anorexia. i have always eaten. always. for as long as i can remember. i remember trying to avoid my family while doing it when i was little. i also struggle from anxiety attacks and the picking gets really bad during and around each episode. the skin around my fingernails is worn down and scabbed over. ive always picked at and eaten all of my cuticles, feet and hands. the skin on my feet is really thick, and i love to pick at that. ive also gotten into the habit of plucking the hair from my nostrils, eyebrows, eyelashes, and scalp. i pick at my scalp. ive done everything i can see in these comments before me, and while im not proud and i avoid people while doing it, i dont think i could ever change. i think ive used it as a part of my anorexia because while i am eating, cannot possible gain any weight because im eating the weight off myself. i love the taste of skin and im addicted to sucking at my own blood. it does get a little messy when that time of the month comes around (Im a girl). i just love the release feeling i get after i get my fingernail under a scab. ive even used toilet paper to help cuts clot faster, then i eat the blood ridden paper. because i have to be super careful about the state of my teeth because i am genetically missing two teeth and i have bridges, i stopped chewing for the most part at my nails, and they usually look fine, but i eat the top layer when it peels off and i cannot stand hangnails. whenever i am alone, reading a book, watching tv, doing anything, im always picking at my ears, my nose, my pimples, earwax, the oil on my face, anything. i cannot stand the feeling of my oily face and i end up scraping my forehead and nose and chin over and over to get rid of tiny pimples and i eat whatever i find under my nails, skin, dirt, anything. i dont have like normal ocd, and my room is a pigs sty, but this is like anxiety driven, and with two ap classes and all advanced looming over my shoulder along with hours of extra curricular activities, im always booked and always stressed, and i feel like i cannot escape this because wherever i go, my skin is always there. ive grown accustomed to using my fingernails to scrape dead skin off of any surface and eat that, and when i get sweaty, it really builds up on my palms and my feet and my cleavage. im just one super messed up person with one super f*cked up life, but it is really good to know im not alone.

I have done the following: 1) eaten my boogers 2) eaten the secretions from my eyes 3) eaten skin from my feet 4) eaten skin from my lips 5) eaten vaginal secretions 6) eaten pus from my zits 7) drank my piss 8) licked my poop once I don't do this anymore.