Ticklish Once Again...here’s how!

[Toetruck]

There have been many posts regarding the unfortunate “loss of ticklishness” that can afflict many of us as we approach our
middle years (30 & up). My wife and I have been struggling with the issue for a number of years. A short while back it was getting
so bad that I was actually getting depressed and broody about it. I would be irresponsible if I didn’t offer the benefits of our
experience in attempting to fix the problem.

Physically there is just very little that you can do. Fortunately, there is a lot more to being ticklish than just the mechanical
aspect. Watching one of Tickler In Black’s hypnosis clips made me wonder if hypnosis could help.

Researching hypnosis, it seemed to offer the possibility of hope. After all, if you can have hernia surgery or have a tooth pulled
while in a hypnotic trance without any drugs why would it be so difficult to enhance a feeling. The next step was finding a
Hypno-Therapist who would do this (I guess the real issue is coming up with a way of asking the therapist for this without
dying of embarrassment. I let my wife go first...she has no problems with embarrassment.) Long story shortened slightly...
the therapist told us that it was not only possible but it was most certainly NOT the strangest request she had ever had.

And so it began.

As mentioned, my wife went before me. She had myriad of other issues that she wanted the therapist to address, so the session
actually lasted well over an hour ( a lot of the session is just talking beforehand...prior to induction). She found the session
very relaxing and refreshing. After her first session she was given a tape recording for the purposes of reinforcing the therapist’s
suggestions.

I have to tell you that since I have known her (Over fifteen years) she has been only marginally ticklish at best, almost
insensitive to touch at worst...and getting worse every year. Childbirth, surgeries, post-traumatic stress issues and just plain
time were impairing her nervous system. In the entire time I have been married to this beautiful woman I have never been
able to make her laugh with a tickle. I am certain that there are many folks here who can understand the kind of frustration
this can create. To make matters worse, she tells me that as a teenager she had been incredibly ticklish...almost hair-trigger...
and on the feet...my favorite tickle target yet an area which has been almost totally un-feeling to any and all of my attempts.

And the results...

...it took me several weeks to get over the idea that she wasn’t faking it. In fact she has been back for subsequent
treatments and reinforcements for various issues in addition to the ticklish one. Amazingly, she seems to be getting more ticklish
each month and the only down side (if you could even call it a down side) is that results of the first session were so pronounced
and extreme that every following session is slightly less dramatic...but that means nothing to me at all.

I gave her sore ribs last night...not from the awful “too hard” tickle that plagues those frustrated finger-to-ribs tickle attack.
No...she had sore ribs from laughing so hard and long while I used my tongue, teeth and fingertips to caress her pretty soles
and toes. To put it simply, I am in tickler heaven.

The best description I can give to describe the feeling of making my wife laugh uncontrollably for the first time ever is that
it was literally like falling in love all over again...but a hundred times better. Seeing her pretty feet recoil and wiggle under my
touch actually made me light-headed.

And my turn?

Well I have quite a few miles on me...I haven’t been really ticklish in over a decade. It was only by virtue of being the slightly
more ticklish between the two of us that resulted in my spending the past ten years plus as a lee. ...so I was very cautious with
my optimism before my first session. I allowed myself to expect moderate success but that was all.

I came home from my session and my wife couldn’t wait to test the results (by this time I had spent the past two weeks tickling
her at every opportunity...including quite a few sessions involving tight bondage and no mercy. I had a LOT of lost time to
make up for)

The most shocking thing to me was the visible reaction. To my complete suprise, her fingernail tips raised goosebumps
instantly over my entire body. I got spine-shudders and reflexive spasms over which I had absolutely no control whatsoever.

Seeing me flinch so wildly, my wife attacked me with abandon. I had no idea how to fight back since I was completely caught
off-guard by the sensations...I really did not expect this. Physically I am quite powerful...but when she attacked me with her
tickling fingers...within seconds I was on the floor at her feet...(in a fetal position while she bent over me and administered a
measure of revenge)...begging her to stop and loving every second that she didn’t. She made more sport of me later that night.
The first time she had me bound spread out on the bed I laughed litererally to the point of joyful panic.

