Touch Starvation is a Consequence of COVID-19's Physical Distancing
The current COVID-19 pandemic times mean that social distancing is an important practice to protect your health, but social distancing can also lead to feelings of isolation and may cause individuals to become touch starved or touch-deprived. Humans are designed to be social people and we have many different forms of daily physical contact. When we take away these daily and routine physical contact connections we can often fall into the emotional state known as touch starvation. Touch starvation is the lack of sufficient skin to skin or human touch interactions. Pre-COVID times, we had many different forms of skin to skin or human interaction contact, handshakes, a comforting or guiding hand on your shoulder, hugs, and other forms of daily casual contact. Read more about COVID-19s role in touch deprivation by clicking the link "Touch starvation is a consequence of COVID-19's physical distancing"
7 Signs You Might Be Suffering From Touch Deprivation
Being touch starved or deprived of touch can lead to several emotional and behavioral side effects such as stress, body image issues, and even aggressive behavior. Click the link to read about seven signs of touch deprivation "7 Signs of touch deprivation "
5 Soothing Practices to Help You Cope With Touch Deprivation
Even though there are no exact substitutes for human contact and connection, there are still habits and practices we can do to help soothe our brain and emotions during these times. We can stimulate and support our brain and mental health by listening to ASMR videos. We can support our bodies by comforting practices such as warm baths and weighted blankets. Click the link to read more practice for dealing with touch deprivation "5 Soothing practices to help you cope with touch deprivation"
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