I'm fairly sure I've seen you in a candy necklace. That's about it. Chain-like and bead-like materials affect me the worst; armlets typically don't affect me at all. If it's flat cloth, it won't bother me - ties and scarves aren't much of an issue. I learned the hard way that ribbons are acceptable but I don't much care for the medals they are attached to.
Hats, belt buckles, and glasses don't bother me at all, but none are jewelry. I'm glad you brought up watches - as they are one of my "successes" of sorts in dealing with my phobia. As a child, I could not wear a wristwatch. Now I can, although on occasion I find myself removing it halfway through the day. I can wear one of rubber or plastic, but metal would freak me out. Pocket watches don't bother me, but fob chains... well, I don't mind seeing fob chains, and I might be able to touch one, maybe, but I bet I wouldn't like it. I'm guessing I'd be wanting to wash my hands shortly thereafter. The fob chain truly is the threshold of my fear.
One caveat on glasses: Some have chains on their glasses so that they can be worn around the neck. This, to my mind, turns the glasses into a giant pendant, which turns me off.
The oddest insight, perhaps, about the way my brain navigates these phantasmal walls is my reaction to Mr. T. On The A-Team, he wore SO MANY necklaces ALL AT ONCE, it appeared as a solid wall - which didn't bother me half as much as a single chain would. No, I can't explain it better, but that's what makes it an irrational fear. (That's why it's called a phobia.) I still couldn't be paid to touch it, though. I know I'd feel its individual components. - ZM
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Hats, belt buckles, and glasses don't bother me at all, but none are jewelry. I'm glad you brought up watches - as they are one of my "successes" of sorts in dealing with my phobia. As a child, I could not wear a wristwatch. Now I can, although on occasion I find myself removing it halfway through the day. I can wear one of rubber or plastic, but metal would freak me out. Pocket watches don't bother me, but fob chains... well, I don't mind seeing fob chains, and I might be able to touch one, maybe, but I bet I wouldn't like it. I'm guessing I'd be wanting to wash my hands shortly thereafter. The fob chain truly is the threshold of my fear.
One caveat on glasses: Some have chains on their glasses so that they can be worn around the neck. This, to my mind, turns the glasses into a giant pendant, which turns me off.
The oddest insight, perhaps, about the way my brain navigates these phantasmal walls is my reaction to Mr. T. On The A-Team, he wore SO MANY necklaces ALL AT ONCE, it appeared as a solid wall - which didn't bother me half as much as a single chain would. No, I can't explain it better, but that's what makes it an irrational fear. (That's why it's called a phobia.) I still couldn't be paid to touch it, though. I know I'd feel its individual components. - ZM