I didn't realize skin hunger was a thing until covid. I had just gone through a divorce, but got lots of physical contact through doing martial arts and often having friends hug me. During covid, literally no one made physical contact with me for at least 5 months. I started getting paranoid, afraid everyone hated me and were conspiring against me. I was depressed and tunned out. It was weird, I had no idea my mental health would get so bad, it felt like I was psychotic. I started getting weekly massages, and that helped, but I had a hudge skin death that grew and grew. Eventually I found a romantic partner and that helped. But even today, I am amazed, I didn't realize I would literally go crazy if no one touched me.