Do you experience hugs like this?

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When I hug a person all I can think about is where their hands and body are touching me ie pressure on certain parts of my body, and when is over I cant remember what I did with my body ie whether I put my hands on their back or not or whether I was leaning towards them or pulling away. Also I only remember it lasting half a second whereas I know it lasted for more like 4 seconds.

Im feeling a bit sad because I dont seem to remember the experience as well as I should. Also I have seem in films where people stroke/fondle parts of each others body whilst hugging I dont know how they ever manage to do this because I dont seem to have time to think what Im doing before its over.

Do you think this has some thing to do with my sensory processing being slow meaning I dont realise what is happening until its over, or is it common in NTs to experience hugs like this too?

hmmm...interesting. I've been thinking about hugs lately too...primarily the length of the hug. Sometimes I wonder if it feels weird if I hang on too long, or not long enough.

The last woman that I hugged, we had hugged a total of two times. The first time felt really awkward as she's kinda tiny compared to me. And since I'm interested in her, I thought maybe she was weirded out by how awkward it was. But then the last time we hugged, it was so perfect. She fit so neatly into my arms, and then I just let her decide how long to hold the hug. It was the best hug ever, and now I can't get the experience out of my mind.

I think there's also different sorts of hugs, like the friend hug and the more intimate hug where your hands are lower on the back. I haven't quite sussed that one out yet. I still hug most women like I hugged my mom, which is probably weird.

It's hard to say what others experience but for me it depends on the person who I'm hugging and how familiar they are.

Usually I'm pretty aware of what I did with my body during a hug but I am more aware of where the other person touches me. I remember when I was in highschool and started hugging people more in general, I would feel foggy on the details if I hugged a particularly cute guy. Those "attraction butterflies" just messed me up I think

I think it's mainly about body positioning and less about the length of time because you have the other person to help decide what feels right. For example I have an NT friend who used to be the most awkward hugger I've ever known. He would kind of hook his arm around your shoulders holding you to his side and his head would make contact with your closest shoulder. I could tell he was uncomfortable and our mutual friend and I a hug intervention for him which helped a lot. Sorry to get off topic with that but he had told us that he would be thinking about it too much.

Chances are that if it felt right to you, it was probably a good hug.

Interesting subject, the hug.

With each new girlfriend (of which there have been a few, but not many) I got used to and even liked getting and giving hugs. Problem was it would invariably turn me on. And this isn't always the intention of a hug, you know

With other people, even my parents, it's more like this (inner monologue):

"Oh man, are we doing hugs now? Ok fine, let's get it over with. Chest touching? Yup that's fine. Keeping pelvis away from other persons pelvis? That seems to be going fine as well. Why am I holding my breath? How long is this supposed to take? Can I let go now? Are they noticing I'm tense? I'm not supposed to be tense, right? I want to breathe. Let go, let go, let go of me! Ah, there we go. Now, don't stare awkwardly at the floor. Make eye contact and smile. Good. Now think of a subject to talk about, or maybe comment on some part of their attire."

Hugs... how I react depends on who it is and how I'm feeling at the time. For 99% of the populations, I give an awkward side hug and try to touch them as little as possible. Some pull me in and that freaks me out a bit.

When I want a hug from someone, it's because I'm in a relationship with them. 9 times out of 10, I bury my face in their chest and curl my arms up against my chest with my hands just under my chin.