Things I hate, but probably shouldn’t

Things I hate, but probably shouldn't

Jayme Allen, Staff Reporter

Yellow

This one tops the list because there’s really no reason for me to hate the color yellow as much as I do, but I seriously loathe it. Too much yellow in my general area makes me really anxious and honestly sick to my stomach.

-A/C

This is probably the weirdest of all the things I hate, because while I’m very grateful for modern technology and air conditioning and such, I refuse to be in a room with a fan on, and I cringe away from air vents. There’s just something about the air blowing on my skin that I cannot stand. It feels like pins and needles. I had a sleepover once with a friend that couldn’t sleep without a fan on, so I buried myself in blankets until I had no skin uncovered. They thought I was crazy, but most people usually do.

-Hugs

If you know me, you know I dislike all things touch related, so hugs are seriously terrible. I usually stop breathing when people hug me. I just really don’t like it. Don’t touch me.

-People

I hate all people. I hate being around people. People bother me.

-Music

I know this one is probably really hard to believe, and I’ll admit I don’t hate all music, but I have to be in the right mood for it. My brain is usually very crowded, and listening to music kind of becomes a sensory overload and my brain can’t decide what to focus on so I just shut down a little bit.

-Hippos

Hippos are the absolute scariest animal in existence and don’t argue with me about it because I’ll probably cry. I’ve gotten a lot better, but I have a downright phobia of hippos. Just last year, at the simple mention of the word “hippopotamus,” I would start crying and would get really anxious.

-Squishy Grapes

This could actually be called “Squishy Fruit” but grapes are the worst. I refuse to eat any fruit that doesn’t crunch when you eat it, which is usually weird for fruit, so I just stick to vegetables.

Hand Dryers

-Crowds

This is really because of my distaste for people in general, but put them all together with limited space and I go a little (a lot) crazy. This includes school hallways; passing periods are more stressful than any of my AP classes.

-Milk Chocolate

I know this puts me out of the box of expectations for a “typical girl”, but there are so many other reasons that I’m anything but typical. I don’t like chocolate. I hate Hershey’s kisses, chocolate bars, even M&Ms. The exception to this is Dark Chocolate, which I’m actually obsessed with. Milk chocolate, though- ew.

-Anything Lemon Flavored

This almost doesn’t belong on this list, because I actually have a pretty good reason for it. When I was little, I was a sassy child. I’ll admit it. My mom tried to wean me from my biting remarks by washing my mouth out with lemon soap. It was traumatizing. Now I can’t even drink lemonade without tasting suds.

So, basically, I hate a lot of things for no reason at all, and this list doesn’t even cover everything. But, I know I’m not the only one to hate weird stuff, everyone does. What do you hate?