ClipClop
15-06-18, 17:52
I've been getting on and off nosebleeds for about 18 months which has become an outright health obsession for me. I'm terrified of getting one and, as a result, I've fallen for all the anxiety tricks and have massively limited my daily behaviours in an attempt to not get one.
But one thing I've done for so long now that I honestly can't remember if it's normal to do - I check inside my nose all the time. I get really close up to the mirror, tilt my head back and flare my nostrils to see if there's any blood inside. Is this behaviour extreme or does anyone else check inside their nose routinely? Is it normal to do this??
It would be helpful to know as today, after checking, I saw some dried blood inside and instantly felt terrible. I proceeded to keep checking and of course I just felt progressively worse. I couldn't help thinking that if I hadn't checked at all, I might not have known until I blew my nose or something. I could try not doing this if I knew it wasn't 'normal'.
Thank you for listening. I know this sounds ridiculous but it upsets me so much. I've had several cauterisations by an ENT doctor and, even though the severity of the nose bleeds is less, I'm still not 100% fixed. My therapist thinks they are caused by stress and I should learn to 'not care' but I'm terrified of them.
But one thing I've done for so long now that I honestly can't remember if it's normal to do - I check inside my nose all the time. I get really close up to the mirror, tilt my head back and flare my nostrils to see if there's any blood inside. Is this behaviour extreme or does anyone else check inside their nose routinely? Is it normal to do this??
It would be helpful to know as today, after checking, I saw some dried blood inside and instantly felt terrible. I proceeded to keep checking and of course I just felt progressively worse. I couldn't help thinking that if I hadn't checked at all, I might not have known until I blew my nose or something. I could try not doing this if I knew it wasn't 'normal'.
Thank you for listening. I know this sounds ridiculous but it upsets me so much. I've had several cauterisations by an ENT doctor and, even though the severity of the nose bleeds is less, I'm still not 100% fixed. My therapist thinks they are caused by stress and I should learn to 'not care' but I'm terrified of them.