I love that, thank you so much for sharing, prefabsprout!

Another thing I remembered, my childhood best friend and I would take turns brushing each other's hair just because we found it so relaxing. Nowadays, another friend and I sometimes give each other foot and back massages

I also had a dentist at one point who was so insanely gentle with his hands that I almost wanted to make up reasons to go see him I once had to have a tooth surgically removed, and he was SO gentle yet still firm, it was like his hands were saying 'We're doing this, so no running off - but you're safe.' Aww, I was gutted when he moved away..

Oh, and of course my therapist who'd hug me after our sessions - she was really reading me and would hug me really tightly when I needed it, and more gently when I needed that. It was the best.