Feeling dirty a lot
At the start of the year I had food poisoning and since then, I have kind of felt more uncomfortable with touching things, like doors, traffic light buttons, things that a lot of people touch so they feel dirty. I feel like I have to wash my hands a lot. I went to a restaurant with my family and felt so uncomfortable sitting on the seat because there was visible dirt down the side, I didn’t want to take my coat off because then my coat would be touching the seat. I didn’t want to touch the table either. When I go on a train I feel uncomfortable because so many people touch the seats and they probably don’t get cleaned very much. It’s so difficult seeing everything just covered in bacteria. I don’t know if my discomfort is reasonable or not. I don’t know if this is related to me having autism or if it’s unrelated so just wondering if any other autistic people have experienced this kind of feeling?
Posted Sep 14, 2025, 12:35 AM UTC