Blue cat, it's not the actual touching anything to my feet. What I can't take, is the texture, you know the rib like pattern on your feet and palms that make up your prints? I can touch my feet to anything that doesn't have that to go against mine. I can shake hands just fine, because, the hand is in one area and doesn't rub. Hard to explain. Dh tries all the time to catch me without my socks on at bedtime and rub the bottom of his foot with mine, you ever see a cat jump to the ceiling when you sneek up and touch it? That's me. I don't have a problem walking bare foot or anything, it's just that one texture. Do you know the kids books that used to be made that had the hard cover on the front that if you turned it one way, it showed one picture and you can turn it slightly the other way, the picture changes? I think there are still stickers like that too, scratch one of those with your fingernail,THAT is the feeling. And as for chalkboards, that doesn't bother me, but. listening to someone that it does bother, yes, it's that feeling. Blue jeans have that same texture and if my leg itches, I have to run to the bathroom, so that I don't scratch the blue jean material, other material doesn't bother me. LOL, I'm listening to myself writing this and I sound so psychotic!