Fear of Being Tickled

[New2u]

Believe it or not, there is actually a medical name for people who "fear" tickling. Peteronophobia, Check this out.

http://www.changethatsrightnow.com/problem_detail.asp?SDID=1139:1810

 

[SemoreBellys]

Well you know what they say, face your fears! 😛

 

[Em Es]

Why feathers?

From my experience, feathers do not tickle nearly as much as plain old fingers. Maybe that is part of why it's an irrational fear.

 

[natural tickler]

 

[TickledToDeath]

I agree with Seemore and Em

Face your fears!

Embelish and conquer them even if it takes hours(days,weeks,months or years...😉 😀 )

Those poor folks who have this fear of being tickled...

HOWever this should not be limited to just feathers for as said in this thread, other things tickle more(like fingers...).


TTD

 

[TickledToDeath]

After reading the entire article.......

🙄

 

[natural tickler]

You never know, TTD, some people have a fear of being tickled, period. maybe because of the torture factor😀

 

[TickledToDeath]

A quote from aforementioned article

What is the cause of Fear Of Tickling?
Like all fears and phobias, Fear of Tickling is created by the unconscious mind as a protective mechanism. At some point in your past, there was likely an event linking being tickled by feathers and emotional trauma. Whilst the original catalyst may have been a real-life scare of some kind, the condition can also be triggered by >>>>myriad<<<<, benign events like movies, TV, or perhaps seeing someone else experience trauma.

It's all his fault!

😛 😉 😀


TTD🙂