tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218017137310902714.post3293103416970927593..comments2023-10-17T10:17:28.786-04:00Comments on The Exception: Human TouchThe Exceptionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13758654167029552230noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218017137310902714.post-45786110361187956762007-06-05T19:34:00.000-04:002007-06-05T19:34:00.000-04:00I'm a chiropractor. When you touch someone it nee...I'm a chiropractor. When you touch someone it needs to be warm, gentle, calm. We all can sense how a person is when we touch them.Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13641318104807962051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218017137310902714.post-21041605340551564662007-06-04T10:23:00.000-04:002007-06-04T10:23:00.000-04:00Teri - I agree with what you said. I have learned...Teri - I agree with what you said. I have learned to endure quite well. Surviving those moments - though difficult - has proven to make me a stronger person. <BR/><BR/>TXGambit - I am glad that he was there for you and that you were able to get what you needed. Asking is something I don't do well in many situations about most anything. I have this idea that I can do it all on my own! <BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/>TAG - Thanks for your thoughtfulness. Hugs always are appreciated.<BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/>EGAN - There is definitely magic in a hug. My daughter practices this magic all the time. Despite my not begins o touchy feely, she is in spades.<BR/><BR/><BR/>Ba Doozie - That is like training an old dog to do new tricks, but it can be done and I am trying. (well, most of the time!)<BR/><BR/>Just Run - Perhaps the issue is wanting a person to want to give that hug or that touch because they want to give comfort etc. I simply feel weird asking for this kind of hug.<BR/><BR/>Mike - okay, I am now curious, what kind of profession encourages touchy feely? (Beyond those that immediately come to mind as I don't think that you are engaged in such work ;) )<BR/>Michelle - I grew up in the same kind of family. We expressed emotion and love without saying it or touching. Strangely, I never missed the touching etc until later in life.The Exceptionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13758654167029552230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218017137310902714.post-12155950458290291832007-06-04T05:33:00.000-04:002007-06-04T05:33:00.000-04:00I grew up in a not touchy family, it really wasn't...I grew up in a not touchy family, it really wasn't until I left for college that I heard the "I love yous" and got the hugs. Although I am not usually touchy feely with most people, it has been such a relief when I've been held in the past.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218017137310902714.post-1775675085171080412007-06-03T17:39:00.000-04:002007-06-03T17:39:00.000-04:00I'm a touchy person by nature which is good for my...I'm a touchy person by nature which is good for my profession. However I know when I'm in emotional distress I can crave it like a pacifier. So for me it is always finding a balance of taking care of myself and not doing it alone.Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13641318104807962051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218017137310902714.post-31198314584157391872007-06-03T09:35:00.000-04:002007-06-03T09:35:00.000-04:00I'm a touchy person, always have been. I like hug...I'm a touchy person, always have been. I like hugging and most the time, I don't ask, I just do it. Still, I know the feeling of wanting someone to give you a hug, even if you haven't asked for it.JustRunhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03621925857881380555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218017137310902714.post-53792683743779899242007-06-02T20:28:00.000-04:002007-06-02T20:28:00.000-04:00I think you are just going to have to retrain your...I think you are just going to have to retrain yourself to ask whoever it is for a hug, just say it. what are they going to do, say no? I don't think soAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218017137310902714.post-34210673487518045422007-06-02T05:06:00.000-04:002007-06-02T05:06:00.000-04:00I was raised in a very touchy feely family. I thi...I was raised in a very touchy feely family. I think there's magic in the power of a hug. I hope to pass this same vibe on to my daughter when she arrives in August. By the way, thanks for visiting my blog.eganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03783658744477659987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218017137310902714.post-27680439678029160302007-06-02T02:28:00.000-04:002007-06-02T02:28:00.000-04:00gambit is rightthere's nothing wrong with askingmy...gambit is right<BR/>there's nothing wrong with asking<BR/><BR/>my verification word is hufalg<BR/>like a hug from a huffalumpcathouse terihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02547258612468286876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218017137310902714.post-27522323848585120172007-06-01T23:50:00.000-04:002007-06-01T23:50:00.000-04:00I know this is way late and horribly insufficient;...I know this is way late and horribly insufficient; but, would a cyber hug help now? >:D<<BR/><BR/>If so, consider it done.<BR/><BR/>TAGTAGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06235937547319244705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218017137310902714.post-61948025130901857752007-06-01T18:50:00.000-04:002007-06-01T18:50:00.000-04:00While I agree with what Teri said to a point, when...While I agree with what Teri said to a point, when I am in a situation where I need some touchy feely touch. I ask! No words needed other than, to just say, "I need to be held."<BR/><BR/>But, then, you have to be someone who is able to do that. You have to be close to that person.<BR/><BR/>I needed it today but it isn't possible so I just made a call. He was so sweet and just talked to me. He then called me later just to say Hi, and said I sounded better. I felt better!<BR/><BR/>It wasn't a touch but it was just what a needed, a vocal touch if you will. If it were possible to get that actual hug, holding security from him, I would have just asked. He would have been more than happy to do it if it were possible.<BR/><BR/>(sorry this got loooong!)TxGambithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00752540661719905305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218017137310902714.post-13863469446389888072007-06-01T18:27:00.000-04:002007-06-01T18:27:00.000-04:00I'm afraid, my dear, that even if you were a touch...I'm afraid, my dear, that even if you were a touchy person, you would find yourself alone at some of the hardest times in your life. Some of those times are meant to be suffered alone. It makes us stronger, and it makes us more compassionate.<BR/><BR/>If not for that aloneness, we would be neither of these things. :(<BR/><BR/>I have more love than anyone deserves. There are more people who love me than I can count. But I am so often alone at the times when I need them the most.cathouse terihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02547258612468286876noreply@blogger.com