How do you feel about....touching?

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that it do. the sound of fracturing/warping styrofoam is a bit uncomfortable for me.

I don't mind it at all.

How do you get rid of touch fright?

by gradual exposure, a time-tested technique.

touching is either,,,, awful or nice. i will not let people i dont trust touch me!! ! my dad tries forcing me to let him hug me and stuff, but hes broken my trust. his forcefullness and not telling me when hes going to touch me is absolute sensory sabotage :^( however, my little cousin sometimes just kinda lays on my shoulder or tackles me or smth and i think it feels fine! i trust him a lot and even though hes hyper he doesnt ever cause me overload like his siblings, hes one of my close friends so its alright with me! it really really just depends on who it is and if they have my permission

Personally, I don't have that much of a problem with touching. The only form of touching that I might object to is the really soft touching like when someone touches me with only their fingertip(s). I'm just overly sensitive about that.

I don't mind touching, I prefer firm, not soft touch as it irritates me, as does patting. I also hate strangers unexpectedly touching me...it stays with me.
Last night My little family went out with my friend and her son (yes I have a maintained a friendship ) to dinner, on the way out of the bathroom someone who was walking past me held my forearm and stroked it...it's was horrible, I have no idea why they did. Anyway my friend witnessed the interaction and noticed it didn't sit comfortably with me and asked me if she would like me to hold her hand were the strangers hand had been, anyway it worked, the irritation left and I was left with only her touch.

I won't let strangers touch me, i don't even like shaking hands. Mine is a phobia from abuse though, not autism related.

I started today my "gradual exposure".
1st step: simply learn to appreciate when eyes "touch" me.
Surprising effects on me & on others. One wall has fallen.

Thanks for the advice.

It bothers me A LOT. If you're in my space, then I better know about it. If I'm doing something that is really important, it's best not to be within several feet of me or I will go ballistic - once the task is done then I'm fine.

Lol, I know that feeling...I remember taking a test in high school and my teacher came up from behind and touched my shoulder. My elbow swung back and got him in the gut. Purely instinctive, he dropped to the floor before I could even mentally process the touch itself. Thankfully him and the principle were actually understanding about the incident, and nothing happened.

That's funny. I'm not that bad, but I do remember in college algebra we were doing a really hard problem (which the answer came right away to the teacher because he was a math prodigy and probably Aspie ) but I needed time to think. He thought since I didn't come up with the answer right away then that meant I needed to be rescued so he was coming over and I said "Don't come over here because I'm not ready" which meant I wasn't ready to be helped. I even put out my arm like I'd smack him if he came any closer! He got the message and even laughed. Good times.

I don't like it when people touch me. I prefer giving hugs instead of receiving them.

you're welcome

Hi,

For me, it depends. When I'm at work (I'm a nurse) I can touch people all day long, I don't mind if a patient puts their hand on mine etc. I can't stand hugging thankful relatives, I cringe internally, my body feels on fire and inside my head is screaming, but I have to as it's expected so I make myself tolerate it in unavoidable situations.

In my personal life, my hubby can touch, but certain kinds of touch have to be expected. I sometimes can't stand it and it feels like being struck by lightning and is incredibly painful, causing meltdown. Friends know I won't tolerate being touched!

Being touched by a stranger unexpectedly is the worst

if somebody touched me with affection and love, I would like it