Inconsisent Sensory Overload anybody?

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lazamb_girl
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21 Oct 2012, 2:59 am

About touching.. I am extremely inconsistent and I can never figure out the reason.
If you find some logic/pattern in it, do enlighten me.

I get warning bells in my head and I am very conscious when some people are standing too close to me. These may even be my good friends who i like. But the same people under different circumstances, I am ready to play with. This is irrespective of the sex of my friend.
But when my yoga instructor touched me to correct my position, I didnt have a problem though I have never spoken to her. (this is probably logical since I go there to learn)
I subsequently warmed up to the "hug and air kiss" way of greeting a spanish friend and "hug" greet culture of some other cultures. But I can do it only with these friends. Not with others. Sometimes it is extremely embarrassing when I involuntarily move back when someone is initiating a hug.


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21 Oct 2012, 5:44 pm

lazamb_girl wrote:
Sometimes it is extremely embarrassing when I involuntarily move back when someone is initiating a hug.


I know you're probably embarrassed for entirely illogical reasons, but there's no logical reason why you should be embarrassed. It isn't like you can help it.


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