Ok, This Is Going to Be Weird... Posted: 12-13-06 06:24am
Am I just quirky, or is something wrong
with me?
Ever since I was a kid, I hated dry skin.
After swimming, showering, washing my
hands, being in the rain, touching
something with condensation or anything
else that would get my hands wet in the
least bit, I would lick my finger tips to
get moisture until the dry feeling went
away.
My mom and older sister use to yell at me
about it lol, and when I got a little
older, I realized the beauty of lotion.
So I stopped licking my finger tips (for
the most part, unless i'm in a dersperate
situation and have no lotion around lol)
and began using lotion every time my hands
got moist. Even if it is the tiniest
bit.
Is that weird? I know people don't like
dry skin, but I have taken it to the
extent. If I don't get the dry feeling
to go away, I feel like i'm going to go
completely crazy!
That's not all..... I refuse to touch
dry wooden objects. Like a wooden
spatula, or a popsicle stick. If I
touch one, I get the weird dry hand thing,
and I also have to ( and this is where it
gets really weird..) I have to put
pressure on my teeth. My front teeth.
By pushing my lips into them. If I
don't, I feel some form of anxiety.
Same thing with people biting metal
silverware. I have to put pressure on
my front teeth if anyone slides their
teeth against it. Or if two metal
things collide into eachother, like two
forks sticking together. If I don't put
pressure on my front teeth, it feels
really gross in my gums where my teeth
are, and it won't go away until I get
pressure.
Another thing I have a problem with is,
cracking my toes. Some people crack
their knuckles, but I crack my toes. I
have done it since I was in junior high,
and I am 22 now. I crack my toes at
least 50 times per day. Especially when
I wear shoes. If I can't crack my toes,
it drives me nuts, and I take off my shoes
so I have enough room to crack them. I
hate it. But I can't stop doing it.
Veins make me want to puke. When I was
a kid, my older sister learned I had a
problem with veins, and she would hold me
down, and press down on my veins on my
wrist. I would gag to the point where I
would almost throw up. When I see
veins, it makes me want to push the skin
on my fingertips into my nails. Like,
putting pressure into my finger tips.
I also have to put pressure on my finger
tips if anyone touches my finger tips or
nails.
I'm sorry this post is so long lol, but I
have been dying to get someones opinion.
So, am I quirky? Or do I have
problems? Is anyone else like this?
Thank you for reading
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blulyneguy
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 09 Jan 2007 Posts: 334 Location: Idaho,
Not Weird Posted: 01-10-07 11:02am
The dry skin thing, I get. I did the same
thing (and sometimes still do) to keep my
hands wet. I can't walk barefoot in sand
or play with it with my hands. Gives me
the creeps! Try zoloft or prozac. Sounds
like you may have ocd (not always what it
sounds like). There are some tactile
sensitivity issues and could be relieved
from meds. Let me know if this helps!
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