> YES! The hunger... I know the hunger well. Tried to explain it to people before... it's nothing like being sexually stimulated, it really is an intense weird abstract needing feeling. Like hunger but... lower down, deeper. I usually refer to it as the "put a baby in me!" feeling. >Haven't talked to any others who feel it too, so I'm glad to find another out there!

> Edit: sorry to assume you were a lady!

> Ah, I hear that. I have gotten some strange looks from partners when I told them I want to strip down and just hold each other. Pressed together.

> That's some pure oxytocin right there. For me, a source natural feeling of peace and belonging like no other. From there, I could just float for hours.

> I am a male and can remember as far back as my early 20's (much older now) feeling what many of you describe while playing with my nipples. I have always written it off as some strange, indescribable feeling. A longing for some missing part of my life or family. Glad to hear I am not totally crazy for all these years. Oh, maybe I am after all.

> This is how Heidegger started. That didn't end well.

> Holy shit I totally get what you are saying. It's like you randomly rub them, like an itch or just really bored and then you just get this overwhelming feeling of emptiness inside. I have no idea what causes it but you're not the only one.

> Dude, I know this is said on reddit a lot, but I totally thought I was alone on this. I actually feel much better knowing others have experienced this. It's like a feeling of emptiness and loneliness...very weird phenomenon. It like, activates something in you that makes you feel sad.

> Its no joke, I am a male, and I also get a depressed and sad feeling when my nipples are touched. Its almost immediate. Does anyone know of any scientific research, studies, or documented observations on this topic????!?!

> Well you could be simulating something like lactation in mothers. Oxytocin is released, and usually is associated with good memories, but some studies have shown that it can trigger strong memories bad and good.

> Oh my goodness I'm not alone! I'm kind of ashamed I just told the internet about how I feel when I rub my nipples, but I'm actually really glad I'm not the only one.

> I get this too but i'm a male. It doesn't make me feel sick but I get a kind of weird nostalgic, homesic feeling. Very odd.

> I'm super embarrassed asking this, but fuck it. When my nipples are stimulated at all, even accidentally, I suddenly experience a drastic and rapid mood shift to a feeling I can only describe as a mix of depression, hopelessness, nostalgia, and emptiness. It comes on very quickly and intensely, but fades equally quickly provided the stimulation is halted.

> This happens a lot- obviously, it happens in sexual scenarios, but it also happens very frequently if I'm not wearing a bra and my clothing brushes up against them.

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