Yes for me. It seems the 'norm' is that one should find it within ourselves that we are not disgusting, shameful, bad etc. I agree. But the way my mind works is that (assuming hugging was for me which it's not) if my t hugged me, eventually I would be like, he doesn't find me disgusting, I respect him and his views and he's being genuine, what is it that he doesn't find disgusting, or at least palatable (!), then I look at that trait and eventually come to believe I've got at least 1 good or okish (!) trait. It's like learning by example.

ETA: I think I prob would love a hug esp as one of my issues was bring alone with pain, but, I fear collapse if it happened truly, and also he's my doc, and with the attachment which he knows about, it is just not going to happen in this litigious era of no touch. So prefer to believe I don't want it!