Thank you for writing this. It's allowed me to understand this condition's actual effects a bit better, which is something clinical descriptions tend to not do very well.
I think the problem is, 'scared of touch' can mean so many things. And it comes in different severities. I don't I've even got a severe case, because sometimes I can go into a crowded shopping centre (online shopping literally changed my life), sit next to someone in a car (though not always, most of my fights happen because I'm close proximity in a car, and I can't easily 'get away'), stand in line near someone, sometimes I can even hug people.
It's just...when I can't do it, because I've crossed my threshold or whatever, I can't do it for weeks or months at a time. Which isn't convenient or functional at all. I'm - for example - funnelling away almost all of my energy into the Christmas period because of shopping / needing to stand in lines / having to interact with people and hug family members I rarely see and so on. January/February are always big crash months as a result. Sometimes it just extends for a really long time. I think last year I didn't see my closest friends from six months to almost a year. :(
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Date: 2010-12-22 11:52 pm (UTC)I think the problem is, 'scared of touch' can mean so many things. And it comes in different severities. I don't I've even got a severe case, because sometimes I can go into a crowded shopping centre (online shopping literally changed my life), sit next to someone in a car (though not always, most of my fights happen because I'm close proximity in a car, and I can't easily 'get away'), stand in line near someone, sometimes I can even hug people.
It's just...when I can't do it, because I've crossed my threshold or whatever, I can't do it for weeks or months at a time. Which isn't convenient or functional at all. I'm - for example - funnelling away almost all of my energy into the Christmas period because of shopping / needing to stand in lines / having to interact with people and hug family members I rarely see and so on. January/February are always big crash months as a result. Sometimes it just extends for a really long time. I think last year I didn't see my closest friends from six months to almost a year. :(