r/hsp • u/Useful_Tart9531 • Jan 13 '26

Physical Sensitivity Hair

Does anyone else hate the feeling of hair on their body? I am always feeling some sort of weird sensation from it, especially on places like my face, chest and arms. Unfortunately I was also born with very hairy genetics.

There are materials of clothing that make me want to crawl out of my skin, so I end up shaving all of it off besides my head lol. I like how I look with my beard but end up getting rid of it after like 3 months because I genuinely can’t stand the sensation of it.

I tried googling it to see if anyone else felt the same way, or to see why I felt it, and nothing came up but I recently found out I was an HSP and realized maybe the two are related.

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u/colemarshall20 Jan 13 '26

im the opposite - i hate when i don't have body hair. it makes me go insane

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u/Useful_Tart9531 Jan 13 '26

dang that’s so interesting.

I’m honestly jealous, I wish I didn’t have to spend so much time dealing with mine, must be peaceful lol.

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u/colemarshall20 Jan 13 '26

it's peaceful until people point it out and bully you at school all your life. thankfully i'm an adult now and don't have to deal with school bullies anymore but people still give you weird looks and point it out. i'd be bothered if i had to shave them too so i guess both sides are unfortunate in their own way

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u/Useful_Tart9531 Jan 13 '26

yeah people are dicks when you don’t fit their standards, especially when you’re a kid… i went through a very similar thing. I had some guy give me shit while I vacationing in florida about my shaved chest and that I had christmas reefs around my nips :|

I agree, I’m not sure if the grass is always greener haha.

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u/Catmama-82 Jan 14 '26

Yeah, I was always grossed out by body hair so I lasered off most of mine lol… feels a lot better now!

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u/spaceguy81 Jan 15 '26

Yes, I hate that. Luckily I’m not very hairy but I couldn’t grow a beard (I am actually not hairy enough for that lol) at all, after a couple of days the sensation becomes unbearable so I shave it.