You could have aspergers. Being sensitive to physical touch is one of the biggest symptoms. I got diagnosed with that as an adult after starting to suspect it based on certain things like my own sensitivty to physical touch as well as other sensory issues like sensitivty to bright light.
I twitch and feel uncomfortable just if someone puts a hand on my shoulder. I only hug my friends because I feel forced to, it's something i've learned to put up with after a whole life of masking.
However I love physical touch in a serious, commited romantic relationship but that is different of course and touch in a relationship doesn't feel unnecessary but quite the opposite really. It also takes me a long time to open up to someone and let them come that close to me.
I don't know you and I don't know about any other sensory issues you might have but it's just a guess based on my own personal experience. Wouldn't hurt to look into it. For me it felt like a huge relief to find out.
Hardly. Takes a lot to get diagnosed and they go all the way back to looking at how you acted as a child and even how you were as a toddler and your whole development. Sensory issues are one of the biggest symptoms of aspergers/autism and you almost have to have some kind of big sensory issue to get an official diagnosis. It's nothing that anyone blames, everyone on the spectrum is very different and has different difficulties but everyone certainly has difficulties to different degrees and i've met 0 aspies/autists who think of their diagnosis as something fun that they can use to get out of things or just blame to not have to do stuff. Many are very upset that they can't do things neurotypicals can do with ease, for example physical relationships, or that they have to fight much much harder to pull it off. I'd suggest you educate yourself a little, get some compassion and stop undermining peoples struggles. It doesn't take much to be an asshole but it's way better to be kind especially to people who've already faced a lot of misunderstanding in life and had to fight to get to where they are now. This is why many people feel forced to mask so none of their symptoms are ever visible which drains lots of energy and makes life exhausting.
For me getting a diagnosis was simply a relief because I can understand myself better and how other people saw me as a child especially before I learned to mask and I didn't understand why others did not "get" me. I can get therapy for things that are difficult for me and take things at my pace. It's made me more confident that way actually because before I never understood why things like physical touch was uncomfortable to me and thought something was terribly wrong with me but now I know that's not the case and that there are many other people like me.
Nah it really doesn’t have to be
Hypersensitivity can be a thing on it’s own
I don’t have Aspergers and I’m really sensitive🤷🏻♀️ I believe your symptoms can be traced back and cured
Of course, it's just a suggestion considering it's very common with aspergers too.
And aspergers cannot be "cured" and doesn't need to be "cured". It may have its difficulties but it also has advantages and its basically just being different and functioning in a different way.
There is no need to be offensive and rude.
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Dude I didn’t write about that needing to be cured. I basically said that the person probably doesn’t have aspergers, which means what the person has likely can be traced back and cured.
There is no need to be offended.
IIN I'm very weird about physical touch?
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You could have aspergers. Being sensitive to physical touch is one of the biggest symptoms. I got diagnosed with that as an adult after starting to suspect it based on certain things like my own sensitivty to physical touch as well as other sensory issues like sensitivty to bright light.
I twitch and feel uncomfortable just if someone puts a hand on my shoulder. I only hug my friends because I feel forced to, it's something i've learned to put up with after a whole life of masking.
However I love physical touch in a serious, commited romantic relationship but that is different of course and touch in a relationship doesn't feel unnecessary but quite the opposite really. It also takes me a long time to open up to someone and let them come that close to me.
I don't know you and I don't know about any other sensory issues you might have but it's just a guess based on my own personal experience. Wouldn't hurt to look into it. For me it felt like a huge relief to find out.
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Oh gyod, for the millenial generation, they blame EVERYthing on asperger's/autism/whatever the latest word is.
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Hardly. Takes a lot to get diagnosed and they go all the way back to looking at how you acted as a child and even how you were as a toddler and your whole development. Sensory issues are one of the biggest symptoms of aspergers/autism and you almost have to have some kind of big sensory issue to get an official diagnosis. It's nothing that anyone blames, everyone on the spectrum is very different and has different difficulties but everyone certainly has difficulties to different degrees and i've met 0 aspies/autists who think of their diagnosis as something fun that they can use to get out of things or just blame to not have to do stuff. Many are very upset that they can't do things neurotypicals can do with ease, for example physical relationships, or that they have to fight much much harder to pull it off. I'd suggest you educate yourself a little, get some compassion and stop undermining peoples struggles. It doesn't take much to be an asshole but it's way better to be kind especially to people who've already faced a lot of misunderstanding in life and had to fight to get to where they are now. This is why many people feel forced to mask so none of their symptoms are ever visible which drains lots of energy and makes life exhausting.
For me getting a diagnosis was simply a relief because I can understand myself better and how other people saw me as a child especially before I learned to mask and I didn't understand why others did not "get" me. I can get therapy for things that are difficult for me and take things at my pace. It's made me more confident that way actually because before I never understood why things like physical touch was uncomfortable to me and thought something was terribly wrong with me but now I know that's not the case and that there are many other people like me.
Nah it really doesn’t have to be
Hypersensitivity can be a thing on it’s own
I don’t have Aspergers and I’m really sensitive🤷🏻♀️ I believe your symptoms can be traced back and cured
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Of course, it's just a suggestion considering it's very common with aspergers too.
And aspergers cannot be "cured" and doesn't need to be "cured". It may have its difficulties but it also has advantages and its basically just being different and functioning in a different way.
There is no need to be offensive and rude.
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Dude I didn’t write about that needing to be cured. I basically said that the person probably doesn’t have aspergers, which means what the person has likely can be traced back and cured.
There is no need to be offended.