tickling and anxiety

[reflexology414]

I just wondered if anyone here ever found tickling to have therapeutic benefits where anxiety is concerned. I've had two encounters along those lines.

During college, a young woman I knew was having panic attacks (she'd been under constant stress for almost two months, and that's what set it off). She came to me one evening, asking for a foot massage (a customary practice for us). Part way through the process, I tickled her vigorously... I couln't resist.

After making the poor girl laugh hysterically for the better part of five minutes, I stopped. She commented that she felt better for the first time in several days, and the process seemed to give her a sort of high. For the rest of the evening she was very calm, giggly, and noticeably relaxed. I had a very similar experience with yet another woman about two years later.

Just wondered if anyone else has seen this phenomenon.

 

[Morning Angel]

I'd agree with that. I get a high from tickling and generally feel more relaxed afterwards. Tickling can be an outlet for all sorts of energy including pent-up tensions.

On the other hand, it can create tensions of a different sort

 

[Mitchell]

I dont know if this is true, but I've heard that sometimes light sensual tickles of someone's feet as they are groggy and trying to get to sleep can help some people fall assleep. I've never experienced this first hand as either ler or lee, but I did read it in a book once. Any feedback on this issue?

Mitch

 

[Knox The Hatter]

I've done every kind of workout you can think of...and nothing, NOTHING beats tickling. After a half hour of being tortured by some people here who know what they're doing, I had never felt better or more relaxed in my life.
So, I'd say yes.

 

[terorizer]

I dont know if this is true, but I've heard that sometimes light sensual tickles of someone's feet as they are groggy and trying to get to sleep can help some people fall assleep. I've never experienced this first hand as either ler or lee, but I did read it in a book once. Any feedback on this issue?

Mitch

I'd never heard that, but several times I've given a foot massage, and lightly tickled women to sleep. It's absolutely adorable when their feet reflexively jerk and wiggle even as they are falling asleep.

As for the original topic, I recall getting a back rub once that tickled a lot, so I chuckled through the entire thing just about, but afterwards, my muscles felt very relaxed... which is contrary to what most schools of massage teach, i.e. try not to tickle, because it causes tension.

 

[chrisheaven]

great for reducing stress

 

[steph]

I agree w/Chris 😛

XOXO

great for reducing stress

 

[chrisheaven]

hard to keep anxious while having the **** tickled out of you!

 

[reflexology414]

thanks

Thanks for the feedback. I've been wondering about this.

 

[chrisheaven]

you are so lucky to have 2 willing victims!

 

[reflexology414]

well...

I don't at the moment, but I did at that time. Honestly, I don't think I would have survived that without them.

 

[chrisheaven]

I know what you mean.... good luck to you in the future

 

[vanboy0]

therapeutic laughter videos; anyone have any?

Does anyone have videos showing therapeutic laughter, women having a good belly laugh not because of tickling but because of a therapeutic laughter session?

 

[reflexology414]

Thanks

Thanks

 

[reflexology414]

tapes

In response to the other question, I don't have any tapes and I haven't seen any (doesn't mean there aren't any -- I just don't happen to know about them).