Hi everyone, this is my first post here, though I have been wandering around the site unregistered for about a month now. Anyway, I have a concern and I guess this is the place to ask about it
I saw a lot of discussion about whether tickling is really a fetish, or a kink, or whatever and a lot of stuff about definition issues. Anyway, I did research of my own and I'm not sure if it's been mentioned, but it seems that (for me, at least) tickling is a paraphilia. Which is defined as
"...a condition in which a person's sexual arousal and gratification depend on fantasizing about and engaging in sexual behavior that is atypical and extreme. A paraphilia can revolve around a particular object (e.g., children, animals, underwear) or around a particular act (e.g.,inflicting pain, exposing oneself)."
this seems to ring true to me. It also says that sexual activities outside of the paraphilia, in this case tickling, lose their arousal or satisfaction potential.
Now, I'm a young guy, only 18 and still a virgin. With this tickling paraphilia of mine, how can I hope to have a normal sex life? I'd just like to hear thoughts of some guys who are in the same boat as me, or have been.
I saw a lot of discussion about whether tickling is really a fetish, or a kink, or whatever and a lot of stuff about definition issues. Anyway, I did research of my own and I'm not sure if it's been mentioned, but it seems that (for me, at least) tickling is a paraphilia. Which is defined as
"...a condition in which a person's sexual arousal and gratification depend on fantasizing about and engaging in sexual behavior that is atypical and extreme. A paraphilia can revolve around a particular object (e.g., children, animals, underwear) or around a particular act (e.g.,inflicting pain, exposing oneself)."
this seems to ring true to me. It also says that sexual activities outside of the paraphilia, in this case tickling, lose their arousal or satisfaction potential.
Now, I'm a young guy, only 18 and still a virgin. With this tickling paraphilia of mine, how can I hope to have a normal sex life? I'd just like to hear thoughts of some guys who are in the same boat as me, or have been.