I have more therapy sessions planned...not all for the tickling but that will be an ongoing treatment. My best guess is that right
now, at forty, I am more ticklish than I ever was in my twenties. After three sessions my wife is able to make be involuntarily
cringe just by wriggling her fingers from five feet away.

There you have it...one VERY happy couple’s result.

I am not interested in arguing about the veracity of my account, the effectiveness or legitimacy of hypnosis, or any other
objection that the peanut gallery (you know who you are) may raise with regards to this post.

Essentially if you don’t believe this really happened or, better still, don’t believe in hypnosis...I just don’t care. There is no
law dictating what a person is or isn’t allowed to believe so if you have any doubts about this account please don’t expect
an arguement...I don’t have that kind of time

All I am saying is that this is what happened to us... and this is what the therapist was able to do for us...hypnosis varies in
effectiveness from person to person and we were both lucky enough to be “good subjects”. I only wanted to relate this true experience so that others here may have a little hope... I understand what it is like when those feelings start to receed...and now I know how
it feels when they return...AWESOME!!!!!

 

[deadlywiffeathr]

wow wow wow!! im gunna get me sum therepy sessions!! hehe not that i need them at the moment, cuz im extreeemly ticklish, but wen it fades its nice to no theres hope out there!! hehe

 

[TicklingIsLife]

wouldnt it be cool if theres was some hypnosis thing one can download and listen to?

what exaclty did the therapist do? (if your allowed to say)

 

[Ace Riley]

wouldnt it be cool if theres was some hypnosis thing one can download and listen to?

what exaclty did the therapist do? (if your allowed to say)

I knew a place once that had MP3's that you could download that claimed it could have a hypnotic effect on you. Had alot of different modules.

As for their effectiveness, I don't know. 🙂 Was fun for a minute tho, I'm sure someone will remember.

 

[cloudgazer2k]

wow...the power of mind over matter. an excellent testimony for those that wish to find a way to increase their ticklishness and have no other alternative (i can only imagine that hypnotherapy is a bit pricey). i'm hoping to seek hypnotherapy myself to deal with some issues...maybe i'll throw in a request to help me out with my sensitivity as well. i know my girl would enjoy that.

take care, you two, and play safe. all that power with little (or maybe alot) of restraint...can make a person go loopy.

 

[Toetruck]

wouldnt it be cool if theres was some hypnosis thing one can download and listen to?

what exaclty did the therapist do? (if your allowed to say)

When I went in for my first session, the therapist and I talked for a long while, since I had other
issues I wanted to address besides just not being ticklish. Then I was given an induction...basically
a gradual “shutting down” of the concious mind and the body...involving x-treme muscle relaxation
and rythmic breathing...with her verbal instructions guiding me.
It was a very relaxing experience...she never once used the word “tickle” or “ticklish”...instead
she asked me to imagine being alone and intimate with my wife. She then suggested that my
skin...every inch...was becoming extremely “sensitive to the touch”, that “every nerve ending”
was awakening under my skin, that “even her breath” on my skin would be felt and that the
slightest touch would be felt.

Under hypnosis, these suggestions seem to manifest to me as very vivid daydreams. Not “dreams”
...“daydreams”...I remember everything, but I don’t believe I was able to even lift a finger at the time,
and was so relaxed that I didn’t even care. The daydream was so vivid that on hearing of how her
lightest touch would be felt, I actually seemed to feel something of a physical sensation...very subtle,
but it felt real.

The entire experience was a totally positive one from all aspects in my view. But it got even more
interesting a few days later.

I listened to the tape of my session every day...to reinforce the suggestions. I found that the more
I listened to it, the more powerful the sensations of touch became...even though I know that I am not
being touched at all...the sub-concious mind doesn’t recognize the difference between reality and
imagination. Around the tenth time listening to the tape it happened...I imagined my wife
running her nails gently over my ribs and belly...and it actually made me laugh for a brief
moment...so much for not being able to tickle yourself.

One word of caution if you ever decide to try this: Be careful when selecting a therapist.
Hypnotherapy has attracted some real losers into it’s industry...goofballs who aren’t
really interested in helping anyone...and they are not to be trusted. I went to a web site
...http://forum.hypnosis.com/index.php...out of curiosity to see if this had ever been
done outside the “realm” so to speak.

