I'm not sure how long I've been like this but at one point I noticed that I seem to have sensitivity to A LOT of textures, most of which I loathe to touch, and actually causes some discomfort and anxiety if I touch these certain textures. I could make a list but I doubt it would be helpful since there doesn't seem to be a pattern but for the most part I prefer to touch smooth textures and loathe touching rough textures, but if I did make a list it would be pretty long, which doesn't seem normal to me.
I'm sure that everyone has a certain texture that they dislike, for example my grandmother hated touching cotton balls and cotton swabs, and my father hates touching styrofoam, but these are just one thing, and not many like myself.
I think I read somewhere that this sort of sensitivity was part of something bigger, but I can't remember. I always just considered it a quirk that I had, but I'm curious to know if anyone else has the same thing or might know if it's connected to something else.
I can't tell you if it does or doesn't fall into this. I believe this is what you were referring to though if it can help at all.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sensory_Integration_Dysfunction
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I think this is what I read about before, but I'm not sure if it has anything to with my situation. Thank you for the link though.
Oy... some of stuff on SID sounded somewhat simular to stuff I've experienced. My senses have always a bit on high. As a child, I had to wear my socks inside out or not at all and tags off because they bothered me. Got used to it over years, but I tend to be sensitive to sounds as well to point I can;t listen to music that much without getting a headache. I also can't seperate different sounds in order to understand what someone is saying to me when there is even low background noise. Used to get picked on by bullies in school because they could scream and make me jump out of my seat covering my ears. Again, I can take on more sounds than I used to, but have always been more sensitive it seems.