Am I going insane? Cant touch certain things, or deal with certain sounds. I dont think its OCD though.?

Question

All my life Ive had issues with these 4 things:
I absolutely cannot handle the sound of people sharpening knives, or forks touching teeth, or knifes scraping on plates. It freaks me out and I panic and my skin crawls. This is fine at home because I can block my ears, but not when we go out!
2nd - when I stress the veins in my right wrist start to - well not hurt - but i can feel them, and it feels gross, and that makes me stress more. I can fix this by running them under cold water, but again this isnt always an option when im out.
3rd n 4th - I hate touching certain things with my hands and feet. With my feet, I have to wear socks because I hate the feeling of even sandals touching the skin on my feet, and with my hands I cant rub them against hardly anything, except towels or pure cotton. If i do it just feels so wrong and i panic, and again have to run them under water till the feeling goes away.
Does anyone know what this might be? Am I going insane? Does anyone else get this?

Answer 1

You don't think it's OCD.You don't think means it might be.It does sound like that could be it.It also could be autism.Some people suffer from autism more than others.Some people with autism could only be bothered by couple things.Every person is different.You definetly are not insane.A lot of people i know are bothered by sound of sharpening knives or nail files when you get nails done,i can't stand a fork touching teeth,and if you bite it and pull it out i may have to leave the table.So there are a lot of people that are bothered by different things that's what makes you YOU.If you think it's ruinig your life you should see a therapist he will be able to help you.Good luck and hope all is well.

Answer 2

I don't think you're going insane, but I do think you'd be better off if you saw a professional.

It sounds very much like OCD if you ask me. Your description of "panic" when these things happen seems very much like more than a simple dislike of something.