Sigh.

Tree hugging is actually a wilderness survival technique.

Lots of people freak out and panic when they realize they are lost. They’ll run and scream and this is bad, because they’ll become even more lost than before and be harder to find.

You are supposed to hug a tree when you first realize you are lost to keep from panicking. The physical reality of the tree is supposed to keep you from doing the random freak out.

I’ve never tested this out myself.