#benefits of hugs

[abhi-views]

More Than Just a Squeeze: Unveiling the Power of a Hug on Hug Day!

Hug Day Special

It’s February 12th, lovebirds! While roses and chocolates dominate the scene, let’s not forget another special expression of affection: the humble hug. Today, we celebrate Hug Day, a day dedicated to the simple yet powerful act of embracing those we care about. But why are hugs so meaningful, and how can we leverage their power beyond one designated day? Photo by Josh Willink on Pexels.comPhoto…

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#affection #benefits of hugs #celebrating diversity #celebrating love #connection #different types of hugs #emotional support #February 12th #happiness #Hug Day #hugging family #hugging friends #hugging strangers #human touch #love #love hormone #oxytocin #platonic hugs #positive impact #romantic hugs #science of hugs #showing affection #stress relief #well-being

[gayorb]

#im experiencing fish emotions (needs a hug and cant sleep) #fish emotions #There Are Many Benefits To Being A Marine Biologist #marine biology #marine bio #marine meme #marine bio meme

[topaziraphale]

Goddd. What happens if we get another kiss in S3? What if there's more than one?? What if their next kiss is such a messy, inexperienced, but otherwise passionate one again, but this time it's Aziraphale initiating it? What if there's a timeskip at the end and it's them living in the South Downs and there's a gentle kiss done with such ease that shows how both of them are no strangers to human-like affection anymore? What if we get a dramatic hug during like, a high-stakes battle or something? The fact that the door is even open now to them even trying affection through physical touch leaves me flatlined. Like if they hug I will literally cease to exist.

#good omens #good omens 2 #ineffable husbands #aziraphale #crowley #a/c #every day... it's getting closer???? #derpy speaks #they're not human they're not built with that innate instinct to get all those endorphins #from holding hands or hugging. no need for the benefits of just holding someone you care for like that. or ARENT THERE? #and they do it anyway 😭 #been on earth for 6k years and they're still going native

[smallpwbbles]

I’m watching the new dont hug me I’m scared series

#it’s benefitting from a longer runtime but holy SHIT it has not left behind the horror #don’t hug me i’m scared #dhmis

[sage-is-in-fact-very-tired]

I feel like we never acknowledge ic being touch-starved as often as we should. like. iirc the last time someone like. held or hugged them or *anything* was at the end of the drinking stream when centross decided he was gonna say with them until they fell alseep. chat do you wanna know how long ago the drinking stream was? do you? because I'll tell you. it's been 4 months. did you know that that is *not* healthy in the slightest. and throughout the seasons, Icarus is just. very isolated. Icarus doesn't talk to people, and by proxy Icarus also just like. doesn't hug people or anything. like *everyone* else does. all the time. Icarus doesn't. maybe we should talk about that more. (Also the fact fable hasn't hugged them despite having been here for over 6 months. also only telling them "I love you" once in those 6 months - and only after they do something good and useful. also that. maybe we should talk about that-)

#reasons why a relationship with ven would benefit Icarus Morningstar greatly - his love language is touch and gods know Icarus needs that #Icarus Morningstar needs a hug from someone (isla. isla - gods how they just need a good and nice parental hug) #i think that would fix them. actually. /hj /silly #sherbertquake56 #icarus morningstar #fable smp #fsmp #a tag to help find my own posts

[winchester101]

That one tiktok but sanzo

#that’s zoros emotional support cook #I think they would both benefit from sleeping with a weighted blanket but in this instance that act as each other’s weighted blankets #zoro reaches out for him in the middle of the night and sanji effortlessly pulls him into his arms hugging each other tight #when sanji has to leave to start prepping breakfast it’s a struggle every morning to get zoro to let go of him #one piece #zoro #sanji #zosan #sanzo #roronoa sanji #jambles #roronoa zoro

[pocketramblr]

for the hc game: au where one for all doesn't actually work for quirkless people, Toshinori just had an invisible quirk the whole time; the ability to do anything if he believed he could

this is like the opposite of that no quirk au...

