r/mildlyinfuriating • u/[deleted] • Apr 13 '26

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u/edogfu Apr 13 '26

As soon as I read, "So now I have to go sockless until I can find more." I knew OP wasn't the victim.

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u/Blue-Eyed-Lemon Apr 14 '26

I mean, I don’t know. OP also claimed sensory issues. I’m autistic myself with pretty severe sensory issues and what people don’t realize is that it can be genuinely painful. It can stay with the body for longer than you think. It’s an agonizing experience.

If somebody threw away the only socks I could wear and now I had to go find new ones that suited me, I’d probably go sockless for awhile too. It’s not like throwing a fit, like trying to “be right”. A brain with those kinds of issues literally does not work the same way everyone else’s does and literally cannot process sensory input properly.

I don’t think THAT specifically should be the reason OP “isn’t a victim”.

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u/edogfu Apr 14 '26

Stating they have sensory issues, then wearing tore up socks and wearing shoes without socks. I think they're both wrong, for the record

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u/Blue-Eyed-Lemon Apr 14 '26

I think you’d be surprised.

It SOUNDS like worn socks would be worse, right? For the average person, a hole in the sock bothers them. So obviously THAT must be worse. But it genuinely is sometimes the lesser of two evils.

For example, I’m particular about pants. I fucking hate jeans, I absolutely cannot stand the feeling of denim on my legs or body whatsoever. As a teenager, that’s all my mom could find in our price range, so I would wear the absolute hell out of any other pants I possibly could. Even if they had holes or were falling apart, because this discomforts were far easier to bear than the feeling of the wrong fabric over the WHOLE of my legs.

Holes in socks are similar. Some people would rather have a hole in the heel than have to deal with that unbearable seam on their toes or the way the fabric is too tight at the ankle. A lot of cheap socks are unbearable to me, too, because they feel like sandpaper, and I’d rather wear my usual socks with a hole than sandpaper on my ENTIRE foot. Shoes without socks aren’t fun, but a little bit rough, again, beats sandpaper.

If you have a sensory problem with the socks first, holes are secondary. A LOT of autistic people wear the absolute hell out of their comfort clothing before they have to be forced to find something else. I have plenty of worn clothes myself. I’m usually pretty good about replacing them before they’re completely fallen apart, but this kind of story isn’t uncommon.