The word "tickle"

[Ticklebell]

Such a love/hate relationship with that little word. I used to call it "the Embarrassing Word" when I was really little, like 4-6 years old, and after that just avoided talking about it completely. I still feel very uncomfortable saying it, especially 'ticklish'. I blush like crazy. It is definitely much easier to type or text. I do feel a little funny writing it in ink... And I have always always always loved hearing anyone else (except family!) say it, especially women. But I still blush. That said... blushing is part of the fun of being a 'lee!

-Bell

 

[gigglemakr]

It is hard to say it in the vanilla world, but I have no trouble saying it at gatherings.😀

I agree with Milagros exactly. I would just add that when I hear the word in the vanilla world, it gets my prompt attention and I look to see if anything is going to happen (and hope it might). At a gathering like NEST, though, that is no problem. That's why we're there.

 

[tickles_me]

i have a tough time with it but depending on the context i can sort of get it out and move on, no big. if i don't give it away nobody will notice, i assume.

what i discovered that, 'coming out' to my gf, when SHE says it to me (asking, usually) i get stupidly uncomfortable - like "OMG i'm so embarrassed, i might die".

she is the first person i've ever been with who was interested in the details of how i feel and when, and i am supremely grateful for this. so it's incredibly conflicting to want SO BADLY to appreciate her curiosity while feeling like i'm going to throw up from 20-some-odd years of keeping it a secret.

i'm working on it.

 

[CuteJill143]

I am getting better at it in a casual situation. It takes practice to get more comfortable. But I know exactly how you feel.

 

[Filthyweasel]

I only ever really told Skippy this back when we first met, but I really have always had a problem with saying it. I'll say it if I have to, but I don't like it. I get embarrassed somehow, and it's been that way since I learned to talk, so nothing really drove me to be uneasy about it.

Strange, I never really thought to ask the masses about this, and it's always really bothered me. Glad this thread exists. Yet another moment in life where I know I'm not alone. 🙂

 

[TangerineTicklee]

SPD

Is anyone ever uncomfortable saying the word tickle like I am? To me I find saying "that tickles" very unnatural. I think it also goes with hiding the fact that I am into tickling, which would also be very unusual for the average person.

Does anyone else have this problem of saying the word "tickle"?

Sometimes, yes. Sometimes hearing the word or reading it - rarely reading, but mostly hearing - can give me a sensory overload, due to my sensory processing disorder. I still have the fetish, though, so please do not think I don't. It's a very peculiar experience to have sensory overloads. What it is is that my brain has a slower processing rate than a neurotypical's, therefore if there is an excessive amount of stimulative impute, by brain can have these "crashes" called sensory overloads. It's shocking, but never painful. It can and has been tremendously traumatizing for me because I've lived with it all my life and no one knew - until just recently, about a year back - that I had it, and therefore suffered from it. I'm currently in the process of seeking occupational therapy for it because if I don't, I will never be able to drive. Sharp turns, big bumps, and big hills that a vehicle will be subject to handling? Yeah, those things can send my brain into a sensory overload. When I have a sensory overload, it debilitates my body, and cripples me from functioning. I can't even see for a few seconds - my eyes are forced shut during the overload. If I were to be driving a vehicle and have a sensory overload, that could be fatal for me.

I want and plan on getting help for this. I believe doing so would greatly improve my life and my ability to enjoy my fetish even more. =)

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=)

 

[Master feathers]

I must confess that saying or hearing the word "tickle" does create a certain feeling within me ...a sort of warm glow and a bit of nervousness if I hear the word mentioned while in a social setting (at a party for example)I was surprised that many others in this forum ,experience similar sensations .....that to me is what makes this place so special ....I can express my feelings about anything concerning tickling and most will know what I am saying ...much much better than the "the bad old days "when I was still wondering if anyone else felt the same way about tickling as I did ....

 

[DimpleToes]

yuppers unless I am at a munch or gathering. In regular world or kinksville bdsm.. yeah big time for most in my local sceen are not into it and want to try it on me.. NO WAY JOSE.

 

[DimpleToes]

yuppers unless I am at a munch or gathering. In regular world or kinksville bdsm.. yeah big time for most in my local sceen are not into it and want to try it on me.. NO WAY JOSE. For it is showing all my weakness and I feel so vulnearable. I love being a top/Ler and suck beeing a Lee.

 

[AmandaBear]

I can say it with no problem when I'm talking to other ticklephiles...but for some reason I can't get it out when I'm talking to the non-ticklephiles.
Idk, it's weird.

 

[Sweed]

To me it depends.

With "vanilla-people", sometimes I can throw it out just like that and it's no big deal at all. But sometimes I get embarrassed and my mind goes like: "Hmm, did I said too much? Do they know about my fetish now?", even though I might just have said "that tickles, stop it".

With other ticklephiles it actually also varies. :O I think that has to do with habit though. Like when I met Carsomyr a few days ago, from the beginning I always felt embarrassed saying it. (might have to do with him being a and making me ask him if he could tickle me before he did 😱) But then I eventually got used to it, and then I could just throw out tickle-related words without having any problem with it at all. 🙂

 

[eric33]

....the word "tickle" is a normal word,.if your not bitten by the tickle bug,..i once talked to a woman,.so ticklish,..if i mentioned the word she started giggling ,..say it 3 or 4 times in a row , and she was in hysterics,...add that with "kitchie kitchie koo...then i would have to wait for her to take a breath...

 

[gigglemakr]

....the word "tickle" is a normal word,.if your not bitten by the tickle bug,..i once talked to a woman,.so ticklish,..if i mentioned the word she started giggling ,..say it 3 or 4 times in a row , and she was in hysterics,...add that with "kitchie kitchie koo...then i would have to wait for her to take a breath...

Sometimes that will work even on the telephone. I've had some success that way. Makes the anticipation of a first in-person meeting that much stronger.