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The original was posted on /r/autism by /u/seriousgentleman on 2023-08-11 10:58:15.

I (21M) was in such deep depression and despair for many months. I stopped being functional and shut down. Asking a friend (30M2F) to be cuddle buddies and cuddling twice a week over a Netflix show (and sometimes dinner I cook) is what really saved me.

I realized a key piece of my depression was deep emotional pain from lack of human touch. I felt a burning sensation in my chest at all times I so badly craved human touch. I’m such a touchy-feely emotional guy and hugs alone are not enough for me.

When I’m with my cuddle buddy, we wrap our arms around eachother, I take my shirt off to feel more skin-on-skin, and we sometimes caress eachother’s faces.

Being cuddle buddies is not sexual at all. It’s just two people helping eachother fulfill a basic human need.

I hope this inspires you to ask a friend you know to be cuddle buddies.