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10-30-2015, 02:16 PM | #1 | |
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Touching and Being Touched
Touching and Being touched, may spur warm and fuzzy thoughts of a lover... or three. But what about others, friends, family, cow orkers, strangers? Personally I don't like people touching me, other than very, very, very close... eh, make that lovers. Other than my grandmother rubbing my upper back, no memories of touching that made me comfortable. I've had friends who were very physical, who would throw their arm around you without a second thought. I was always keenly aware of where they were in relation to my personal space, all the time, like I'm aware of where other drivers are in relation to me on the road.
Now you're saying, what the fuck is he babbling about? Patience Grasshopper, the point shall be revealed. The Department of Neuroscience and Biomedical Engineering, School of Science, Aalto University, Finland; Department of Experimental Psychology, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom; Department of Computer Science, Aalto University; and Turku PET Centre and Department of Psychology, University of Turku, Turku, Finland (say that 3 times fast), have published the results of a study. (pdf) It's pretty detailed in a 8x10-charts-with-a-paragraph-on-the-back, sort of way. Stuff like acceptable touching by others in relation to how long since you've seen them, and stuff. Quote:
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10-30-2015, 03:29 PM | #2 | |
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10-30-2015, 03:31 PM | #3 |
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I've been unsure how to touch my elderly cousin when I'm leaving after visiting him in the nursing home. On the one hand, I figure a human touch can be a healing sensation, but on the other hand I'm acutely aware that he has lived alone his whole adult life and has probably experience very little touching during that time. Lately I've been very forward and have given him a quick pat on the top of his shoulder as I say goodbye.
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10-30-2015, 03:41 PM | #4 |
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I guess no tongue, then...
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