Cuddle Party

[ysabetwordsmith]

Everyone needs contact comfort sometimes.  Not everyone has ample opportunities for this in facetime.  So here is a chance for a cuddle party in cyberspace.  Virtual cuddling can help people feel better.

We have a cuddle room that comes with fort cushions, fort frames, sheets for draping, and a weighted blanket.  It has a basket of grooming brushes, hairbrushes, and styling combs.  A bin holds textured pillows. There is a big basket of craft supplies along with art markers, coloring pages, and blank paper.  The kitchen has a popcorn machine. Labels are available to mark dietary needs, recipe ingredients, and level of spiciness. Here is the bathroom, open to everyone.  There is a lawn tent and an outdoor hot tub. Bathers should post a sign for nude or clothed activity.  Come snuggle up!

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Re: Does virtual touch make you feel better?

[ysabetwordsmith]

>> With the ex gone, we don't get much cuddle time in meatspace anymore. <<

Losing cuddle time sucks. Getting rid of the ex was necessary though.

>> Hell the last cuddle we had was with the very dear friend who brought us out to OVFF and that was over...shit, that was back in October. <<

Ouch. That is not a good situation. :(

>> Even the clan doesn't cuddle much due to surcumstance-probably because they're still not sure what we're all comfortable with, and it was the first week after a situation, but still.<<

Yeah, it's good to be cautious after an upheaval.

>>I'm realizing that hair brushing descriptions and petting help a bit too, especially detailed descriptions. I feel like i'm tehere.<<

Same here, the detail helps.

>> I didn't startfinding this out until I was reading DD's story from the other day and Touching Moments. ...also "A Care-ful Conversation" Even thoug it wasn't 'touch' persay, just the companionship there mad me go all gooey.<<

Best. Boss. Evar. :D Joshua was touching Pips some, just not as much as massage. *chuckle* Or we really would have had a puddle of Pips. He goes down so easy.

;) We should totally set Heron on Pips. I bet Heron is good enough to work in near-dark, and with dim lighting, Pips can take off his glasses and really relax. And then we'll have another vicarious bodywork scene.

Re: Does virtual touch make you feel better?

[we_are_spc]

It is. Although I now wish I'd've said something sooner. They did givea hugs or cuddles when I asked though. That helped a lot. As did doing Yule/Solstice stuff with them.

Like I said somewhere else, I seriously think they're the reason I don't have serious issues with PTSD right now.

";) We should totally set Heron on Pips. I bet Heron is good enough to work in near-dark, and with dim lighting, Pips can take off his glasses and really
relax. And then we'll have another vicarious bodywork scene."

Yes! Complete with Pips' favorite scented oils...xd

That would be so much fun to read!

-Fallon~

Re: Does virtual touch make you feel better?

[ysabetwordsmith]

Based on previous scenes with Heron, he stocks unscented massage oil and a selection of essential oils, which can be added to the carrier or put on a diffuser or whatever.

Re: Does virtual touch make you feel better?

[we_are_spc]

I thought that was the case, but I couldn't remember clearly. :) Good to know!

-F~

Re: Does virtual touch make you feel better?

[ysabetwordsmith]

>> It is. Although I now wish I'd've said something sooner. They did givea hugs or cuddles when I asked though. That helped a lot. As did doing Yule/Solstice stuff with them. <<

Sometimes it just takes a little time to be ready for that.

>>Like I said somewhere else, I seriously think they're the reason I don't have serious issues with PTSD right now.<<

Family support for the win!

>> Yes! Complete with Pips' favorite scented oils...xd <<

Hmm ... oakmoss, patchouli, dragon's blood, peppermint, blue chamomile ... that's a fascinating range.

Re: Does virtual touch make you feel better?

[we_are_spc]

Sometimes it just takes a little time to be ready for that.

It does. I'm glad I have people willing to give it-and then push where it's needed. :)

Family support for the win!

Extreme win. :) Especially since I ended up being pretty much on my own for Christmas day itself.

Hmm ... oakmoss, patchouli, dragon's blood, peppermint, blue chamomile ... that's a fascinating range.

Oooh so many fun combinations! :d :d :d

-Fallon~

Re: Does virtual touch make you feel better?

[ysabetwordsmith]

Yeah, thinking about those oils a little further, I bet Pips has a taste for our house blend of lavender and dragon's blood. The aromatherapist thought it was nuts, because those two oils do opposite things. But that turns it into a buffer -- whether you're too high or too low in energy, it shifts you toward moderation. This blend has a small but extremely devoted following. :D

Re: Does virtual touch make you feel better?

[we_are_spc]

Oh...o.o I'll need to remember that. We sometimes have those days, especially when there at lots of people around the frontspace.

I'll bet he would, too. :)

-Fallon~