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Tickling and Mental Health

yinzer said:
So tickling is the only thing you care about when it comes to romance, or you're just not interested in any relationship with anyone beyond tickling them? Now I'm confused 😆
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I mean, I used to think I was being quite romantic, and treated the entire dynamic (whenever it arose) like a whole relationship, but really, that's all I'd end up doing. How do I know this? Because when the "rubber hit the road" girlfriends said they didn't actually consider it romantic.

I wasn't always the tickling nihilist I am now.

🤷‍♂️ I never really understood how people always want "different" and I've been "different", and people are abjectly adverse to tickling.

Tickling really isn't the entire story with me, you know, it's just the side of my fetishism I think is easiest to show.
 
yinzer said:
Is this question for 'lees only? As a 'ler, I've noticed I experience a high from a tickle session much like I'd get after sex, but then there's a kind of crash back to reality that follows. It seems to last anywhere from days to weeks or even months, being that I only get to session occasionally. Then again, it also gives me something to look forward to in a way that I hadn't had in a very long time, so it's been a roller coaster ride mentally and emotionally for me, and I've wondered if this is typical for people who do them or if it's just me and my crazy weird brain 😆
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nah, i was asking in general for everyone
 
duderino84 said:
Ghosted.
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Ghosting could potentially mean those people also have their own mental struggles as well. As someone with Borderline Personality Disorder i ghost people often. Not cause I particularly want to but because the fear of disappointment. If you ghost you don't have to worry about the what if or having to deal with conversation. I have a serious fear of abandonment from BPD. You should look it up. Its not always what you may assume it is.
 
Leeshy said:
I was usually in a very good mood after getting tickled.
But now I have another question and I hope I am in the yhe rightr place to ask it. Okay here it goes, also take into account that I am very shy 97% of the time.
So has any one the "crazies" that's in therapy for mental health ever told their therapist about your fetish? I'm just just curious and have been considering telling mine. Am I really crazyh for considering this. If any of the🤧😪 "crazies" want to talk privately, go on ahead. TIA Also I really have no one to confess to. I'm alone, no family, friends, that's hard as i guess i have pushed people away, and had pretty horrible sort of relationship with a unbelievably heinous violent narcissist, so therapy was necessary fir me and it's working for me. Ok now I realized that I wrote too much, does this make me one of the crazies?🤔😶‍🌫️🙄😪🤧
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it does not make you of of the crazies and personally that term "crazies" isn't good either. We all have our own struggles and battles. I fell out of a helicopter in 2019 when i was deployed, was raped after the military and with a lot of childhood abuse and military stuff i have been through more than most. I do therapy weekly sometimes twice a week and i don't think its a bad idea to tell your therapist/I've yet to tell mine but may eventually. I am no doctor so i cant explain why we enjoy the things we do but i can say with confidence that having someone to confide in that you trust can make a world of difference. I'm here if you ever wanna talk.
 
BigDaddy212 said:
Hey,

Another therapist here...for them to jump to that conclusion is pretty wild all things considered. Fetishism doesn't automatically mean traumatic childhood moment.
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yeah I'm no therapist but that also kind of rubbed me the wrong way as well. Thats one reason i may not tell my therapist because idk how id act or respond to that answer.
 
duderino84 said:
I mean, I used to think I was being quite romantic, and treated the entire dynamic (whenever it arose) like a whole relationship, but really, that's all I'd end up doing. How do I know this? Because when the "rubber hit the road" girlfriends said they didn't actually consider it romantic.

I wasn't always the tickling nihilist I am now.

🤷‍♂️ I never really understood how people always want "different" and I've been "different", and people are abjectly adverse to tickling.

Tickling really isn't the entire story with me, you know, it's just the side of my fetishism I think is easiest to show.
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that makes sense and yeah the i want something different when they really don't baffles me.
 
rambophat31 said:
that makes sense and yeah the i want something different when they really don't baffles me.
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I think a lot of women push it as a play for "respect" (basically a plea not to be "used" but in a technical sense, we all use each other) but they're seeking it from people who don't really have a "different"; it's kind of like tickling is my version of sex, that isn't changing much, and the guys who want sex just want actual sex.

I mean, I can make a play for "different" too, but the problem is, since I'm still an idiot, I get as psyched for tickling as people do for sex, so I'm sure I'm in some gray zone as well.
 
rambophat31 said:
Ghosting could potentially mean those people also have their own mental struggles as well. As someone with Borderline Personality Disorder i ghost people often. Not cause I particularly want to but because the fear of disappointment. If you ghost you don't have to worry about the what if or having to deal with conversation. I have a serious fear of abandonment from BPD. You should look it up. Its not always what you may assume it is.
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Yea. ..I don't like it but everyone has their own reaction. ..I just take it as someone defining things as "done" and it is what it is.
 
