The Importance Of A Caring Touch

A caring touch is much more than just a gesture, more than just the touch with someone else. A caress is a language of its own that gives you a feeling of well-being physically and emotionally. To put it more simply, a caress can help nurture emotions.

Some people don’t do this very often and other people are afraid of it. While it may surprise you, both the inability and unwillingness to take the emotional communication one step further can cause a lot of suffering. It can be a clear loss in your life.

Everyone needs a caring touch from time to time. It’s like breathing. It strengthens the bond between yourself and the people you love, making you feel more important. That’s why we want to talk a little more about it in this article.

A caring touch is like food for your emotional sense of well-being

Every living being needs physical contact with someone else every now and then. So that he gets the feeling that he is part of a group, a family.

If you have pets at home, you must have noticed how grateful they are when you touch or pet them. Your pet will not only desire this as a form of reward. Also as a way to connect with you.

Both humans and many other animal groups in nature need this bond. A bond that makes them not only part of a group of individuals who are very important to them. However, this also gives them a sense of security and strength.

Let’s go into this in a little more detail.

A caring touch can give you a sense of recognition

The urge for recognition is not selfish at all. Believe it or not, recognition is a basic human need. While it is indeed important to be confident and love yourself, you cannot ignore the fact that you are a social being. That is why being recognized is a basic need.

• Every child needs this kind of bonding with others.from the moment it comes into the world. He  develops an initial commitment based on recognition.

• Caress, hugs and kisses promote brain tissue development in babies.  These are all emotionally charged stimuli that provide a sense of security and well-being.
• Any positive emotion  supports the growth of happiness.
• Once you’ve grown up, caresses continue to play an important role in your day-to-day relationships with your partner or your children.
• A couple who never touches each other, who never seeks physical contact outside the bedroom, may end up experiencing serious deficiencies. 

Everyone needs to be held for no reason or purpose.

Actions speak louder than words

Sometimes it is simply not enough to just hear that:

• someone understands you

• the one you support
• who will be there for you

Sometimes relationships get into a rut. Two partners then feel a distance between each other or, worse, they begin to take things for granted.

Affection, whether between two partners or between parents and their children, should never be taken for granted. Just the opposite. Affection must be shown every day and even stronger in difficult times.

In difficult times, words are not always effective. These are the times when the value of a caring touch becomes especially apparent. These small, non-verbal cues have a much greater emotional impact.

Saying that you are sorry or that you will always be there for someone when they need you or even asking for forgiveness can always be accompanied by a genuine hug or a meaningful look that offers even more comfort, love and support.

Caring touches you should be familiar with

There is no one right way to caress someone or the right caring touch. Psychologists indicate that there are positive and negative forms of touch.

Let’s take a look at how many different ways there are to caress someone:

• Some forms of caressing do not require physical contact.  A compliment, praise, and the right words when someone needs them can have the same impact as a touch.
• Negative forms of touch arise from toxic behavior.
• When you talk to someone with contempt or sarcasm, if you ignore or belittle someone in public, then on a psychological level this is also seen as a ‘negative touch’ that attacks someone’s self-esteem.

• A caress can also arouse both positive and negative emotions. Some types of touch offer harshness or a false sense of caring instead of a sense of security. This can also be very painful.
• True caresses must come from the heart and be sincere. This is something that must be felt by both the person giving the caress and the person receiving the caress.

There are also conditional and unconditional forms of caressing.

• By conditional, we mean that a person may show affection through a touch, because he expects something in return.
• An unconditional caress is offered without expecting anything in return. It is a genuine gesture of recognition and affection.

A touch is needed

Experts on emotional issues indicate that people need this form of language to maintain a physical and psychological sense of well-being. It is important to remember that these gestures only have meaning when they are uttered in the right way by the right person.

A caring touch must come from the heart and be truly sincere. So something that should be felt by both parties.

Start today and practice this with your children and your partner. A loving touch when least expected carries the power of the entire universe to relieve stress and strengthen the bond between two people.