1- ok, so you need to have your own pre-existing plus alpha factor in order to activate any quirk in your body. Have no plus alpha factor or no quirk? Quirkless, you need both in order to actually manifest a power. Some quirkless people do actually have quirks, but no factors to activate, and some vice versa. One For All quirk works like a car, but doesn't come with the key to activate. Toshinori had a key, and also a second, secret car that protected him all along from dying of having two cars, or getting his limbs blown off by the new car. The metaphors getting away from me.

2- Izuku, however, has no plus alpha factor because i know thats what you wanted out of this prompt. (he has a quirk- his hair is a visual indicator of this, but alas, no key.) Which means, he's going to be unable to actually use OfA once he has it.

3- but since his New Quirk Car is Totally Haunted and full of Secret Smaller Cars... i mean, does the can-do-anything quirk from Toshi mean OfA would let Izuku do anyhing if he thinks he can? No, since Izuku can't turn on the can-do-anything quirk to let that happen. hm. BUT, but, Toshinori does have a key, and Izuku's got part of his genes now, so can Izuku do anything Toshinori believes he can, just not anything Izuku thinks he can? I mean that'd probably just open more doors for izuku since his own self worth wouldn't hold him back. So actually what's going to happen is related to how Toshinori can feel his vestige self, but only when in contact with Izuku- Izuku can do anything Toshinori thinks he can, as long as Toshinori is physically touching him.

4- so..... that entrance exam is going to be frustrating. OfA just doesn't activate. Uraraka is injured by the zero pointer, but RG heals her up. Izuku goes home and after several hours of sheer dread, eventually musters the courage to tell All Might he needs to meet him at the beach, intending to give OfA back. All Might arrives, and tells Izuku that he is the right choice, still. He only had a few hours with the Quirk in his system, and only fifteen minutes to figure out activation, so All Might is fully ready to blame his own teaching on it. They try a few times to activate it on the beach that night, and nothing works. Toshinori puts his hand on Izuku's shoulder and says it's alright, they can try more later, but Izuku wants one more shot - and shatters his arm in the process.

5- he hardly feels the pain, overjoyed it worked even if All Might has to rush him to RG for more healing and a very irritated lecture about the hour. Still, they're in good spirits when they meet the next day for training, not at the beach (too popular now) but a room in Might Tower. And yet... Izuku can't do a repeat. Toshinori suspects he still needs more muscle mass and his body is instinctively preventing activation to avoid injury. He begrudgingly gets Gran's help, and everyone's trying to figure out what the pattern is. Gran bullies Toshi into asking Nedzu for help, which he does after an apology for resigning before the school year even started. But Nedzu likes puzzles, and he eventually suspects the reason, but isn't sure why physical contact is enough to override it, and if that will continue to work once Toshi burns through his share of OfA (or dies). He does, however, have an idea- would a support item with Toshi's DNA be able to replicate the effect? What good luck that UA has a hero student and a support student who can help- Mirio Togata and Bibimi Kenranzaki! (Izuku doesn't know why All Might looks so nervous at the suggestion that they meet to ask for help...)

#will a braid of Toshi's hair around Izuku's wrist work? genuinely no idea it could go either way #but i mean hey! Izuku is getting private training at Might Tower and UA isn't getting attacked so #this is a short term benefit for some characters #the long term will depend on... other factors #does Izuku go support gear quirkless hero when unable to use his power outside of dadmight hugs? #or does he wrench ofa out of the cold grip of the uncaring universe that tried to deny it from him? #who knows! #pocket talks to people #anon #ask game

[jjba-smash-or-pass]

#you've heard of kissing a frog to turn it into a prince #now get ready for hugging a frog for no benefit other than getting to hug a frog #tbh a frog hug wouldn't be all that nice imo #they're too small and slippery you wouldn't feel anything #so pass on the hug but I'm giving him little pats on his head #memetaa frog #phantom blood #jojo's bizarre adventure