Leeshy said:
I have an appointment tomorrow and I am really thinking about telling her about me with tickling ajd hope she doesn't think I'm serious crazy!!!🙃🤔🤭 Can i let you know what happens?
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Yes please, I’m thinking of talking to my therapist about it too
 
duderino84 said:
I think a lot of women push it as a play for "respect" (basically a plea not to be "used" but in a technical sense, we all use each other) but they're seeking it from people who don't really have a "different"; it's kind of like tickling is my version of sex, that isn't changing much, and the guys who want sex just want actual sex.

I mean, I can make a play for "different" too, but the problem is, since I'm still an idiot, I get as psyched for tickling as people do for sex, so I'm sure I'm in some gray zone as well.
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I understand because that's also how it is for me in a sense. Maybe not to the same extend but I don't enjoy any type of sexuel activity at all. Men sitting around talking about woman sensually or vice versa just makes me feel uncomfortable.
 
luvgirlsfeet said:
Yes please, I’m thinking of talking to my therapist about it too
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Well I did it!!!!!I was scared to death
Bit she was very supportive and said that if this gives me pleasure then there's nothing wrong with it. So that made me happy 😁. Now i just have to stop looking like a troll!🤭 And get back yo the cute little person I know that's in here. So I guess my bucket list is to have a mind-blowing session. Who knows but it's fun to think about..🤔
 
Leeshy said:
Well I did it!!!!!I was scared to death
Bit she was very supportive and said that if this gives me pleasure then there's nothing wrong with it. So that made me happy 😁. Now i just have to stop looking like a troll!🤭 And get back yo the cute little person I know that's in here. So I guess my bucket list is to have a mind-blowing session. Who knows but it's fun to think about..🤔
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Congratulations. Glad it worked out for you
 
Leeshy said:
Well I did it!!!!!I was scared to death
Bit she was very supportive and said that if this gives me pleasure then there's nothing wrong with it. So that made me happy 😁. Now i just have to stop looking like a troll!🤭 And get back yo the cute little person I know that's in here. So I guess my bucket list is to have a mind-blowing session. Who knows but it's fun to think about..🤔
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:dancingbanana::dancingbanana::dancingbanana::swayparrot::swayparrot::swayparrot:LETS GO
 
duderino84 said:
I mean, I used to think I was being quite romantic, and treated the entire dynamic (whenever it arose) like a whole relationship, but really, that's all I'd end up doing. How do I know this? Because when the "rubber hit the road" girlfriends said they didn't actually consider it romantic.

I wasn't always the tickling nihilist I am now.

🤷‍♂️ I never really understood how people always want "different" and I've been "different", and people are abjectly adverse to tickling.

Tickling really isn't the entire story with me, you know, it's just the side of my fetishism I think is easiest to show.
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They didn't consider tickling romantic? That's not surprising 😆
 
rambophat31 said:
it does not make you of of the crazies and personally that term "crazies" isn't good either. We all have our own struggles and battles. I fell out of a helicopter in 2019 when i was deployed, was raped after the military and with a lot of childhood abuse and military stuff i have been through more than most. I do therapy weekly sometimes twice a week and i don't think its a bad idea to tell your therapist/I've yet to tell mine but may eventually. I am no doctor so i cant explain why we enjoy the things we do but i can say with confidence that having someone to confide in that you trust can make a world of difference. I'm here if you ever wanna talk.
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To those going to therapy thank you for sharing as it is a brave thing to do. My question to you is what’s more helpful? Conversations here on TMF with understanding and caring people you don’t know (free), or talking to a paid professional. I would bet on the former, as I have a strong bias against therapy (never used it) and think that it should be the last resort only if you have absolutely no one to talk/converse with.

@Leeshy What is "crazies" referring to? The tickle fetish or other mental issued unrelated to tickling? With that in mind wouldn’t it more effective for mental health purposes to just pay someone to come tickle you from time to time (or have someone you totally trust do it)? Have you considered it?
 
eddyderf said:
To those going to therapy thank you for sharing as it is a brave thing to do. My question to you is what’s more helpful? Conversations here on TMF with understanding and caring people you don’t know (free), or talking to a paid professional. I would bet on the former, as I have a strong bias against therapy (never used it) and think that it should be the last resort only if you have absolutely no one to talk/converse with.
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The purpose is different. I talked about the fetish in therapy because it played into the issues I was seeking help for (e.g. the feeling of never belonging anywhere).

I talk to fellow tickle enthusiasts on TMF because it's a shared intetest.

The one thing a therapist can help you with that TMF won't is trying out the "I have a tickling fetish" conversation in real life, in a safe setting. I definitely got less shy about my fetish thanks to therapy.
 
Understood thank you. Although I do not know what a "safe setting" would be. Other than a female partner whom I already am into a relationship with, where else in real life would you consider it safe to talk about tickling? I mean even my best male friend doesn't know about my tickle fetish, I have never seen the point of bringing that up.
 
eddyderf said:
Understood thank you. Although I do not know what a "safe setting" would be. Other than a female partner whom I already am into a relationship with, where else in real life would you consider it safe to talk about tickling? I mean even my best male friend doesn't know about my tickle fetish, I have never seen the point of bringing that up.
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You gave a great example - sharing it with a partner. Unfortunately, one can get too anxious to do even that and that's where therapy might help.
 
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