RELATED: The Importance of Community and Connection – How Having Community Builds Your Mental Health What is Touch Deprivation?īefore we get into discussing touch deprivation, it is important to understand what it is. As I watched that video echo theĮxact same sentiments I had been feeling, it made me wonder how many other single Black Yes, those experiences provide touch,īut they are professionals offering a service, not genuine care.
Me.” Which is a fair point I had never thought of before. Or your hair or nails done in order to be touched, to which she replied “none of those people love The rebuttals people on the internet would probably tell her to do, such as going to get a massage She expressed feeling as though she is dying from touch starvation, thatĪs an adult she doesn’t get hugs and has a severe need to be touched. Her raw vulnerability felt through my phone, but the emotions and pain she was experiencing wasĪll too relatable for me. Heartstrings in a way I had never experienced before and brought tears to my eyes. A few months ago, I came across this TikTok video by that pulled at my
