Can You Touch Your Eye?
By SpitFire179
@SpitFire179 (2536)
Canada
April 20, 2007 4:36am CST
Okay, yes yet another messed up discussion from the infamous spit!
Here's the thing, i can touch my eye balls and not blink, i don't have a problem with it, it doesn't hurt, only burns when i poke it real hard or just ate something salty haha, and i do it all the time, sometimes it's just to get something out, sometimes it's to flip my eyelids and grose people out, and other times, i guess it's just for something to do, well and just naturally grose people out, But i've talked to a lot of people who can't actually touch their eye balls...
Now i don't know why this is, some people just can't stand it, others it hurts, and some, well they don't really have a reason, so, can you touch your EYE balls?
Can you leave your finger in your eye as long as you want? I can.... :P
Can you rub it around in there without irritation?
Do you like to touch your eyes? haha, sorry...
What do you think of it? (You touching your own eye, And someone else touching their own eyes)
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39 responses
@amylou8521 (324)
•
20 Apr 07
When i was younger i used to do it all the time to freak people out, and turn my top eyelid inside out, that used to make it water, but now i cant physically touch my eyeball. I dont think its because i cant i think its because i wont.
When i think about it, it makes my stomach feel funny! The feeling you get before you're going to be sick lol! Its making me cringe just thinking about it! I suppose when im rubbing my eye i touch it a little! Thats maybe why it stings afterwards!
Thanks for the interesting subject, lol it tickled me!
@SpitFire179 (2536)
• Canada
20 Apr 07
haha, wow, i hope one day it doesn't just up and start grosing me out, i would hate to have one of my funny bones taken away like that!!!
Wow, grose feeling, sorry i had to nasty you out like that, i'm just one for the odd thoughts and ways of thinking, i just had to know, it's odd the things that pop into my head eh... :P
Tickled me too ;) hahaha, everything tickles me gosh.
Thanks hun.
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@driedmango (356)
• Philippines
20 Apr 07
I can't do it! And I never did that. I'm afraid my eyes might get irritated or accidentally poked by my fingers... Imagining it makes me feel uneasy...
Anyway, I'll watch this discussion.
@SpitFire179 (2536)
• Canada
20 Apr 07
awww, well i'm sorry you can't do it, sometimes it's best to push yourself to get over your fears or issues with things, though it's not a good thing to touch your eyes i guess, so maybe you shouldn't try. :P
Thanks, watching the discussion is always good :D
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@SpitFire179 (2536)
• Canada
20 Apr 07
hahaha, well, i don't know, i guess things pop into my head, and i just can't leave them alone till i know, and the only time i play with my eyes, is to disgust people, because it's just too funny.
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@CinderInMySoul (4717)
• United States
20 Apr 07
yup i can do that! but i cant flip my eyelids out like you mention.
it is weird how freaked out some ppl get over it!
when i rub my eyelids back and forth, they make a squishy sound...and that is fantastic for grossing ppl in my household out lol!!
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@SpitFire179 (2536)
• Canada
20 Apr 07
hahahhaa, oh man, you have a cool grose sence of humor like i do haha!!!
Actually it took me a long time to learn how to flip my lids, it actually did hurt a lot in the beginning, and i was forever using drops because of it, good thing i was young and stupid at the time, or i would never have done it,
I just love how freaked out people get, that's the only reason i do it now haha.
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@gemini1960 (1161)
• Philippines
21 Apr 07
no i dont touch my eyes im afraid to get it infected i value much my eyes and care for it, but i was amazed of how you can tolerate such itchiness or some sensation when touching your eyes, you got some control on your senses as well its only few who can do that and your one of the few my friend!
@SpitFire179 (2536)
• Canada
21 Apr 07
i value my eyes as well, but like our mouthes, our eyes are very fast healing, and aren't as easy to damage as the rest of us.
Thanks.
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@charlestchan (1415)
• Malaysia
20 Apr 07
i always touch my eyes.. haha.. i don't know.. why my contact lense always irritate me.. i check with the optician... and they say my eye is fine.... the contact lense tend to irritate my eyes at time.. i always put contact lense into my eyes without blinking it.. isn't that great? sometimes if the contact lense run off position.. i will use my finger to adjust it back.. imagine.. using your finger to play around your eye ball.. woah.. that hurts for some people.. but .. guess i'm use to it.. it's not really advisable to play with your eye ball.. it might contract germs.. and you will have trouble later on :)
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@SpitFire179 (2536)
• Canada
20 Apr 07
yes, that is for sure a great thing that you can do that haha...
Thanks for the advice, I'll keep that in mind next time i wanna touch my eye, but but but, haha, it's just so fun, okay sorry now back to serious, thanks for the response, it really is wonderful that you have no problems adjusting your contacts.
