What is it called when you have the fear of touching people?!
Question: What is it called when you have the fear of touching people?
Whenever people go to shake my hand or hug me, I feel weird inside and get totally grossed out. Sometimes at lunch, people will touch my tray by accident and I get a really sick feeling in my stomach and I can't eat the food they touched anymore. I also get anxious when people go to hold my hand or they are about to hug me. I am afraid that I have a mental disorder or if maybe this will continue through my adulthood. I want to marry someday but I am afraid that if I still have the fear of touching people, people will not want to marry me. I just want to know what this is called so that maybe I can get professional help and see if there is any medication out there to help.
P.S. I am 14 years old if that helps with anything...
P.S. I am 14 years old if that helps with anything...
Answers:
I would call it OCD Obsessive Compulsive Disorder OR a germ freak i have ocd i am afraid to touch people also hope that helps and i am now 23 and it started for me at 12...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fear_of_bei…
that link has the information on it