Since becoming a single parent, I have become increasingly uncomfortable with people touching me, even a hand on my arm is enough to make me feel strange.
I am not afraid of people touching me, it just feels completely alien to me now. I didn’t think this was a massive problem, until a friend commented that my daughter (now two and a half) was just like me as she doesn’t like to be touched by people. I hadn’t noticed this, although, now, I can see that my friend was right. I am desperately worried about my daughter as, even though I am uncomfortable with contact, I crave it also. I can’t help feeling that I have done irreparable damage to my daughter. Any advice you can offer would be a massive help. Thank you,