[voltstone]

I HAVE MORE PROOF VIOLET AND MINNIE WERE NEVER ✨A THING✨ I SWEAR

plus how violentine is better bpd relationship. i mean what? hm?

i dont know what spawn within be woke me up from a dead sleep but here we are.

violet gots bpd (…probably). bpd idealization is not at all a good thing and is actually a sign of a rough connection. also, there's a taste of how identity plays into it.

and stuff. but whatever. nobody likes talking about bpd and i'll just sit here and rot or something.

okay, i'm being dramatic. lol. i'll go work on other essays. this is the one that it coms from btw.

#volt's shit #twdg #twdg violet #twdg minnie #twdg clementine #violentine #bpd #borderline personality disorder #the walking dead game #twdg 4 #twdg essay #for the record i did give violet the benefit of the doubt for the longest time #but the relationship never sat right with me because something else always felt *off* yet oddly familiar?? #clementine is the only one who says girlfriend outright; neither minnie or violet do #you remove all the “girlfriend” context and there's not a lick of a relationship seen between violet and minnie after the few are taken #there's no indication of any relationship between them let alone a broken one; minnie reacts to violet the same way she does louis #there's just a difference in camerawork where we see clementine making a face when they hug lol #and this isn't to say violet gets to the point that she doesn't care for minnie because she does #it's how she doesn't completely split (bpd thing) on her; she's just not as blinded by her emotions #anyway i woke up like nosferatu #and this is a very chonky essay but dONT WORRY #the link is to my blog proper which is formatted to support long-form written stuff #anyways; gots to go write more essays

[bromantically]

fat positivity is sexy and cool but if the only way u know how to talk about our bodies as a thin person is to call us cute and soft and squishy and how we make good pillows or give good hugs u are not a good fat ally.

#kitty purrs #fat tag #u can just say fat people are hot. u can just say u think we look nice. u can just say ur attracted #reducing us to how our bodies benefit u is really inappropriate and dehumanizing #if ur friends and partners are okay w u saying that stuff about them then go for it! #but please do not say this stuff universally #not every fat person wants to be 'cute' or 'cuddly' #and mentioning how we are good pillows or good for cuddles or good for hugs just tells me u see us as a body and not a person #AGAIN. if ur homies dont mind it then indulge them!!!! but do not say this about strangers

[moonliched]

Do u have any mer designs of sun and moon so i can draw fanart?? 🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺

(FANART!!!!💖)

agsksshjsjsjsj yes i do!! here and here are two mer posts, and there's more in the tag #There Are Many Benefits on my art blog @moonliched-art :3

these are how i envision the boys but feel free to make whatever changes, i don't mind😋 and have a lovely day!

#i would be THRILLED to receive fanart but no pressure but HUGS!! #ask #There Are Many Benefits

[the-worm-wiggles]

You know what, I like you *draws red the way I've seen a lot on tumblr*

#he's so shaped *chef's kiss* #might start drawing him like this normally I like it it was fun #dhmis #don't hug me i'm scared #dhmis red guy #red guy #dhmis fanart #fanart #the one character that benefits from the mitten looking hands I draw 💪 #my art

[revvnant]

stewing over how mike wants william to hug him so bad but never asks because why would you, as a man, hug another man ( yes even your family ) and also because he keeps a tally of every time william said no and holds it against him and has made it such a huge thing in his own mind that if william did hug him he'd flinch and what i'm really getting at here is that michael can get to a point where he's so entrenched in a build up of small slights between big fights that he shoots himself in the foot and denies himself comfort, creating a cycle where he constantly craves william's affection but also refuses it every time it is offered, which makes william upset, which makes him offer it less, which convinces mike that his father doesn't love him, which makes him withdraw and refuse affection, which

