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Physical contact with other humans is essential for our emotional, mental and physical well-being. Touch deprivation (also called touch starvation or skin hunger) happens when you go without human touch for a while (and it’s not just sexual touch—you can simply be missing a friendly hug or a platonic high-five). In this article, we’ll describe some of the symptoms you might experience if you are touch starved, as well as a few ways you can cope with touch starvation.
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References
- ↑ https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/06/style/touch-deprivation-coronavirus.html
- ↑ https://ideas.ted.com/we-are-made-to-be-touched-so-what-happens-when-we-arent/
- ↑ https://ideas.ted.com/we-are-made-to-be-touched-so-what-happens-when-we-arent/
- ↑ https://www.architecturaldigest.com/story/how-to-make-do-without-touch-in-self-isolation
- ↑ https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/06/style/touch-deprivation-coronavirus.html
- ↑ https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/lifetime-connections/202011/skin-hunger-touch-starvation-and-hug-deprivation
- ↑ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/7562675/
- ↑ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8327863/
- ↑ https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/24/style/are-you-in-an-inter-intimate-relationship.html
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