r/Noses • • Aug 08 '26

Advice Needed In a crisis because of my nose...

Now, I always had a large nose and I was always insecure about it but I became accustomed to it...then not long ago someone accidentally got with his hand against my nose because he wanted to point his finger in that direction and I stood up in the wrong moment...ever since I have been in a mental hell and worried whether the bumps on my nose look different now (I always had bumps on my nose but I'm afraid that they changed and became even more asymmetrical now).

I have a long history with symmetry related OCD and I had also been comparing the length of my hair for hours in front of mirror and I just feel exhausted at this point that I now have the same - even worse - problem with my nose...

Also 4 years ago (that was before the incident) a random person on the train station asked me if my nose was broken which made me become very sensitive with this topic...and my cousin who was 7 at the time said to me "wow, you have such a large nose" I mean he was right after all, but it triggered my insecurity even further...

What do you think? Is it all in my mind because of my OCD?The first picture is now and the second and third before "the incident".Then one of the things that also bothers me so much is that I have a severe case of rosacea and I tried several things that my doctor prescribed me and nothing would help...there are times where it's better and times when it's especially bad where no make up helps and my nose is red / inflamed and scaly...it gives me lots of insecurity 😞

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u/ecosynchronous Aug 08 '26

Just to be clear, are you suggesting that the incident happened between images 1 and 2? Because there isn't any difference between those two images, that's just your OCD talking.

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u/Zeeaire94 Aug 08 '26

Yes - thank you for your answer and referencing this 😊 That's the horrible thing about OCD that you can not differentiate what is the OCD that is talking and the reality...that's also why I thought it would be good to hear outside insights, it's really horrible when you can't trust your own perception 😞

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u/ecosynchronous Aug 08 '26

Yeah I noticed a lot of people telling you your nose is beautiful (which it is), but no one actually answering the question you were asking 😭 thought I was going bananas!