Choose comfort and preferences about touch · S12.19

Choose a form of self-comfort that respects your preferences

A suggested self-soothing practice involves touch.

Everyday practice

Try these steps

1. Notice whether touch is welcome to you right now.
2. Choose a familiar comfortable option or a non-contact alternative such as words, sound, or a view.
3. Stop or change it whenever you want; no gesture is required to prove self-acceptance.

An example

I prefer a kind sentence on a note to placing a hand on my body.

Reflect

Was the option freely chosen and comfortable?

Next time

Use different options on different days if preferred.