Isn't "self touching" basically masturbation? There is a forum specifically dedicated to the subject of masturbation so isn't this forum kinda mute? I realize that it's a nicer way of saying it, but it's still masturbation.
It may not necessarily imply physical touching. It may be someone that prays to god to save them from smelly feet. It could be an old crow that sits in a room full of incense and thinks they see an angel. It might be a musician that plays a note, gets a shiver and pees their pants.
There may things being touched other than genitals so to say that it's masturbation in my opinion, is incorrect. If a woman is touching just her breasts or just her thighs and nothing else, is that considered masturbation?