History Main / PsychicNosebleed

An early example of the trope was the 1984 film adaptation of ''Literature/{{Firestarter}}'', in which it's used in place of the original book's far-less-visible "tiny cerebral hemorrhages". However, the [[http://politedissent.com/archives/1581 first]] actual depiction can be found in the film ''Film/{{Scanners}}'' (pictured above), which came out a few years prior.

** In "[[Recap/StarTrekDeepSpaceNineS06E21TheReckoning The Reckoning]]", when Kira allows one of the Prophets to take her body to fight a Pah-Wraith (in the body of Jake Sisko), the exertion gives her a nosebleed.

* ''WesternAnimation/TheVentureBrothers'': In "[[Recap/TheVentureBrosS3E2TheDoctorIsSin The Doctor Is Sin]]", Dr. Killinger manages to induce this upon Dr. Orpheus by [[PsychicBlockDefense merely casually resisting his psychic assault]] until Orpheus [[PokeInTheThirdEye overexerts himself]].

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[[caption-width-right:279:Cameron Vale [[PstandardPsychicPstance ponders]] and [[TropeMakers bleeds]].]]

* ''Webcomic/DominicDeegan'' is prone to Psychic Nosebleeds when he's been fighting titanic battles on the mental plane; see example [[http://dominic-deegan.com/view.php?date=2007-10-08 here]]. This could also be explained that Dominic Deegan merely slammed his face onto the desk while battling in the mental plane.
* In ''Webcomic/ErrantStory'', garden-variety telepathic communication may or may not cause a nosebleed -- it's hard to tell from what we've seen of it -- but [[spoiler:possession by a [[http://www.errantstory.com/2010-05-19/4810 ghod]]]], and the communication that ensues, definitely will do the trick.

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* In ''Literature/PerdidoStreetStation'', the activation of [[spoiler: Isaac's moth-baiting apparatus]] sends out such a powerful psychic blast across New Crobuzon that sensitives all over the city develop nosebleeds, two of them ''[[DeadlyNosebleed fatal]]''.

* This happens to Zorg in ''Film/TheFifthElement'' when having a telephone conversation with the BigBad, though weirdly, it seems to be oozing out of the top of his head and [[BlackBlood seems to have been corrupted]], to boot.

* ''Series/InterviewWithTheVampire2022'': In the third episode, there's blood pouring out of Lestat de Lioncourt's ears after he employs his PsychicPowers to force a few dozen soldiers to leave his house, which is extremely taxing for him.

* WebVideo/RyanGeorge parodied and [[LampshadeHanging lampshaded]] the concept in [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KyQWZUr8rfU a short video]] -- which includes a rather {{Squick}} disturbing aversion.

* In ''Webcomic/AwkwardZombie'', [[VideoGame/EarthBound1994 Ness]] experiences a literal one when [[VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog Sonic]] triggers [[VideoGame/SuperSmashBros an X-Bomb in Magicant]], as seen [[http://awkwardzombie.com/index.php?page=0&comic=072715 here]].

* ''VideoGame/LifeIsStrange'':
** Max begins experiencing nosebleeds after extended use of her ability to [[TimeRewindMechanic rewind short segments of time]].
** [[spoiler:Max's ability to jump into photographs leads to several nosebleeds during Episode 5, when at one point she time-travels while simultaneously in the middle of time-travelling.]]

* In ''LightNovel/FullMetalPanic'', Tessa has a massive nosebleed [[spoiler:after melding her mind with Kaname's and helping her assume direct control over the Tuatha de Danann]].

* In ''Manga/UncleFromAnotherWorld'', anyone who recalls a memory that has been magically wiped will have blood pouring from their nose.