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Psychological Effects of Human Touch

Psychological Effects of Human Touch
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Living a day without human touch amounts to losing huge health benefits – according to researchers.

Human touch is very essential as it affects our mood and health. It is the most primitive of all sensations and the only one of the five senses that involves the whole body.

There are so many reasons we crave for human touch, and the shocking news is that: its physiological, emotional, psychological and intellectual effects are still not yet known.

Read: Low self esteem in partners of sex addicts.

Human touch can be conveyed in different ways. Such as:

  • Hug.
  • Handshake.
  • Pats on the back.
  • Kiss.
  • Holding and eye contact whist disengaging.
  • and much more

‘Human touch is A Miracle Drug’  is a miracle drug, according to its healing components. – benefits of human touch.

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Psychological Effects of Human Touch

  • Importance of human touch in relationships:

According to research conducted at the University of North Carolina, women who receive more hugs from their partners have lower heart rates and blood pressure and higher levels of oxytocin. Which is the bonding hormone, that reduces stress and increases a sense of trust and security.

  • Human touch improves your outlook as it makes you feel more optimistic: 

When the confidence of being connected to others is felt.

  • Whenever you are nervous, ask for a hug. It reduces anxiety as it makes you feel more secure and less anxious.
  • Research shows an aggressive or painful human touch can provide us with information about our environment to cause discomfort, rather than reassurance.
  • Non-verbal communication can be a very powerful way to say to your partner, ‘I get you.’ Cuddling is a way of saying, ‘I know how you feel.’ It allows us to feel known by your partner in ways that words can’t convey.

    David Klow, a marriage and family therapist

Read also: How to Overcome Jealousy.

  • Hugs strengthen the immune system:

The gentle pressure on the sternum and the emotional charge this creates activate the Solar Plexus Chakra. This stimulates the thymus gland, which regulates and balances the body’s production of white blood cells, which keeps you healthy and disease free.

I’m ending this article with the famous note by Virginia Satir, a respected family therapist:

We need four hugs a day for survival. We need eight hugs a day for maintenance. We need twelve hugs a day for growth.

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Published: in GenderLoveSenses

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