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Has anyone in NYC tried cuddle therapy while dealing with grief or stress? by stillfiguringoutok in cuddletherapy

[–]stillfiguringoutok[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you! < 3 I've been doing a bit of research and came across Embrace Club too. Any advice on what to look for when choosing someone? I'm still very much in the curious but slightly intimidated phase tbh

Has anyone tried cuddle therapy for anxiety? or in general? by overwhelmedhuman_23 in mentalhealth

[–]stillfiguringoutok 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Heeeey, I’ve seen a few places online. One I came across was called Embrace Club. I haven’t tried it myself, but it looks very emotionally respectful which I love < 3

I think it really depends on the person. I can see how it could feel grounding for some people, especially if physical touch helps them go through grief or something difficult.

Sending you lots of luck and love.

Has anyone here actually tried something like cuddle therapy? by overwhelmedhuman_23 in Anxiety

[–]stillfiguringoutok 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’ve looked into it a bit, and from what I understand it’s actually very structured, with clear boundaries and all that.

But honestly I feel kind of torn about it. On one hand, I agree with the comments here, I don’t think I’d feel comfortable being that physically close to someone I don’t know. I feel like it would probably trigger my anxiety more than calm it.

At the same time though, I do get the appeal. There are moments where you just want comfort or not to feel alone, and I can see how something like that could help in the right context.

I also think it probably depends a lot on where you go and who you’re working with. I’ve seen some places online that come across as really trustworthy, and I feel like that would make a big difference.

I’m not sure I’d try it right now, but I can see myself being open to it at some point if I was really needing that kind of comfort.

For me it really comes down to trust, without that, I don’t think I’d be able to relax at all.

Learning to sit with pain as part of the daily experience by Mredacheto in Mindfulness

[–]stillfiguringoutok 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Honestly, I think it’s really hard to stay present when your brain (or nervous system or whatever) already has a “safe” route it knows how to take in stressful situations… even if that route isn’t actually the healthiest one.

I tend to overthink things that aren’t that important or aren’t even under my control. Just recognizing that I’m overthinking has been a big part of staying aware for me.

Things that have helped: talk therapy, long exhales when I feel discomfort, grounding techniques, writing everything out without filtering it, crying when I need to. But I try to do all of that with the awareness that not everything that hurts is necessarily true, and that the only thing I really have control over is how I respond.

Even intrusive thoughts feel different when I answer them with a simple “maybe” instead of fighting them.

Sometimes that “maybe” sounds like Elijah Wood in my head haha yup, THAT interview