Control Poll.

[resolution]

Just curious about this. How many people here have control over whether or not they sneeze when they get the sensation.

Also, what about when/if a cold hits?

[Jemmabean]

In my case, there's not much I can do to usher on a cold, but I find if I notice warning signs of one I can usually fend it off or make it shorter if I stop smoking, take lots of hot showers and drink a ton of orange juice. As for a sneeze... I can sometimes usher on a buildup of about 10-15 seconds by concentrating on not sneezing, but whether or not a tickle leads to a sneeze is usually beyond my control.

On a side note, would you like this made into an actual poll? With questions and all that? 'Cause we can do that for you.

[Lamborghini]

I can control a sneeze quite well. I simply avoid looking at a strong source of light.

Lamborghini

[Kiwifruit]

I've got this wonderful mental block that can stop it anytime I choose Just a thought will make it go away. I haven't sneezed in public since I was little...even at three, I hated doing it, I always used to leave the room.

When I get sick, it makes it a little harder, but I can control them just as well as before. I my mental block...

The hardest to control are photic though, cause that tends to hit in full force with little warning. I still manage to battle it away though...

[Honkytonklagoon]

I'm completely at the mercy of the sneeze.

[zneeze]

I'm pretty good at stopping a sneeze from coming, though I rarely want to

It doesn't differ when I'm sick because my amount of sneezing doesn't really go up in that case.

[Lucian]

Yeah, I'm pretty good at holding them in if I have to. As for if I have a cold, not so much.

[Lynne]

I can usually hold back until I hit the point of no return... then, if I've been holding back for a while, I'm in trouble.

[Trillium]

No control whatsoever. But then again, why would I want any?

[aquadyne14]

tickling the top of my mouth just where the hard and soft palate meet - that little dip. it tickles and pretty much 99% of the time takes away the sneeze. i read that in a book somewhere... but hey, don't u guys start using it too much! LOL

[evil_addictions]

I have total control over it, havent sneezed infront of anyone since I was maybe 5

[Rhomberg Rabbit]

I'm pretty good at stopping a sneeze from coming, though I rarely want to

It doesn't differ when I'm sick because my amount of sneezing doesn't really go up in that case.

you and me both

[katia]

When I feel a sneeze coming, I can stop it about fifty percent of the time by pinching the bridge of my nose in just the right spot- if the sneeze doesn't give a lot of warning, then I can't find the right spot, and it will come out. i hate sneezing in public, so I use this a lot.

I've had like 3 colds in my entire life, and they were never sneezy colds at all.

[Demosthenes]

No, I can't control whether I sneeze or not. But I can control whether or not it makes a sound. In other words I can completely stifle my sneezes, making no noise whatsoever (usually...).

[Secret]

Yes and no. It differs sometimes. Occasionally I'll feel the tickle and I can try several different methods to getting the tickle to die down, but sometimes I can't stop it. It's also harder to stop it when I have a cold.

[blondyachoo]

I usually can't hold back a sneeze. Unless I really want to sneeze... then it just won't happen. If I get a cold my sneezes tend to be quite unpredictable and I have almost no chance of holding them back.

[Shelle]

I think I have too much control over my sneezes...if I feel a tickle I almost have to coach it to come out which I always do when I'm alone but in public my mind just completely blocks the sneeze from getting out

[john_kimble]

I can't. By the time I feel it coming it is already too late to do anything about it!

[Yuzuki]

I seem to have a pretty solid mental block (I hate it sooo much)

so I never HAVE to sneeze, I just rather that I did (I have tickles that bail out on me all the time >_<)