Trust and Touch; The Sensory Atmosphere
People touch each other all the time. When we're born, the "touching" an unborn infant does with it's mother is less like touching and more like integration, until the umbilical cord is cut and an infant is laid on it's mother's chest. From there, we're touched by our parents often by being held, helped, and guided, and then later, whether it's with siblings or peers in a class, we learn about physical boundaries and the way touch can influence a person. Some are much more sensitive to touch than others, and in the case of those like myself, much more sensitive. When I'm at work, anytime someone bumps into me or touches me by accident, they apologize. I realize that in a workplace environment, physical touch between individuals is typically frowned upon, but every time I hear the word, "sorry," when someone gets close to me or touches me, I feel the urge to challenge it. I took the love languages test not too long ago and found...