Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Touch is not always received the way it's intended. Olga Pankova/Moment via Getty Images A hug from a friend. A squeeze of the ...
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Touch can comfort and heal, but also harm—a psychologist explains why gestures don't always land as intended
A hug from a friend. A squeeze of the hand. A steady arm around your shoulders. Many of us are taught to think of touch as comforting—an instinctive way to offer or receive comfort and express a sense ...
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