5 Soothing Practices To Help You Cope With Touch Deprivation
As humans, we crave connection and interaction. After the final 18 several weeks of physical and social distancing, we're all likely experiencing an amount of touch deprivation, also referred to as skin hunger-I understand I'm.
“Humans are born by having an innate requirement for physical touch.”
Humans are born by having an innate requirement for physical touch the moment we emerge from the womb, we proceed to our mother’s breast. Science shows skin-to-skin contact is among the most important and initial encounters we've after taking our first breath.
“While becoming an adult, touch is when we connect with our parents, soothe ourselves, and show affection to other people,” explains Dr. John Wind, Ph.D., an accepted leader in clinical psychology.
If we are touched, we release o...