Is it normal to want to be touched?

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Is it normal that I want to be touched?  Not in a sexual way; I am extremely introverted and don't make friends easily or... well, ever, really.  But just like there are some days when I just need to talk to someone about anything, there are times when I  just need to feel someone else.  Nothing weird, just a hug or their hand on my arm.  Just something, some sort of human contact to feel connected, to feel like an actual person instead of this nonexistent being that doesn't affect anyone else in the world.  I'm going through my life alone, ignored by everyone around me, but if I could just touch someone, maybe they would see me.  Does anyone else feel like this?

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  • cupcake33
    11 years ago | pl

    I would give you a hug if I could. No one deserves to feel invisible.

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  • Chillpill
    11 years ago | pl

    I think physically being touched and touching others is a very real human need (and I don't just mean in a sexual way). So many people lead isolated lives now and miss that kind of interaction with others. I know a single lady who regularly goes to a massage therapist (again nothing erotic) to satisfy this need as well as for health reasons (pricey, though) I know it isn't quite the same, but getting a pet helps many people. Stroking a dog or a cat is very soothing as well.

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  • Violet_Heart
    11 years ago | pl

    *hug* ^-^

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  • Angel_in_a_Glass_Dress
    11 years ago | pl

    O_o

    I'm just surprised you didn't know this.... that there are scientific studies out there that prove human need for physical contact.

    One of the more famous studies involved a new state-of-the-art hospital with a very high infant mortality rate. Seriously there were 3rd world hospitals with better rates.

    They figured out the deaths were because ... the new hospital didn't touch the babies. they just jammed bottles in their mouths and left them. the 3rd world hospital picked them up all the time... and thus had more babies that lived.

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  • [Old Memory]
    11 years ago | pl

    Hugs are awesome.

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  • coolio75650932
    11 years ago | pl

    dont wanna be touched? *evil grin* *pokes untill you scream* *apologieses and gives a warm friendly hug to make ya feal better* im sorry for poking you *smiles* *walks away with your wallet*

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