Do you like being tickled?
If you tickle me you might get bitten. Or punched in places you'd prefer anything but. It's not really much of my choice though. Tickling sends me into a strange freeze mode which prevents me from just walking away. I simply can't move. And all that my body wants to do is escape tickling, FAST. Which is why the response becomes anything that could "annihilate" the "aggressor" as soon as possible. That translates into almost involuntary punches or bites, whatever can faster make the person stop. These physical responses are so strong both because the body wants the tickling to stop, and because any movement is hard to initiate due to the freeze, so if the first response is not strong enough to stop the "aggressor", the body risks an unacceptable length of time to still be captive to the freeze under tickling. That doesn't seem to discourage my boyfriend from tickling me though. And, in a paradoxical way, it is actually fun. It does make me laugh, and I love laughing. But do wear a cup if you plan to tickle me. Just sayin'.
Is it normal to want to be tickled?
In my personal experience it's is more "normal" for people to want to tickle rather than be tickled. There's nothing wrong with wanting to be tickled. It points to the fact of formative experiences with tickling, which you associated with pleasure. Or, the power dynamics involved in tickling resonate with early childhood experiences that feel familiar or comfortable.Usually tickling involves helplessness and a desire for total submission to whom you've given power to. On the scale of fetishes it seens harmless, although I have not known ticklers long term to generalize about their personalities.Being absurdly ticklable, I have been exposed to the phenomenon of being tickled by grown people who revert to a childlike state of glee and anticipation. Of what, I don't know. Complete helplessness or the continued amusement of provoking the same or increased response every time. There is definitely a power differential, yet it's never explicit, since it involves laughter to the extent it is clearly genuine and helpless.In that sense, you may require levels of high stimulation; or perhaps you feel in control of most things that happen in your life, which does not leave a lot of room for vulnerability or novelty, which can lead to a lack of purpose or general deflation /depression.Seen as a branch of BDSM, tickling offers unpredictability and the relinquishment of control to the 'powers that be'; fun as a fantasy since most do not want this to actually occur, IRL.As long as you make sure you're safe aka feel confident to express your needs and any reservation or change in feeling during any acts that involve your helplessness, even if it's "hilarious" or clearly in good fun, you want to keep it that way and not a dangerous situation. Anything people feel taboo about they hide it and that can perpetuate exploitation or power dynamics that can easily lead to the opposite kind of helplessness—the kind you don't control. Even if control is what you want to give up, it's still a chosen illusion. Like most forms of entertainment.In any case, there are many who like to engage in that illusion in particular, and are invested in creating that illusion with real feeling as well as mutual respect
I want to be tickle tortured?
OK tickling is good for you, (which I finally learned after years of begging people to stop doing it) so go to Yahoo Groups and look for M4M tickling or CRStone. Those are groups where guys hook up to arrange tickle sessions. Used to be Tickle Forum had a message board, (google it) also. As for me I get tickled silly on a regular basis so have never needed to look for other guys to do it, but I've heard those experienced "tickle tops" can take you over the edge with it. Hey, ITS BETTER THAN DRUGS!
Do girls like being tickled?
Girls pretend not to like it, but they like the flirtatiousness of it.
Describe what its like being tickled?
Being tickled feels a little like being sent into orbit, as my volition steadily disintegrates and my actions become increasingly involuntary through the overwhelming delight. All the while, from the first tickle, a tiny impulse forms that becomes a whim and then a fancy and then an urge and then a want and then a longing and then a need if I persist in not yielding to it, as my inner voice grows increasingly stronger as it tells me I must LAUGH. If I do not, the longer I hold out, the more insistent the inner voice grows until the desire and need to laugh consumes my entire being. My will divides upon itself as it becomes a titanic struggle until the attempt to suppress such a quintessential action can no longer be sustained and I give in as I laugh myself silly. Curiously, if I yield to the impulse to laugh at once, it still snowballs in a different way. As I laugh, I want to laugh more, and the more I laugh the more and the longer I want to keep laughing until eventually I become some sort of massive puddle of continuous laughter.
Do You Like To Tickle/Be Tickled?
Good for you coming to such a realization, at whatever time in your life. You have many happy, happy years ahead of you in the compnay of like-minded individuals, I hope. I've generally received rather good reviews as a tickler, but usually end up being tickled, largely perhaps because I developed a fondness for tickling encounters with an emphasis on the receiver's viewpoint as a young child, and it stuck with me that way. It's hard to choose a favourite moment out of the whole experience - sometimes the anticipatory bit Jokanaan describes is sublime, and sometimes I'd opt for that time right before one is about to be driven (or about to drive one's recipient) right over the edge and the sense of inevitability finally hits that the fate is inescapable - that can be exquisite. I certainly wish you many happy and hysterical years ahead.
Why does tickling hurt?
One type is caused by very light movement across the skin. This type of tickle, called a knismesis, generally does not produce laughter and is sometimes accompanied by an itching sensation.Francis Bacon and Charles Darwin believed that humorous laughter requires a "light" frame of mind. But they differed on ticklish laughter: Darwin thought that the same light state of mind was required, whereas Bacon said no. When tickled, noted Bacon, "men even in a grieved state of mind, yet cannot sometimes forbear laughing.We teach our young children all sorts of ways to keep themselves safe. We teach them to watch the hot stove, we teach them to look both ways before they cross the street, but more often than not – body safety is not taught until much older – until sometimes…it is too late.Research conducted by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) estimates that approximately 1 in 6 boys and 1 in 4 girls are sexually abused before the age of 18. You want to hear something even scarier? According to the US Department of Justice only 10% of perpetrators were strangers to the child and 23% of the perpetrators were children themselves!These statistics do not surprise me. In my practice I meet children on a weekly basis who have been victims of sexual abuse. Many of them are under five years old. Almost all of them knew their perpetrator and more often than not – it is another kid! Yes – another kid.Parents will frequently tell me that they didn’t think this could happen to them. That they never leave their children with strangers. That they always keep their children within their eyesight.Does your child go on playdates? Do they go to daycare or pre-school? Do you have friends or family over to your house? Do they play at the neighbor’s house? The fact is – you cannot fully prevent the risk of your child being sexually abused. I know that is hard to stomach – but unfortunately it is reality.I have worked with really great families – who thought they had really great friends, neighbors, playmates, teachers, coaches, teammates, cousins, babysitters, siblings, uncles, boyfriends, and classmates. Perpetrators look just like you and me. They look just like your child – I think that is the scariest fact.
Do babies enjoy being tickled?
Having NO choice other than to laugh hysterically is what happens to babies when tickled. Slightly older children can articulate their preferences better. It would be hard for the 'tickler' to gauge when the baby is enjoying this action and at what point the baby is hurting/getting tired.A better and healthier approach to tickle play would be, to pretend to tickle instead actually tickling the baby. By bringing your fingers close to the baby and building the anticipation without actually tickling, both the adult and the baby can bond via laughter.
Why does it feel so nice to get tickled on the back?
Tickling stimulates nerve fibres associated with touch that releases endorphines that are responsible for mood uplifting and produce a feeling of euphoria. Tickling feels good because its a pleasurable and at times laughter provoking stimuli caused by deeper movement and stroking across the skin. This type of pleasurable tickling sensation is named as gargelesis.