Lees, describe what silent laughter feels like

[TMF Jeff]

I've always been interested in silent laughter, and recently I released a clip where a girl is driven to that for about four minutes, and it got me to thinking about it again.

I'm absolutely fascinated by what that must be like, physically and emotionally, and I would love to hear from people who have been there.

 

[Ticklee1973]

It really doesn't take me long to get to that point. I'm one of those people that goes in streaks, laughter and then silent laughter and it's gotten to the point where I couldn't even say my safeword because I didn't have any breath left. Thankfully all my lers have been very observant and give me a break at that point although it's quite unreal not to be able to say anything let alone your safeword.

 

[theObsessed1]

Personally, it depends on how I get to that point. It's always a breathless feeling, like getting the wind knocked out of you and not being able to take in a breath...only without the pain/discomfort of that. But, it can be more than that, too. You can never fully understand it unless you've experienced it.

If a LER is very aggressive from the start, it will be more of an exhausted feeling, unable to catch my breath, fighting to keep composure, possibly fighting to get away. It's not a pleasant feeling for me in that kind of situation.

If a LER is patient and has slowly driven me to this point (which I greatly prefer, btw), then it's totally different. It's difficult to describe. It's more of a sense of exstacy and drifting, knowing but not really caring that I can't get a full breath, ready to totally lose my mind because I'm so overwhelmed by the sensations, desperate for escape but also hoping to not be able to, feeling like you're in a dream, but also more aware than normal. Like I said, it's difficult to describe.

 

[50greg]

Personally, it depends on how I get to that point. It's always a breathless feeling, like getting the wind knocked out of you and not being able to take in a breath...only without the pain/discomfort of that. But, it can be more than that, too. You can never fully understand it unless you've experienced it.

If a LER is very aggressive from the start, it will be more of an exhausted feeling, unable to catch my breath, fighting to keep composure, possibly fighting to get away. It's not a pleasant feeling for me in that kind of situation.

If a LER is patient and has slowly driven me to this point (which I greatly prefer, btw), then it's totally different. It's difficult to describe. It's more of a sense of exstacy and drifting, knowing but not really caring that I can't get a full breath, ready to totally lose my mind because I'm so overwhelmed by the sensations, desperate for escape but also hoping to not be able to, feeling like you're in a dream, but also more aware than normal. Like I said, it's difficult to describe.

I'd definitely take it slowly as your ler. I'd also have you securely tied.

 

[Helena]

There is one technique that takes my breath away when I get tickled.
It has to be administered slowly and patiently by a ler or else I SCREAM my safeword.
I laughed without making any noise when this was discovered.
It was uncomfortable when I couldn't get air. It's like laughing at a really funny joke until your abs hurt.......eyes water........if it continues it really isn't fun. When it happened to me, my ler stopped and let me have some water.

 

[chicago]

I've always been interested in silent laughter, and recently I released a clip where a girl is driven to that for about four minutes, and it got me to thinking about it again.

I'm absolutely fascinated by what that must be like, physically and emotionally, and I would love to hear from people who have been there.

The only way I've ever been able to describe it is that it feels like my laughs are too big to fit out of my throat.

 

[David.s]

The only way I've ever been able to describe it is that it feels like my laughs are too big to fit out of my throat.

What she said. 🙂

 

[tickles]

Hello Jeff,

I have been in that state once.... I would describe it as switching from experiencing the tickling outwardly to internalizing it..It felt like all of my focus was in my throat......but no sound was escaping... .I also emotionally changed at that point. For me it scared me a little because it was the first time I felt like I couldn't catch my breath...that made me panic a bit. I also felt my laugh turn to a cry....Now having said all of that, I would not say that it was a bad experience! It was a new one for me...and the tears weren't sad or angry.....they just happened....so I would like to get there again with an experienced ler.......

 

[slap'n'ticklee]

When it happens to me its quite funny at the time, but then it can get a bit much if I'm trying to take in breaths and can't lol. My eyes water and I can feel from my chest up its burning with heat and end up gasping and kicking out. It can also feel like my heads gonna explode (I know slight exaggeration mwahaha).

It can also feel like its never gonna stop and that I'd just pass out with no air 😛

 

[tickleshotel]

Feels like Ticklish Eupheria,AN overload of sensations happening all at once and frozen into a HIgh for a few minutes where Inside my lungs felt they were Bursting at same time as I am bewildered no sounds are escaping

 

[aurora5150]

for me it feels like i just ran out of breath, like the breath was tickled out of me, but i don't care because i feel so damn good. till i pass out 😉 (kidding)

 

[crydun]

it's like air is rising in my chest like a balloon that just will not pop. My mouth moves but nothing comes out. It's an overwhelming but wonderful thing. Ususally, if I can be brought to at least that point, I will sleep like a baby that night.

 

[starfires]

Tmi

I'm absolutely fascinated by what that must be like, physically and emotionally, and I would love to hear from people who have been there.

Yep, me too. I think the last time I was tickled to that point was about fifteen years ago, and now I am not ticklish enough. I miss it.

Here's more technical info about silent laughter than you probably wanted to know. There are three distinct levels of silent laughter, that I remember.
1. The lungs alternately contract (causing the exhale) and expand (causing the inhale) just like during normal laughter, but the vocal chords dont' get involved. This is basically a whisper-laugh.
2. The expansion phases are too short and weak to cause any significant intake of air. Sometimes there is no actual expansion happening during those phases -- they are just short pauses between the body's attempts to contract the already empty lungs even further.
3. There are no more expansion phases: the lungs are locked in a continuous, forceful attempt to exhale (futile because there is nothing left to exhale) that can last for tens of seconds on end. It stops when the diaphragm and intercostal muscles get exhausted and need a break.

Now, as to what it feels like: for me, very helpless. (Then again, I've never experienced it willingly, with somebody I trust.) Other than that, I think it feels just like normal laughter, but much more so. There is a limit to the intensity of the physical laughter, but no limit to the intensity of the feeling that causes it. And it can get very, very intense.

 

[ticklishscribe]

And just exactly what is that technique?​

😀

There is one technique that takes my breath away when I get tickled.
It has to be administered slowly and patiently by a ler or else I SCREAM my safeword.
I laughed without making any noise when this was discovered.
It was uncomfortable when I couldn't get air. It's like laughing at a really funny joke until your abs hurt.......eyes water........if it continues it really isn't fun. When it happened to me, my ler stopped and let me have some water.

 

[cloudgazer2k]

the few times i have been rendered to silent laughter...i don't know...it's an awesome feeling that i also hate. something that i would love to experience more often.

 

[Vae]

The only way I've ever been able to describe it is that it feels like my laughs are too big to fit out of my throat.

Mine is similiar to this. It's like your body cannot produce enough laughter to react to the tickling. So this pathetic twitching is the best it can do. It's also like you're brain is fizzling, trying to figure out what to do with you, so you're just forced to keep your mouth open.

 

[The_Raptor]

hmmm,i'm afraid it doesn't feel so good when i reach silent laughter,it's waaay torturous,what i remember from last time is that when it was tickling so much and i'm already laughing so hard,and then the tickling became even worse,i lost myself like blackout or something and my body and limbs went to what's like a full paralysis,going into spasms and spasms of deep and hard tummy laughter something like ticklishgiggle,vae,...said,not enough to react to tickling,i got great pain in my jaw,throat,stomache when i'm into it,it's like i've reached a peak if it didn't stop or became more i sure will die!