From birth until the day we die, our need for physical contact remains. Being touch starved — also known as skin hunger or touch deprivation — occurs when a person experiences little to no ...

Touch stimulates nerves under your skin that trigger a rush of feel-good chemicals. You may feel agitated and experience "skin hunger" if you don't get enough touch. You can remedy this by giving ...

Humans are wired to need touch and physical affection — it's science. As embarrassing as it is to say, I spent most of my life begging and pleading for attention and affection. This, in turn ...

Remember hugging your friends, shaking hands with people at work, and kissing at the end of amazing dates? Me too…sort of. Now that it’s been months since social distancing began due to the ...

Whether it's a kiss, a handshake, or simply a grazing of fingers in an exchange of cash or goods, most of us regularly come into contact with other people, and this interpersonal touch plays a ...

Platonic touch between my friends and me became important when I was touch-starved. My dogs also help me feel less physically alone. I was in a relationship and married for 19 years. During that ...

I'm often still touch-starved, especially with intimate touch, but I've found the mutual desire for touch to satiate that hunger most days. When I learned I was getting divorced, my top priority ...