Maybe try asking the doc to check if your possibly allergic to your lenses, sometimes that can cause irritation, also, you could just have them too dry, Some things to check out.
Thanks.
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@brokentia (10389)
• United States
21 Apr 07
Actually, I wear contacts, so I have to stick my finger in my eye very often. ha ha
I touch my eye to put them in or take them out. And if you blink, that contact is not going to go in no matter how much you try.
I can touch my eye and even move my contact around as much as I want.
Sometimes when I wake up, my contacts are dry (yes, they are extended wear so I can sleep in them), so I touch my contact and move it around a bit. This will help the moisture go back into the contact. If all else fails, I put drops in them and rub it around again.
I can also put eyes drops in my eye without needing a mirror.
But all of this comes from wearing contacts since I was 19 years old....since I am now 32 yrs old...I think I can handle touching my eye pretty good. LOL :)
Oh! And yes, some people are grossed out by it. But each time I put in or take my contacts out, my little ones like to watch me. ha ha Freaky children. LOL
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@denden (802)
• Philippines
21 Apr 07
I can touch my eye but i dont do thay always, i just do that when there is something in my eyes or i put eyemo.because my parents said that do not touch your eye when your hands are daughter because it might get infected.
@nihad_aslani (59)
• United States
21 Apr 07
I don't really like to. I blink a lot and really don't have a reason for it. So, I just don't do it. I've done it before and no it doesn't hurt or anything. It's just weird to feel your finger in your eyeball. If I have to get something out then that's the only time I will do it. No, I can't leave my finger in my eyeball as long as I want. No, I can't rub it around without irritation.
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@sanyah1988 (306)
• United States
20 Apr 07
I have had the tendacy to try one time and did and I blinked of course and it hurt and I do not ever think I would do it again I also read that by doing that you can ruin your eyes and that it can cause rednesss and make your eyes hurt
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@glra2222 (492)
• Australia
21 Apr 07
i have really sensitive eyes, so whenever i touch them they get infected almost immediately - they go red and the next day its conjunctivitis. Sometimes i accidentally touch my eyes in my sleep - but its not the inside - its the eyelid which is enough to get me infected.
One time when i was a child i was rubbing my eyes and accidentally scratched my left eye - there was blood - luckily i can still see alright with it - the scar is on the edge of the dark part.
flipping my eyelids is almost impossible - i have to have an eye specialist do it for me using a small flat object as a lever to get it flipped.
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@neerajm (110)
• India
21 Apr 07
Eyes are the most delicate part of our body,GOD has given us very beautiful and useful eyes of which can admire the natures beauty.The eyes are so delicate,i am afraid of touching it,i only wash it by water when ever i come home from my work.I think it is danger to play with eyes.
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@disvachic (10117)
• United States
20 Apr 07
When I was younger when I use to try touching my eye ball I could not do it.I would blink and it felt funny.I use to wear contacts and I didn't like putting them in because I thought my eye would get hurt.
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@SandStroM (139)
• India
20 Apr 07
ohh yes .... i can do the same .... One more thing i would like to inform you is that when u touch ur eyes make sure ur finger aint dry .... i came to this conclusion since u stated that your eyes burn after you touch them .... see if same thing happens when you try it a wet finger !!
And plzz gimme a responsed if possible after trying it !!
@Darkwing (21583)
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20 Apr 07
I can touch my eye balls and I know this only because I did it by accident.
I definitely would not make a habit of touching them on purpose, nor indeed, of leaving my finger on my eyeball for any length of time. This is not because it grosses me out, nor because it either hurts or doesn't but because I value the gift of sight. Eyes are a very valuable asset and I wouldn't want to put mine at risk in any way. If I lost my sight and couldn't see the beauty of nature through changing seasons, or I couldn't see into another person's eyes, then I don't know how I'd cope.
So, no, I don't even attempt it on purpose. If somebody else is touching their own eyes, it wouldn't make me feel ill or anything, I would just wonder why they were prepared to risk all that I don't wish to.
Thank you for this discussion, Spitfire, and brightest blessings.
@Windrunner (477)
• Pakistan
20 Apr 07
well i think its not really very healthy for the eyes to have your finger in them. because eyes are very sensitive and your fingers are not always perfectly clean. by putting yr fingers in yr eyeballs you are transferring your germs to your eyes. health wise its dangerous. since i use contact lenses there are times when accidentally my fingers touch my eyeballs and it s a very uneasy feeling. even seeing someone do it makes me discomfited. i prefer leaving my eyes alone. cause they are not a thing to be played with. they are the most greatest blessings of God. i advice you too not to take this matter so lightly .
