Lots of links to information so you can make up an informed mind instead. When you think of testosterone, you probably think of the rough and rugged. It's one of the things that make men men. But even this most masculine of hormones requires a delicate balance. In a grown man, it fuels a healthy libido, builds muscle mass and helps maintain his energy levels.
Good hugs are therapeutic.
They can immediately restore the feeling of being cherished and protected - that we innocently demanded as children but rarely allow ourselves to experience as adults. We are too busy surrounding ourselves with defences and reasons against experiencing things too intensely. It is a dark well, a black hole that never seems to fill no matter how much junk we throw into it. I think that may well have been true prior to the electronic age.