Stress Relief-The tickling or the laughter?

[Mac]

I posted a little while back and was encouraged by the thread about tickling as an anti-depressant. I had a treatment which I will share soon, but had a question. Is stress found simply by the laughter or say in foot tickling, are reflexes being triggered as in reflexology? Anyone know?

The treatment I had was incredible!!!

 

[Tickle horror]

I posted a little while back and was encouraged by the thread about tickling as an anti-depressant. I had a treatment which I will share soon, but had a question. Is stress found simply by the laughter or say in foot tickling, are reflexes being triggered as in reflexology? Anyone know?

The treatment I had was incredible!!!

Looking forward to hearing about it, sounds interesting and fun! 🙂

 

[crydun]

I'd say it's a mix of both. The tickling triggers the laughter which triggers the endorphins that are released into the brain that makes you feel better. However, studies have shown that ticklish laughter releases more endorphins than any other kind because it is uncontrolled.