Tactile Defensiveness: Why Touch Triggers Your Anxiety
Toucherism: An Encyclopedia Entry on Tactile Defensiveness The Core Definition and Terminology The phenomenon referred to as Toucherism, in the context of the intense fear or discomfort related to being touched, is formally and clinically classified within the broader framework of Sensory Processing Disorder (SPD). Specifically, it aligns with tactile defensiveness or tactile hypersensitivity, which […]