Comments on: Haptodysphoria

By: Mat

Mat — Sun, 11 Sep 2011 11:56:58 +0000

My brother and I both suffer with this, to the point where we some times have to wet/ lick our toes to put our socks on. I now have a 6 month old and have managed to control it enough to use cotton wool, I still dont like it tho.

By: Nick

Nick — Sat, 03 Sep 2011 23:24:47 +0000

Weird to find so many people with the same reactions. For me it’s primarily cotton wool, it’s dryness and texture races shivers through my body and I feel shrivelled/curled up inside. I find I have to lick and rub my fingertips to compensate, if not stick them under a tap!
Dryness reaction does seem to be a theme to what generates the response but only in a texture/material way.
Luckily this hypersensitivity doesn’t impact very heavily in my life as I try to keep well away from cotton wool!

By: Whitney

Whitney — Thu, 14 Oct 2010 04:54:22 +0000

Mine is so bad just reading this post gave me the hebejebees, I cant stand to touch or think about cotton or ceramic that is not glazed or Styrofoam Touching or hearing or using a Styrofoam cup make my body and teeth feel chills in my entire body i am glad there is a word for it!!!

By: Jennifer

Jennifer — Wed, 06 Oct 2010 17:08:49 +0000

I’ve always had a problem with paper bags and uncoated cardboard. Now, since I recently moved, my hands dried out from touching all the boxes (I was shivering like the entire time we were moving) and it is so much worse. I can’t even touch my kids homework papers now, and trying to read my college books is a nightmare! It’s gotten so bad even my feet are getting in on the fun, I can’t walk on my concrete laundryroom floor anymore without slippers or socks. I’m starting a new job next week and I don’t want this to affect my new position…Someone please help!

By: Rek

Rek — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 12:24:35 +0000

I feel really weired touching paper bags or anything rough. Is it the same thing? Can it be cured?

By: Ruby

Ruby — Sun, 06 Jun 2010 17:13:18 +0000

I have a problem that hass been with me for a while now and sometimes it gets really bad. If something Cottony Touches me i shiver or if i put my bare feet on the bottom sheet on my bed i shiver, So i have to wear Socks to bed. Also if i see someone Ironing and it makes a noise i shiver, and have to walk away, I get really het up and angry about it too. Can Someone Help?

By: Fat_Cat

Fat_Cat — Fri, 04 Jun 2010 22:35:35 +0000

The thing I can’t stand is pulling wool through my teeth! Just typing this is sending shivers down my spine.

By: Fawn

Fawn — Sun, 18 Apr 2010 18:30:46 +0000

Wow…no way? Finally I am not the only person that this ails…well not ails…but drives me completely out of my gourd!!!! Now…one last thing…Does anyone know why the sight of those halogram sticker thingys, the ones that move on the sticker…well just the sight of that material makes me want to hurl. If I were to ever touch it, I would most likely fall over…dead. It is troubling.

By: Justine

Justine — Sun, 11 Apr 2010 12:17:45 +0000

Wow! I thought it was just me!! Again, it feels great to have a word for it. Even watching people touch stuff like it give’s me the shudders. Nails on the back of car seats is the worst! My sisters used to drive me crazy with it!

By: asha

asha — Sat, 03 Apr 2010 17:53:05 +0000

Check out the book, Too Loud, Too Bright, Too Fast, Too Tight. It’s about how we process incoming sensory information, how it can go a bit awry when there is a challenge integrating it, but it’s not so pronounced as to be labeled Sensory Integrative Dysfunction. It explains why some don’t and some do like fuzzy things as well as other sensations.

By: rachel Ponder

rachel Ponder — Thu, 01 Apr 2010 16:49:28 +0000

Finally! Now i know why i get the shivers when i touch cotton balls and use chalk! The sound they make is just horrible, along with the feeling of them. ugh, just thinking about it is giving me shivers!

By: nolan

nolan — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 02:30:27 +0000

@Maryanne: I HAVE THAT TOO!! like when people suck on their cotton shirts, it just gives me the most unpleasant feeling like “gritty” or “fibery” grinding between someones teeth.. idk just nasty.. oh and when people serve sno cones in that soggy paper cone.. when the soggy paper touches my teeth, i just flip. its nauseating.