have you ever felt completely disconnected with tickling?

[WildLaughter]

Yes I'll go through periods of not caring about tickling, no I don't feel like I've "wasted" anything with it. I'm curious about that sentiment, like you've wasted time when you could have been having "normal" sex, or wasted time jerking off in general?

I'm not even trying to have sex with tickling or tickling with sex. Whichever way you want to put it. As of now I'm looking for the most basic vanilla tickling. Maybe that's even harder to find, maybe I should just try for the sex as well.

 

[FootballGuy]

Unrelated and inaccurate, in terms of frequency.

Right, I don't disagree on the statistics part but the point was that men's biggest fears have changed. That's all. Plus, I was only half serious 😀 Just thought your quote was funny.

 

[hiphophooray4]

I know I battle mild depression, maybe that is why. I'm curious if anybody else has days or even weeks where you don't even check the TMF or any other website regarding tickling. Like you just stopped caring suddenly.

Right now I'm in sort of a rut. Like this whole tickling thing is not worth it and I've wasted half my life with it. What does that mean in a tickling sense? that I'm not really interested in tickling in the first place if I feel this way.

I'm pretty sure in the coming days I'll start looking at videos clips again and reading stories and such, and thinking tickling is the best thing ever, but I could care less.
Does anybody else have these types of "mood swings"?

Sometimes, actually most of the time, I feel so confused with how I actually feel about this whole tickling thing...

Naw man. I suffer from depression as well, and it basically pretty much takes over EVERYTHING! l Iose interest all across the board, including sex.....and NOBODY LOVES PU$%Y MORE THAN I DO!! Its normal what u feel

 

[nayfeliciano.]

Yes, I’ve definitely been through those exact mood swings.

There are weeks (sometimes longer) where I don’t check TMF at all, don’t watch any clips, and tickling suddenly feels… pointless. Like “why have I spent so much mental energy on this?” Especially when my depression or anxiety is flaring up, the whole fetish can feel exhausting or even stupid to me.

Then one day it flips and I’m back to thinking it’s the hottest, most exciting thing ever. It’s like my brain just needs a break from it sometimes.

I don’t think it means you’re not actually into tickling. For a lot of us it’s tied to emotions, stress levels, and mental health. When life feels heavy, even things we love can feel empty for a while. It doesn’t invalidate the interest — it just means you’re human.

Taking breaks is okay. When the spark comes back, it usually comes back strong.

You’re not alone in this at all. A lot of people here (lees and lers) go through these phases.

How long do your “I don’t care” periods usually last?

 

[yinzer]

This has probably been one of my greatest fears when it comes to my kinks - that I'd completely lose interest at some point. For me, this is one of the few escapes from reality and the inevitable suffering being human brings that I have, so I hate to think as I'm getting older tickling will no longer make sense to me anymore and I'll no longer have that escape. In my past romantic relationships, which never involved tickling, during those times I felt like I had to suppress the tickling urges, but I was at least able to explore the foot kink, which I'm sure is what got me thru those times. I'd say those were the times I probably felt the most disconnected from tickling, and being that I've always struggled with depression and anxiety, if anything, I think tickling has always been a kind of antidote for my mental health.