The sensation of tickling~

[leetickling]

Can you describe the different sensation between light tickling and rough tickling ?

 

[ericr]

I am very sensitive to both but it seems hard to describe them. Here's a try.

Light tickling is like a dancing itchy titillation on the skin which drives me crazy as it continues, moves and progresses unpredictably etc. When done effectively it will have me screaming in a higher pitched hysterical laughter. This is especially true when my feet are tickled, soles as well as tops and toes.

Rougher or harder touch ticking is a sort of a wild sensaton of the muscles and where muscles meet bones. Probing the stomach or squeezing the thighs are examples where I am sensitive to this more muscular tickling. Ribs and edges of the front ot the hips are examples where I am sensitive to the muscle meets bone tickling. I am likely to respond with more of a belly laugh when tickled this way although all my tickish laughter tends to become screams of falsetto laughter when tickling is prolonged regardless of which kind of tickling it is.

I am interested in what other lees may think of my attemped descriptions here.

 

[Amanda]

Well, ericr did a really nice explanation, and i probably wont beat that, but to try and help, ill take a whack at it:

Light tickling affects the skin more. For me its kind of tingly, and almost like a pleasurable itch (not an annoying one.) Run your fingernails down your arm, and imagine it intensified a lot (since you cannot tickle yourself.) It feels as if nerves become concentrated in the area being stroked, and causes you to tense up a bit, trying to pull back from the sensation (however, the sensation is VERY enjoyable.)

Harder tickling is more pressurized, and is more pinchy and poky. it hits pressure points, and if done right (not to hard or too soft) creates a butterflyish feeling in that spot. This tickling can be much more intense than light tickling in certain spots, like the back, ribcage, and hips.