Mine:
- I can't swallow an orange because of the texture.
- I cannot wear laced shoes because of the sensation they give me.
- I don't like wearing boxers, so I wear "women's" underwear, but I don't like that flap it has in the crotch so I always cut it out.
- I feel deeply uncomfortable with the "female" button ups having the buttons on the wrong side, so even if I like the design I cannot fathom actually wearing them. (Sad, they frequently have much cooler designs.)
- I am also extremely particular about the way I organize things, so I may move my furniture around a lot to maximize efficiency.
- I feel uncomfortable wearing clothes with text printed on them, including brands, which makes me spend extraordinary amount of time trying to find affordable clothing without branding randomly slapped on.
- I also feel uncomfortable wearing shirts with prints on them, excluding some geometrical patterns.
- I feel deeply uncomfortable wearing clothes which aren't strictly very dark.
- I get extremely anxious when I own something I have no use for, which makes me very anxious for receiving gifts.
- I find "masculine" cosmetic scents and "feminine" cosmetic scents very overwhelming and have to dedicate time to seeking out stuff which's smell won't upset me. I don't mind them on other people, but for me they make me uncomfortable, even though I like them. They're very, very overwhelming...
Probably more.
I hope to hear back from you to feel normaler.
I don't like the taste of bottled water, or the taste of water from a stainless steel bottle. Tap water in glass is the way to go
I have reusable plastic spoons (even though I know they're probably poisoning me with microplastics) because I can't stand the sound of scraping a bowl with a metal spoon
I pretty much wear exclusively cotton clothes because all the synthetics I've tried inevitably become scratchy. And then you have to deal with the weight of this shirt you once loved a lot becoming something that is too uncomfortable to wear. Cotton gets softer over time
My very-important socks strategy is 100% cotton, seamless, no elastic/very loose - inside hard bottomed slippers for walking around the house. This is the result of much research
It's really important to me that my living space is visually minimalistic (while still being cheerful) because I'm easily overstimulated that way. I don't much mind branded clothes, but I do dislike text on display in my home. I feel like it keeps my brain from resting
I can't use normal hair ties, they're always the wrong tension. I found adjustable ones instead
Have you thought about getting bamboo spoons? They're anti-microbial too! I am very anxious about plastic consumption.
I had not! Didn't know they existed. Thanks for the suggestion, I will look into this.
Speaking of water, I literally cannot drink sparkling water.
I cannot drink water from reusable containers. No matter how clean I get them, it tastes wrong. I tried glass containers, but the top is plastic and I feel like plastic is making it taste wrong, but every container I found has a plastic element touching the water. :(
I choose seamless underwear over normal, but I've never seen seamless socks. Do they also remove that thick line near toenails? I hate the sensation of it so bad...
Oh gosh I really dislike sparkling water as well! Anything carbonated really. It feels like my tongue is being stabbed in a million places at once
Yeah it seems impossible to find a glass water bottle that isn't also part plastic... I'm lucky that it doesn't bother me too much.
That thick line on the toes is the part that gets me too! The ones I use currently technically have a seam there but it's completely flush/flat so it doesn't bother me. The brand is Buster Brown
Thanks for the info on socks. If I ever get more stable life and income, I'll look into the socks. :D