A method of soothing a wearer of a body-worn device includes detecting an emotional state of the wearer of the body-worn device by reading sensors associated with the body-worn device. Based upon the emotional state, one or more of a plurality of sensation emitting devices of the body-worn device are energized a pattern, providing soothing to the wearer of the body-worn device. In one pattern, sequential energization of the plurality of sensation emitting devices simulated stroking of the person wearing the body-worn device.