Certain situations have contributed to a mistrust in touch and an awareness
of ‘overstepping’ the bounds of physical contact which has created a
reduction in touch and how we interact socially. Decades of sexual
misconduct finally being brought out in the open, encouragement by medical
schools to enforce a ‘no touch trend’, foster carers being instructed to
avoid touch in order to mitigate potential liability is all helping to
reinforce a ‘no touch’ society. And now with COVID-19 fears, this has
compounded the situation where touch in our daily lives is reducing and
becoming more rare.
