Aversion to touching because of symmetry

I have had this issue for about two years now and I’ve never met/talked to anyone with the same problem so I’m wondering if anyone else experiences this. I hate being touched because if someone/something touches me one one side of my body, I need to be touched on the other side otherwise I won’t feel ‘right’. This creates a lot of issues for me because if, for example, I stub my left toe, I need to go back and stub my right toe. I was once punched in the left arm and had to punch myself in the right. It’s humiliating because I have to do this even when I am around people which leads to a lot of questions and stares. I struggle a lot with this and am wondering if anyone experiences this and if so, what kind of things you do to make it better.

Username: sopphia

Date posted: 106d ago

yes i experience this a lot. especially with eating and chewing foods. it’s definitely bothersome and annoying i’ve been there. like if i chewed on this side i have to do it on the other or i can’t function.

Username: Anonymous

Date posted: 106d ago

I used to experience something like this a lot when I was a kid, but it was odd because I focused on other people’s actions as well. Like if I saw someone scratch the right side of their back I would get an uncomfortable feeling because they didn’t scratch the other side to make it feel “right”. I don’t know why it eased up in adulthood though, I wish I did so I could tell you what made it better!