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Neurodivergent peoples - what are your biggest sensory icks? šŸ’©

4 weeks ago | [YT] | 1,064



@ninavandenham

My main sensory ick is loud sounds made by other people—like sneezing, chewing, or even noises from cleaning the dishwasher for example. I feel bad about it because these are such natural, human things that people can't really help.

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@maeperegrine6327

Heat and anything associated with it, like brightness, sweating, stickiness, not being able to breathe properly, etc

4 weeks ago | 462

@amygump1917

Sharp, unexpected loud noises...a dropped plate, a dog barking...

4 weeks ago | 215

@RubenvanKuik

I have many, but one that is actually dangerous is headlights. They're so bright that I can't see the road properly when there's oncoming traffic. I think it's mainly because modern LED headlights are much brighter than incandescent ones.

4 weeks ago | 123  

@HumorousConclusion

More than one piece of music playing at the same time. It does weird things to my brain that I can't even describe.

4 weeks ago | 144

@SaraNyaannyan

Wind that just wont stop winding in my face! Always makes me want to cry

4 weeks ago | 111

@RambleMaven

Flying critters whispering into my ears as they pass by. It stays in my body for so long after it passes 😭

4 weeks ago | 19

@luxlisbon1990

Overhead bright lighting, I always have mood lighting in my room bc I can’t stand anything to bright 😭

4 weeks ago | 132

@bargain_musician

metal clanking against metal. putting away the forks and spoons is a nightmare

4 weeks ago | 100  

@admin-yo1ee

The feeling and sound of polystyrene foam. It's the thing that makes me recoil the most. The feeling of cornflour is up there as well.

4 weeks ago | 48

@Aafje5555

For a little positivity break, my favorite sensory experiences are warm drinks and touching flour

4 weeks ago | 69

@mikintosh6111

Wet socks are pretty high up there. I always have a spare pairs to change mid day if need be.

4 weeks ago | 94

@tsg-artistry

Cleaning food scraps from the sink drain gives me a visceral physical response every time.

4 weeks ago | 47

@hyacinth2743

People tapping my shoulder or giving me a ā€friendly punch ā€ in the arm. Im mostly okay with people softly, affectionately touching me like hugs, playing with my hair putting their head on my shoulder or in my lap, but there is something about the more rough/rapid/abrasive touching that makes me feel ā€unevenā€ iykwim. Makes me wanna tap them back twice as hard lmao. A boy once did that to me on a date and it gave me the ick so bad, i was sooo irritated for no reason all day and lost all interest

4 weeks ago | 1

@brucie1589

Cotton buds. The feeling of the fibres scraping against eachother. I can handle them fine but I cringe if I have to squeeze them. Sends a shiver down my spine like nails on a chalkboard.

4 weeks ago | 50

@davidrs9898

Cigarette smoke. 60s, 70s, 80s and much of 90s was hell

4 weeks ago | 11

@FuegoJaguar

LIGHTS. chaotic soundscapes.

3 weeks ago | 2

@Autizzytati

My hair being on me, especially wet 😭 I struggle with showers the most in my life because I despise pulling out the pieces of wet hair ug

4 weeks ago | 51

@mariagreenwoodart

There's a specific texture on ceramics that's kinda rough and I absolutely HATE that texture. My family has dubbed it "that texture".

4 weeks ago | 43

@shadows-of-alex

it’s massages of any kind, multiple conversations happening around me at once and wearing a coat without long sleeves underneath (so the lining touches my skin) for me.

4 weeks ago | 4