Does anyone else hate things that feel dry?

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I mean, obviously most of the stuff we touch is dry, but certain things I hate even touching, like chalk and chalk boards, dry dirt, gritty metal surfaces etc. Touching that stuff will make me shudder and get a sudden urge to rub my hands/fingertips on something soft like my shirt, or even flap my hands a bit if it is bad enough (like if I scraped my fingernails across something like that it feels horrible, I shiver just imagining it).

I never thought it was weird growing up, for some reason I assumed it was like that for everybody. Now I'm pretty sure it has to do with sensory sensitivy. I was just curious to see if anyone else had the same issue with dry, gritty textures.

Yes!! omg yes! That is probably my biggest sensory dislike. I hate to touch anything that feels dry or dusty or that wicks moisture away from my skin. Things like chalk, sandpaper, raw lumber and certain types of stone are the worst. Newspaper is bad too and I also hate the smell of the ink. Sometimes it is painful to touch cardboard. It is worse in winter when my skin is dry. Thankfully where I live it is humid most of the year, even in cooler weather.

I also hate dry sounds like tearing paper or cardboard, or writing with chalk or using sandpaper.

I dislike it too and stay out of very dry environments. I don't like the desert (and stay out of Arizona and New Mexico). If I touch something overly dry and gritty (chalk dust, dusty metal) then I touch something wet to counteract it.

I'm the opposite I guess, I hate when things are moist and the worst things ever are showers but I HaVE to do it but I can understand why you'd dislike the dry things too

Don't mind touching dry things but I can't eat anything dry. Potatoes, meat, bread, biscuits, cake. Can't even get it down my throat. I need to smother them in sauce or dunk them in liquid if it's something like a biscuit.

I don't have a problem with the dryness of things generally (except for foods).
I don't tolerate powdery or gritty feelings well though (chalk, dust, gravel, sawdust, metal filings, coffee grounds, sugar, concrete, etc.)

YES. dry, and slimy! chalkboards and rough wood come to mind...
i especially HATE feeling the frizz in my hair after a shower, even if i don't touch it. it tingles my neck and the slightest breeze makes me shudder. wiry hair is the worst. i like beanies for that reason.

Well I feel weird now, because I'm the opposite -- I'm almost phobic about things that feel oily or greasy.

Yep! Chalk, powder, dry clay and things like that - nails scratching on a blackboard or nylon stocking! (Some of them are classics).
I can´t stand the feeling of dry hands and feet.
It all gives me the chills.

Dry things I do like: A dry warm towel after a bath and martini

I feel the same except i have this exception where i quite like the feeling of touching dry teabags.

I hate dry textures, especially when it's cold and there's little moisture in the air. It drives me nuts. I especially hate my feet being dry

Touching dry stuff doesn't bother me but I've always really hated anything sticky.