Touch Me (Not): The Effects of Touch Deprivation AKA "Skin Hunger"

The Bigger Picture · The Daily Digest · 24 Apr 2020 · 19 mins listen

Human beings need physical connection, perhaps almost as much as we need food and water. However, because of COVID-19, we’re living in a time where we’re specifically told to do exactly the opposite. How does that affect our mental and physical wellbeing? We discuss something called “Skin Hunger.”

Produced by:

Dashran Yohan

Presented by:

Sharmilla Ganesan,Lim Sue Ann,Dashran Yohan

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