Surprisingly, someone else had indeed asked about the possibility of having his partner’s
ticklishness returned. The ignorant response he got was appalling...I’ve pasted part of the
exchange below:


QUESTION:
Strange but serious question...
First of all I'd like to say that I found this board browsing, and I think that this seems like a good place to get the information I am seeking.

I am a 23y/o male who is in a relationship with a 21y/o male. One problem that I have with my partner deals with an affectionate/sexual issue...he's not ticklish at all.

I know it might sound strange, but I would like for him to be ticklish because I'm the type that likes to show affection that way sometimes, and also its a turn on for me in the bedroom. I have told him that I'd like for him to be and he has said that he's willing to try hypnotism if thats what it would take.

So my questions are: Can I hypnotize him into being ticklish? Can I hypnotize him to like it? Can I hypnotize him to be only ticklish in one certain spot?

Just a shot in the dark here. Let me know. I'm not in any way, shape, or form a hynotist. I have never tried, and never had it tried on me. I personally (as well as he) do not believe in it, but am willing to try. So I guess thats a first step right?

Someone help 🙂

Also something worth noting. He told me before that when he was really young (elementary years) he used to be deathly ticklish everywhere especially on his feet. Since then though he has either grown out of it, or just become immune to it (so he says). Could this have an affect on hypnotizing him?

RESPONSE

I doubt that any of us have been asked to do something of this nature before, considering that it would require an expenditure of a considerable amount to achieve such a silly change.....Why would anyone in their right mind wish to become ticklish if they weren't? Can it be done, Yes it can, but it would cost at least $250.00 for a session with a good practitioner, and more than one session might be required.
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Terry(existing)


MY POST

Hey Terry (existing)...This is possibly the most insensitive response I have ever heard from a "Professional". Question...do you always pass judgement on the people who come to you for help?

I have an identical situation ongoing with my wife and we are both seeing a licenced hypnotherapist for this...she was a heck of a lot more understanding than you seem to be. As for the price? A WHOPPING $250.00....for a life-enriching change?...WOW?

A tickling fixation is not a minor thing to those afflicted with it. Like any pathology, it begins in childhood and doesn't just go away in adulthood.
If anything the frustration of not being able to feel or offer a tickle can lead to many other problems and frustrations with respect to personal/human intimacy...maybe you think these are silly too?

And yes...according to MY hypnotherapist I AM in my right mind.


HIS RESPONSE

Tickle my fancy please...
Ah, so you consider my response to be insensitive do you? Well after rereading it, I can find no fault, so obviously you are in error
As for being in "your right mind", as you comment, I am not surprised. After all who would want yours when they have a perfectly good on of their own?
Glad you are happy with your therapist, but why if you are, do you choose to read old posts on this subject? In fact, why do you come her at all if you have a perfectly good local to serve your needs? Frankly, I suspect an obfuscation here.....
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Terry(existing)

Obviously Terry(existing) is a loser who has never been tickled as a child and who has no business treating people when he considers their troubles to be , in HIS OWN WORDS...SILLY...not to mention the fact that he needs to look up
the word obfuscation in a dictionary before he uses it again in totally inappropriate context.
This arrogant doofus asks “”Why would anyone in their right mind wish to become ticklish if they weren't?” and he is supposed to have some kind of insight into human behavior? Be careful of losers like this. We were very lucky to have a therapist who was understanding and had compassion and professionalism.

 

[Deleted member 2452]

we tried it too

my wife needed to do something to become ticklish again. how she lost it is a long story, and not a good one.
i saw ads for using hypnosis to stop smoking, so i figured, what the hell, can't hurt to ask!
called one fellow here in the northwest suburbs of chicago. he was very receptive, and was working with another couple already.
from the first session on my wife was more ticklish than ever! he told us it would work from the start, but recomended 3 sessions. we did all three, and my wife has gone back once for a "tune up" lol.
the key is that the person being hypnotised has to want it, and has to tell the hypnotist (at least a real reputable one) that they are doing it for themself, not another person pushing them into it.
if anyone wants his name i'll be happy to give it to you. he's a great guy.