by phoenixmiko » Mon Jul 23, 2012 11:48 pm
The senses which are sensitive for me are those of hearing, smell, taste and touch.
I don't like loud music or loud noises in general; for instance, I always tell people to turn down their stereos. I can hear even the most faintest sounds so in an exam for example, when someone is tapping the desk with their pen. I cannot tune out the sounds around me, which distracts me from what I am saying, doing or thinking. The same goes for anything in the surroundings which occurs like people walking past the window.
As for touch, I cannot stand rough, scratchy, coarse or itchy materials or surfaces or anything which digs in or hurts me - that goes for clothes, bedding, carpet, furniture and flooring and much more. If it is not nice to touch and comfortable, I will not have it. There are things I will not eat due to their texture like mushrooms. Consuming them would make me feel sick and grossed out, maybe even cause me to be physically sick.
Regarding taste and smell, there are food and drinks I avoid because having or being near them would make me wretch from the revulsion. Bananas are a good example. I apparently used to love them when I was very small according to my parents and I ate them all the time. I cannot recount a single moment of ever liking them though. I was too young to recall, I think. I have hated them for as long as I can remember. The mere thought of eating a banana makes me recoil. Being near someone eating one sickens me as the smell and sight are unbearable. Picking up a banana skin disgusts me. I reckon I had too many of them as a toddler and it was sensory overload. There are foods like fish that I cannot eat as they smell or taste too strong - like smoked haddock. I never had it regularly but I cannot stand having it near me or eating it because my reaction is the same as the one I have to bananas. I hate hot or spicy food because of how strong the taste is. It is too much.