Re: skin and touch sensitivities

[Guest guest]

Oh, that's interesting. I LIVE in fleece and microfiber, and use t-shirt

(jersey) bedsheets, which I find SO SOFT. Skin-wise, it's clothing tags that

drive me nuts - the ones sewn in at the back of the neck, waistband, or even the

side seam of an item of clothing. Most tags are hard and scratchy. Job one after

I buy an item of clothing is to cut off the damn tags.

The skin sensitivities discussion leads me to ask a question: does anyone else

here have fibromyalgia? I've attributed at least some of my touch-oriented

sensitivies to fibromyalgia for many years since fibro, simplistically put, is

an issue with how your body perceives pain.

-tam

>

> Although my skin is not sensitive after washing dishes, I hate it when my

fingernails get rubbed by the dishcloth! And those ULTRA-soft fabrics (like

microfiber and that fleecy fabric used to make some stuffed animals) just give

me the creeps when I touch them!

>

>

>

> ________________________________

>

> To: Soundsensitivity

> Sent: Wednesday, March 21, 2012 2:42 PM

> Subject: All these things irritate the hell out of me!!

>

>

>  

> I am so thankful to know that there are others like me out there.

>

> It all started some time when I was a child, I can remember putting the cereal

boxes across the table in an effort to block out my brother while he was eating

breakfast. He is still one of the most annoying eaters I know. Also, he used to

eat ice cubes...crunch, crunch, I'm sure you can imagine how irritating that

was.

>

> Sometimes I just get so irritated with people especially gum chewers that I

just wish I could punch and scream at them.

>

> I am also sensitive to fabrics, I can only sleep with flannel sheets on my bed

and I have to wear socks so that I don't feel the fabric against my feet all

night. I find that if I wash dishes then it makes my hands so sensitive I can't

touch anything for a few hours at least.

> Does anyone else here have this problem too?

>

[Guest guest]

that's interesting, my mother was wondering if I might have fibromyalgia. I

always cut the tags off my clothes as soon as I get them home.

> >

> > Although my skin is not sensitive after washing dishes, I hate it when my

fingernails get rubbed by the dishcloth! And those ULTRA-soft fabrics (like

microfiber and that fleecy fabric used to make some stuffed animals) just give

me the creeps when I touch them!

> >

> >

> >

> > ________________________________

> > From: summerhill9 <summerhill9@>

> > To: Soundsensitivity

> > Sent: Wednesday, March 21, 2012 2:42 PM

> > Subject: All these things irritate the hell out of me!!

> >

> >

> >  

> > I am so thankful to know that there are others like me out there.

> >

> > It all started some time when I was a child, I can remember putting the

cereal boxes across the table in an effort to block out my brother while he was

eating breakfast. He is still one of the most annoying eaters I know. Also, he

used to eat ice cubes...crunch, crunch, I'm sure you can imagine how irritating

that was.

> >

> > Sometimes I just get so irritated with people especially gum chewers that I

just wish I could punch and scream at them.

> >

> > I am also sensitive to fabrics, I can only sleep with flannel sheets on my

bed and I have to wear socks so that I don't feel the fabric against my feet all

night. I find that if I wash dishes then it makes my hands so sensitive I can't

touch anything for a few hours at least.

> > Does anyone else here have this problem too?

> >

>

[Guest guest]

Have you looked into Sensory Processing Disorder? It might fit better than

fibromyalgia. Just a suggestion. I confess I don't see the fibro connection.

Vicki

> > >

> > > Although my skin is not sensitive after washing dishes, I hate it when my

fingernails get rubbed by the dishcloth! And those ULTRA-soft fabrics (like

microfiber and that fleecy fabric used to make some stuffed animals) just give

me the creeps when I touch them!

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > > ________________________________

> > > From: summerhill9 <summerhill9@>

> > > To: Soundsensitivity

> > > Sent: Wednesday, March 21, 2012 2:42 PM

> > > Subject: All these things irritate the hell out of me!!

> > >

> > >

> > >  

> > > I am so thankful to know that there are others like me out there.

> > >

> > > It all started some time when I was a child, I can remember putting the

cereal boxes across the table in an effort to block out my brother while he was

eating breakfast. He is still one of the most annoying eaters I know. Also, he

used to eat ice cubes...crunch, crunch, I'm sure you can imagine how irritating

that was.

> > >

> > > Sometimes I just get so irritated with people especially gum chewers that

I just wish I could punch and scream at them.

> > >

> > > I am also sensitive to fabrics, I can only sleep with flannel sheets on my

bed and I have to wear socks so that I don't feel the fabric against my feet all

night. I find that if I wash dishes then it makes my hands so sensitive I can't

touch anything for a few hours at least.

> > > Does anyone else here have this problem too?

> > >

> >

>

[Guest guest]

I have SPD... while you're waiting for the book, you can read about it at the

SPD Foundation:

http://www.sinetwork.org/about-sensory-processing-disorder.html

There is info for adults (more is found on the left sidebar under 'About SPD' if

you scroll down to 'In Adults') there and in the Library section, too, I

believe.

Vicki

>

> I'm starting to research Sensory Processing Disorder. I was going to check out

a book, The Sensory Processing Disorder Answer Book, at the library, but it was

not available. I put a hold on it, so hopefully I'll get it soon. I will post if

I find something that might be significant.

>

>

>

> ________________________________

>

[Guest guest]

Seconded. This is a great book.

-tam

>

> I really liked Too Loud, Too Bright, Too Fast, Too Tight: What to Do If You

Are Sensory Defensive in an Overstimulating World by Sharon Heller.

>