Jodi,

For how much I hope I don't suffer from the same thing you do, I also hope that I do. I have been experiencing this for many months now and it is recently worse. For me, it started when a girlfriend (who lived several states away from me) moved to my state to move in with me. Over time, I found that I didn't love her at all and felt trapped in our relationship. The anxiety this caused me, made me start feeling (as you described) when she would touch me. And I mean EXACTLY how you describe. When we would hold hands, it would be okay until she would move her thumb to rub my hand lovingly. I would have to stop her. I told her at some point that lightly brushing my skin makes my skin crawl, so she stopped. We broke up several months ago, but I still get the feeling when people or things touch me. Recently, it has become my bed sheets...if they create a crease that is not quite smooth and creates a slightly more pressured point on a part of my body, I have to move to flatten that point out. But this disorder is SO inside my head that I have a tough time sometimes just laying in bed or sitting at my desk at work. Please report back if you find anything. I truly believe that this is stress related, so I am going to start a workout program and maybe even try hypnosis if I get too far to the end of my rope.

Thanks for reading.
Joe
Chicago