There is much discussion here on the forums about definitions and psychologies and medical benefits of cuddling. But I haven't seen (not recently, anyway) any posts about what can happen the day AFTER a cuddle session. Anyone who has cuddled can describe the various positive feelings during and right after a cuddle... warmth, affection, compassion, euphoria, a sense of belonging... I get a bit cotton-headed and find my mental logician has taken an indefinite lunch break.
But what about the day AFTER?
The time before last that I had a session, I was gliding high for days before "normalcy" hit. This time... I am hit with a sudden and nearly overwhelming sense of isolation, of profound sadness, of a disconnect with the rest of humanity. I've been trying to busy myself to ignore this sensation, but it's perched like a vulture on my shoulders. I knew I needed cuddling, a sense of touch that I've felt deprived of for far too long... but the emptiness now sort of dwarfs the original feeling.
OK, I wasn't expecting THAT. "Snap out of it" doesn't seem to working. I have to believe I'm not the first person to experience this so... now what? UGH.