Is it normal to feel disgusted by being close with people?

I cannot stand being close to people either physically or emotionally. I find touching others or being touched by others gross. I could't even drink from the same bottle or take a bite of the same sandwich someone else did before. That's just disgusting.
The same goes for being emotionally close. People barely know me because I just don't want them to know anything about me. If someone knew a lot about me, it would make me feel more close to the person, which would make feel disgustingly uncomfortable.
However, it's completely different when I'm attracted to the person, then I don't feel like that at all and I want to be as close as possible.

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  • How do you even become attracted to anyone in the first place if you can't stand physical or emotional closeness.

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    • Most (if not all) of my crushes are shallow. Mainly because I don't have any friends of the sex I'm attracted to (and even if I had, I couldn't get to know them well, so it wouldn't matter). So, when I develop a crush on someone, I start wanting to be close with them and the feeling of disgust disappears.

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      • Usenoname

        And you're certain people just don't choose to be close with you? Rejection is what freaks you out? If you can "become" close, in somewhat of a relationship, it just sounds like you have built up an imaginary sense of disgust, to cover up what you have actual reluctance for. Rejection. Nobody wants a life of being alone or detached, no matter what they claim. I find most who display any disdain for others and being close, just do not have anyone to be close with, or anyone who wants/enjoys their company. Turning it into some form of bitter mindset and acting like they chose to be alone or detached, when really, if they were less unpleasant, people would enjoy them. Maybe!

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        • I don't care about being rejected by someone I'd feel uncomfortable being close with. I'm not really afraid of getting rejected unless it's a person I have a crush on and want to be close with. But I guess that's pretty normal, as everyone's afraid of getting rejected by the person they like.
          I don't know why you're saying this. I didn't say I didn't want to be close to anyone nor that I want a life of being alone.

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          • Usenoname

            Feelings of disgust, disdain, discomfort etc towards others, relate to how you were raised. Lacking affectionate, present (emotionally, physically, or both) parents/family members, are the result. If one isn't hugged enough or told I love you enough, if at all, exhibit this type of behavior and feelings towards others. In all cases, it was parents and small immediate families, being affectionate. As well as absent, most cases were one parent being absent; if not in both senses, at least one. When a mother or father figure lacked displaying affection / hugging / saying I love you, the result is extreme discomfort for the adolescent as an adult. If you lack the connection between someone as well as are not shown affection, in your formative years, it turns into feelings of disgust/disdain, because when one doesn't experience this enough, it becomes an uncomfortable feeling to show/feel.
            In all cases, it was the same parenting; although raised properly, lacking connection with the family closest to them/vacant parent(s).

            As you know it's not entirely a "normal" feeling to have, you just don't know the reason behind it. Even asking shows the same interest people I've talked to had/desire to better understand themselves. Most cases, the people who exhibit this behavior, also have great deals of pride, making honest answers hard to attain, and talking about situations from their childhood difficult. There is always a reason behind people who feel like this. But most try to avoid the answers/reasoning behind it. But asking shows the same desire/acknowledgement as people I've spoken with, meaning there is desire to be close, even if you don't subconsciously realize it. You just do not understand discomfort, or why it's experienced.
            Most people change their outlook after they mature, 30's, and have family of their own. But before this change, was living detached or refraining from becoming close/making connections, until a breakthrough.

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  • RoseIsabella

    At the risk of sounding trite, do you by any chance have a neurological disorder?

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