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Do people touch you on purpose?

Do people touch you on purpose?

Sorry, bit of a weird question....

But I've noticed more recently that people will touch you, and make it look like an accident.

I was just out shopping to get something for my mum and myself to eat, and these 2 guys were in front of me, I smiled on the inside and as I went to get something to order, one of the guys brushes past me touching his arm with mine, and I knew instanteanously it was on purpose as its happened before with certain types of people. And as he walked past me after collecting his food he had to force himself to be hard to get past me, not very natural. I think its because people know I have a MH issue, I dont try to hide it.

Just wondering if its just me or if people experience these things and is it a resllience problem/MH concern?

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Thanks @Clawde

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I have a slightly different take on it.

If it is male female ... it is more likely sexual come on ... and about their need ... nothing wrong with you ... a sign you may .... interpret as a socially positive ... that you have attraction value.... if they are sleazy ... then you might feel repulsion .... but still no need to devalue yourself.... if there is more than one ... it may be to show off ... that they actually did touch someone .... still ... dont think it is about negativity unless it is a real push ... which is rude and abusive.

I had an old friend working in aged care with lots PPE in Denmark talking about what they call .... 'skin hunger' over there. It can be non sexual. We are from earlier generations where there is not as much paranoia and a lot more social connectedness.

I am shocked how some people feel the right to get over the top about such things, often they are shorter, but because my son and I are tall people, we have to put up with small person aggression a lot ... mostly we are like Great Danes ... and big bears ambling ... through the business of life. SO I advocate a more serene kind of assertion.

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Hello @Appleblossom nice 👍 and balanced point of view 👍.

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Hey @Appleblossom thanks for your take on it, I think you're right about rude and abusive, I'd like to tell how I really feel about it thought can't due to site guidelines, which I value 👍👍.

have a good day @Gwynn @BPDSurvivor @Bunniekins @Clawde @Appleblossom @wellwellwellnez dont let my story bum you guys out of having a good life

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@Clawde Hey beautiful thanks for all the likes. Your friend always peaxxx

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