Have you ever heard of someone who becomes angry about silly things such as faint noises, like the sound of breathing or eating? Many people get upset when they hear these sounds, and this condition is called misophonia or selective sound sensitivity syndrome....
There are some people for whom touch causes real pain and horror. There are those who don’t need hugs to feel warm and safe; on the contrary, they instead experience touch as something like a terrible nightmare. These are the people with haphephobia. Haphephobia is a...