#oh boy six a.m.! ( ooc ) #|| I'M NOT WORDING THIS WELL I DONT FEEL WELL. #|| but outside of like Just Abuse they are complicated to me in that. #|| ugh it's hard to talk about. #|| because i don't want it to come across as victim blaming. #|| but the reality of familial abuse is that sometimes. like. the environment is so unhealthy #|| that you start fucking yourself over bc you expect it to always be bad. #|| and like that's not to say that if only victims gave their abusers the benefit of the doubt things would get better. #|| but rather that resentment can build up and create such a powder keg that like #|| otherwise normal interactions suddenly become fodder for future fights. #|| I HAVE FORGOTTEN HOW TO WRITE. THIS ISNT AS COHERENT AS I WANT. DO YOU GET ME? #|| basically not every one of william's impulses is evil. #|| he can want to hug his son and be nice to his son and it can come from a place of love (from his pov). #|| but they're so FUCKED and it's been going on for so LONG #|| that even when William is being genuine mike is like ALARM. ALARM. ALARM. #|| WHICH UPSETS WILLIAM.

[esterigermaine]

Sometimes I wonder about the limits of vampire spawn healing and then I remember Cazador and get really sad for all of his spawn.

#astarion #baldur's gate 3 #cazador szarr #we know he tortured them horrifically #but have yall ever thought we might just be getting the cleaned up/friendly/simplified version #and what they all went through could be much much much worse than originally thought #i want to hug all the spawn #we probably know only the tip of his cruelty #spoilers #bg3 spoilers #i was thinking sweet at least there is some sort of upside for these guys #and imagining how useful vampire spawn could be in fights OR in risky situations #since they could take so many more risks a living humanoid can't without worry #and then I remembered it could also be a bad thing #the benefit of POSSIBLY being able to walk off an evisceration does not outweigh having to obey a master like cazador #because you know that sadist would probably abuse the hell out of that no pun intended #like if you ripped out part of a spawns spine would it regenerate as if nothing happened #if you chopped off a hand? #where does their regeneration end? #if you cut them exactly down the middle would you have 1 dead vampire spawn or 2 pissed vampire spawns #are they like starfish???? #could a spawn in theory regenerate brain faster than a tadpole could eat it if the tadpole couldn't repress this ability

[sysig]

DAAAAAAAAAAAAX <3 <3 (Patreon)

#Doodles #SCII #Helix #DAX #ZEX #Hello I have been inconsolable ever since ZEX mentioned that he wished DAX were there so he wouldn't be the only VUX #It is a hideously addictive thought - DAX being there to support his Admiral - he certainly could use it! #Talana got pulled in from Zelnick's girlfriend's ''real'' counterpart - why not Dexter!! Hghgh #It sets my brain on fire (terribly affectionate) #I love DAX sm ;; I love ZEX sm! I love their dynamic sm ;;;; #He would've been such a comfort hhh my head is full of all these horrifically self-indulgent scenes of They ♥ #Firstly of them meeting up with each other!! ZEX is very tactile haha <3 He needs the physical reassurance so bad haha ;u; #Not quite like twining arms but DAX won't recoil at least <3 Hugs good! #Can you tell that second one was a spacefiller lol #ZEX very well acquainted with crying now haha - at least it's for something positive! For once :') #Ugh imagining their little differences in approach is so fjdkslafdf - same stimuli different outcomes! I love them hgh #I like to imagine DAX just observing the showers with a distant annoyance-interest like ''What the heck is that'' lol #Very dissimilar from ZEX's Intense interest but not actually picking up any skills from the experience lol #But really it's just my secret desire for DAX to learn how to wash hair so he can corral his Admiral into taking care of his body haha #Two VUX would have a very different kind of scaffolding of learning how to get along! They'd both benefit from whatever one finds out! #Might keep ZEX just a teensy bit more on track of finding things out to report back and help DAX out hehe <3 Maybe possibly lol #Still wouldn't stop him from hitting on DAX hehehehe ♪ What's this? Someone he likes and trusts in a human form? Hmm :) #Hhhh they ;; Recreating the scene of Max coming onto Dex and then Dexter turning it around on him - not that they'd know #I'm fine this is fine I'm not crying or anything ;;;; Parallels are my favourites I can't stand this <3 <3 #There's just so much to think about! And it's all so much to me!! ♥

