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Originally Posted by chihirochild
There's also the issue of consent. Obviously if people flinch away I withdraw immediately, but I don't usually ask for permission. I dunno if it's any different because I'm a regular doctor so I have to touch them anyway (and usually by the time they're crying I have already listened to their heart and looked in their ears and pressed on their belly etc etc, which I always ask permission before doing)... but reading about how so many people don't like to be touched makes me re-think this approach. What say y'all?
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For me, not wanting to be touched by my T has more to do with managing the intensity of my attachment to her and making sure it feels safe and okay to feel so close to her. I like my regular doctor but I'm not really attached to her, and I would feel okay/comforted if she touched me in a kind way if I were to cry in front of her. But I'm guessing other people might have a deeper, more generalized negative reaction to being touched.