9.
“Long natural fingernails. Fake nails are fine, long uneven natural nails are horrendous.”
11.
“When people sneeze into their hand… I get we were taught to cover our mouths, but use your ELBOW.”
15.
“Microfiber towels. Especially when they inexplicably snag on your fingertips.”
17.
“Styrofoam. I hate the texture, but even more so, I hate the sound of two pieces rubbing against each other.”
23.
“I’m totally fine with most things, but I can’t handle the texture of soggy cereal.”
24.
“I cannot stand when people drink out of a shared container from the fridge. Like, seeing my son chug some milk means I need to replace the milk. It’s unhygienic and gross.”
25.
“The dried-up lotion at the top of the bottle that gets left behind if you don’t scoop it all up.”
27.
“It’s super weird I know, but I actually find toothbrushes absolutely disgusting.”
29.
“Contact lenses. I can’t look at someone taking them out or putting them in. Eye stuff freaks me out.”
32.
“Mouth sounds in general. Chewing, the weird wet sound when you open your mouth, spitting, burping, slurping.”
35.
“Being on your period. I can deal with the cramps and the fatigue, but the nasty warm, wet feeling between my legs makes me feel a feeling I don’t think there is a word for.”
36.
“The sound of people sniffing/snorting their snot back up. Would rather hear it go into a tissue than through sinuses.”
37.
“Veins. Like my veins specifically. The idea of blood moving through them freaks me out. Getting blood taken? My blood being siphoned out via a puncture in my vein? Absolutely not. I fight the urge to pass out every time.”
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