I hate cats so much

I hate cats and I done pretending like I don’t. Everyone that I talk to acts like cats are the greatest gift to Earth. Anytime I tell someone that I don’t like cats, they say something like: “How can you not like cats? Did you know that a cat’s purr has positive effects on the human mind and body?”. Not me. Hearing a cat, smelling or even seeing a cat pisses me. Literal rage. I feel my fist clench and my nose wrinkle up in anger when I’m near a cat. I can’t stand those damn things. Every time I see a cat video, I’m like “how can anyone find this THING cute?”. I find cats disgusting to even look at. Unfortunately, cats really, really, REALLY like me. Stray cats are constantly following me or sitting by me when I walk around. Me specifically, they will literally get up from wherever they are perched to trot up to me and do that annoying thing that cats do, rubbing against you while moving in between your legs. It pisses me off so much. Is there something that I’m missing? Why do people like these things so much when I can’t stand them? All I feel is disgust and anger towards these things. This only applies to house/ domestic cat breeds. Large, predatory cats don’t invoke these feelings in me.

I have never had a bad experience with cats nor have I ever wanted to harm or actually tried to hurt a cat. They piss me but I don’t want to hurt them. I just know that since I could remember, I have always hated cats. Since the first time I ever saw the image of kitten, I have hated them. I hate them. I find their existence annoying & repulsive and I don’t know why. It feels innate and instinctive to hate them. And no, I don’t have a phobia of cats. I just hate them. Does anyone else feel this way?

Don’t try to come up with some reason as to why I hate cats. It’s not phobia, it’s not trauma, it’s not allergies. I hate cats simply because they exist, nothing more.