Thanks, ECHOES. I'm glad there's another thread on hugs! I feel like SoupdDragon about hugs. They're intimate and I wonder why they are "allowed". My T is the one who initiated them with me. I want to enjoy the touching if I can accept that it's all right. To me, holding my T's hand is less intimate because it's just 1 hand. Hugs mean your bodies, maybe, are touching and isn't that too intimate? See how confused I am!!

At the end of the session sometimes my T offers to hug me as a way of saying we're connected even though the session is over. Holding her hand is different. It's a way for me to feel safe, calm, and secure.