Touch-Repulsed

Touch-repulsed is a touch stance that describes an individual who is repulsed by the act or concept of sensual interaction. The term is commonly used by asensual spectrum individuals, but is not exclusive to this community or sensuality.

Touch-repulsed individuals may find sensual activity undesirable, uninteresting, uncomfortable, or generally unwanted. This is not the same thing as being asensual.

Some individuals may be repulsed by the idea of personally engaging in sensual activity, while feeling favorable or indifferent towards sensual interaction that does not involve them or sensual interaction as a concept. The term touch-averse may be used to describe this experience.

Some individuals may be repulsed by certain sensual acts, while feeling favorable or indifferent towards other sensual acts. The term touch-ambivalent may be used to describe this experience.

Some individuals may feel repulsed towards sensual interaction due to trauma or exhaustion. The term touch-drained may be used to describe this experience.

Touch-repulsed individuals may also identify as apothisensual.

Flag
The touch-repulsed flag was designed by Tumblr user arco-pluris on March 12, 2018. It is based on the sex-repulsed and romance-repulsed flags.

History
This term has existed within the asensual community with no clear first coining for many years. The term was recoined for the purpose of providing a concrete source by AnonymousHermitCrab on the subreddit r/asexuality on April 27th, 2022.