[askbloatedbellyblog]

Ohh I don't think I have seen anyone ranking Scaramouche so high in a burping tier list before, though I actually agree, can you tell us more about your reasoning for it?

I will preface this by saying, I'm still behind and haven't finished the interlude with him becoming the Wanderer (though I know more or less the result) His boss music is also some of what I have a bunch of theories about that I might get to if people still want it.

Despite his turn for the better (sort of), Scaramouche still retains a lot of his personality and he's now slightly less of a brat but he's still a brat. He's a tsun with a capital T but as the saying goes, Scaramouche is still full of "piss and vinegar." He's less full of murderous intent but hasn't lost much of his spite.

So how does this translate to Scaramouche as a burper? Well a few things! I think he would have been a big burper before he nearly became a God and got his anemo vision, but after the fact he's only gotten worse since he now controls the power of wind.

I will say, I don't think that size predetermines if someone is a big eater or burper. Scaramouche has been around for hundreds of years, many of them in the Fatui. He's competitive in general and then being in the Fatui and one of the Harbingers for years? That's only going to make things worse. He's definitely going to have to prove his strength over and over through the years and that includes any belching. So he would have been a top class burper and prior to his reformation, be careful if you challenge him because he's just as likely to murder you as much as blast you with a burp that would blow your hair back. At this point, be careful since he would still have his electro power and it's just as likely his burps are going to have a bit of a static charge to them.

Since Scaramouche also has an artificial body, much of his limits are removed. So he could eat or drink you under the table and burp as much as he wanted, it's just a function that he can control. He's going to be just as crass as anyone else in the Fatui and beat out those that are 4x his size. He would enjoy suddenly letting one rip when someone calls him out or he's just present and silence all of them and then leave, firm in his superiority and that humans just can't possibly burp like him, just like everything else.

Much of this remains after his change, he still doesn't like to be looked down on. So he's more likely to let you live but he's also more likely to burp and blow you over. Scaramouche/Wanderer, is definitely going to use his godlike powers and anemo to make burps with power. It also means he can draw out his burps for a very long time.

He's a little more friendly even if he tries to put up a front, so if he knows that someone likes burps or can playfully do it with someone then he definitely will. I do imagine Nahida or Raiden running into him and trying to lecture him on proper behavior and he just would burp even more to mess with them.

But with his anemo powers (especially with them being very precise almost analytical and artificial like he is), Scaramouche can burp on command with control and just generally be as gassy as he wants. Its just going to be rude. If you're into it, he'll burp; if you hate it, he'll burp just to gauge reactions. The only way he does it less, is to show indifference.

One thing I think that Scaramouche could do with his powers is that he could "store" his burps. So say he could burp and spin it into a wind ball like he does or use it as part of his ult stomping on people. He could gather up his belches and he's going to punch or pummel you with powerful (and potentially smelly burps) that will come straight at you. Burp and blow you a kiss? Expect that. Burp and have it hit you with such a blast it is like a punch to the gut? Expect that even more. Have a swirl reaction? Expect that to smell of his lunch. Just hope it doesn't swirl with fire and he had something spicy.

#burp canon #burp kink #belching #anemo burps are strong yo #Scaramouche #The Wanderer #Genshin Impact #I like tsuns and brats #He really just needs a hug #He might benefit from a hug and burp to calm down honestly #Scara is the type that would burp and let it waft and let it sink in what happened #“Guess what I had for dinner.” #“If you guess right I won't punch you in the face”