When it comes to getting tickled, some people love it and some people hate it.
The strange thing is, you can be a tickle fetishist, or at least very attracted to tickling, even if you are one of the people who hate it. I am very ticklish and can't bear to be tickled, but I have been fascinated by tickling and found it arousing all my life, maybe for that very reason. I am just grateful that I am a Ler and so can still indulge the fascination without having to get tickled.
But I wonder why some of us find getting tickled pleasurable while others of us find the exact same experience unbearable? I don't mean the people who have no interest in tickling and just find it annoying or unpleasant or juvenile and something to be avoided and forgotten about; I mean people like us who are stimulated by the idea and can't leave it alone even if we hate it.
I would be interested to hear how both types of ticklephile experience it. Presumably we are all experiencing the same basic physical sensations? Is the brain just interpreting them differently? Do you think the difference is neurological, or is it more to do with temperament, personality, or conditioning...? As someone who avoids getting tickled at all costs, I am always fascinated by the ones who seek it out and can't get enough of it.
The strange thing is, you can be a tickle fetishist, or at least very attracted to tickling, even if you are one of the people who hate it. I am very ticklish and can't bear to be tickled, but I have been fascinated by tickling and found it arousing all my life, maybe for that very reason. I am just grateful that I am a Ler and so can still indulge the fascination without having to get tickled.
But I wonder why some of us find getting tickled pleasurable while others of us find the exact same experience unbearable? I don't mean the people who have no interest in tickling and just find it annoying or unpleasant or juvenile and something to be avoided and forgotten about; I mean people like us who are stimulated by the idea and can't leave it alone even if we hate it.
I would be interested to hear how both types of ticklephile experience it. Presumably we are all experiencing the same basic physical sensations? Is the brain just interpreting them differently? Do you think the difference is neurological, or is it more to do with temperament, personality, or conditioning...? As someone who avoids getting tickled at all costs, I am always fascinated by the ones who seek it out and can't get enough of it.