Things That Set You On Edge

[Booldawg]

Was watching an advert on TV last night, in the ad a baby was chewing on the sleeve of a woolen jumper. Immediately made me recoil with discomfort.

Its like when a knife scrapes on a ceramic plate, or fingers down a blackboard.

What causes these sensory reactions? Is it learnt behavior?

[Svejk]

Don't know, but it certainly 'goes through me' to even think about biting a woollen jumper/duffel type coat(that's wool again, I think) I'll be thinking about it all morning now, cheers. ;)

[ummmm]

Wood. I can't even let my kids finish an ice lolly in front of me and when I see someone put a wooden spoon in their mouth I'm not far from gagging.

I believe it can be learnt behaviour. My aunty was exactly the same.

[naomi24]

I don't know what causes it, but I agree with you about the wool - cotton too. Knives scraping on wooden platters have the same effect on me.

[cecil39]

polystyrene, I go all cold and my teeth ache, I can't even be in hearing distance of anyone else touching it.

[hc4361]

Polystyrene for me, too.
Nail picking - the sound makes my blood boil.

[hc4361]

Another strange one - people in supermarkets sprawling over the trolley instead of standing upright. I get an urge to give them a good kick up the bum, I don't know why but it does put me in a rage.

[masma]

hc4361 - oh me too and kids in the trolly, not in the seat, my food has to go in where their shoes have been! Knives being sharpened make me retch - ewwwww......

[Prudie]

biting on a wet flannel does it for me.

[askyourgran]

Watched a film on TV where a woman put cotton wool in her cheeks to disguise herself, that sets my teeth on edge.
Or if someone is high on a building or cliff dangling in space, it makes my feet hurt, as if I've jumped down on the flat of my feet.

[askyourgran]

Has anyone ever tried to go off to sleep on their side and your arm is in the way. Or sometimes you can see your nose? Once you think about it you can't stop. That is irritating to me.

[tonyav]

The feel of Nylon sets my teeth on edge, all ways has done.

[cupid04]

Have to be silk stockings then ;-)

[tonyav]

Most certainly, cupes. ;-)

[B00]

scratchcard tickets- or more precisely, when a customer hasn't scratched off the bit i need to process their winnings and they haven't got a coin handy and neither do I and I have to resort to using my fingernail, it goes right through me, can't stand doing it.

[hc4361]

As I get older more things set me on edge. The sight of cooked carrots cooked in round slices turns my stomach completely but they never used to bother me at all. I have to cut them in half down the middle and cut them in to chunks.

[Kathyan]

The really thick cellophane (the type that they used to wrap balls of wool in) really sets my teeth on edge. Just thinking about it makes me feel sick!

[NoMercy]

It's holes for me. I've got major trypophobia :(

[Maydup]

I can't use wooden spoons, the very thought of a wet wooden spoon sets my teeth on edge.