Ticklishness is more variable than constant for most people

[D-Tickler]

Though I don't have much experience of real tickling, I've concretely perceived that ticklishness is more variable than constant for most people.

A typical source of my perception is my observation on my peers in school & university.
Specifically, I observed most of those peers getting tickled mostly on their waists in my childhood & teenagerhood. Most of them did have obvious ticklish reactions in some (perhaps most of) time, but on the other hand, reacted obviously less ticklish or even virtually non-ticklish in some other time.

The second source concerns the 'self report' that I saw online.
I've seen a number of people posting that the ticklish levels of themselves or their partners are dependent on the day (typically on their feet).

The third source concerns my observation on some women's reactions throughout different videos.
A typical example is Diana Naborskaia. She had somewhat different-levelled ticklish reactions of being massaged/tickled on her left foot by the same type of massager gun in different videos (situations):
https://www.youtube.com/ watch?v=3moS7q_X6xU
https://www.youtube.com/ watch?v=kS17rf4cHrw
https://www.youtube.com/ watch?v=bPj15dPoHpE
https://www.youtube.com/ watch?v=LenjM19IJZw
https://www.youtube.com/ watch?v=oW8IqfcSGaU
https://www.youtube.com/ watch?v=hegfs-I34dk
https://www.youtube.com/ watch?v=L2rFq1BtKkQ
(I ever saw at least 2 more videos of Diana being massaged/tickled by this type of massager gun, but can't find them. Perhaps you can help me to find them?)

In addition, a kinda relevant point is that many people can get used to some indirect tickling ways, typically including foot licking and pedicure, through keeping doing them for times.
Quite a few women have seemed to share that they felt rather tickled when they got foot licking or pedicure for the first & second time, but have been getting gradually less tickled through doing them for times.

In a word, from my perspective, ticklishness seems to be more psychological than physical.
Ticklish reactions can be influenced by many factors, such as attention, emotion, anticipation, physical hormone level, surrounding atmosphere, etc.

What do you guys think?
I welcome the more experienced people here to share your relevant experiences!🙂

 

[WickedTouch]

Though I don't have much experience of real tickling, I've concretely perceived that ticklishness is more variable than constant for most people.

A typical source of my perception is my observation on my peers in school & university.
Specifically, I observed most of those peers getting tickled mostly on their waists in my childhood & teenagerhood. Most of them did have obvious ticklish reactions in some (perhaps most of) time, but on the other hand, reacted obviously less ticklish or even virtually non-ticklish in some other time.

The second source concerns the 'self report' that I saw online.
I've seen a number of people posted that the ticklish levels of themselves or their partners are dependent on the day (typically on their feet).

The third source concerns my observation on some women's reactions throughout different videos.
A typical example is Diana Naborskaia. She had somewhat different ticklish reactions by being massaged/tickled by the same type of massager gun in different videos (situations):
https://www.youtube.com/ watch?v=3moS7q_X6xU
https://www.youtube.com/ watch?v=kS17rf4cHrw
https://www.youtube.com/ watch?v=bPj15dPoHpE
https://www.youtube.com/ watch?v=LenjM19IJZw
https://www.youtube.com/ watch?v=oW8IqfcSGaU
https://www.youtube.com/ watch?v=hegfs-I34dk
https://www.youtube.com/ watch?v=L2rFq1BtKkQ
(I ever saw at least 2 more videos of Diana being massaged/tickled by this type of massager gun, but can't find them. Perhaps you can help me to find them?)

In addition, a kinda relevant point is that many people can get used to some indirect tickling ways, typically including foot licking and pedicure, through keeping doing them for times.
Quite a few women have seemed to share that they felt rather tickled when they got foot licking or pedicure for the first & second time, but get gradually less tickled through doing them for times.

In a word, from my perspective, ticklishness seems to be more psychological than physical.
Ticklish reactions can be influenced by many factors, such as attention, emotion, anticipation, physical hormone level, surrounding atmosphere, etc.

What do you guys think?
I welcome the more experienced people here to share your relevant experiences!🙂

You are very right. I was just talking with someone about this recently and have been saying this for years. In the early days of online tickling communities, there was a lot of assumptions around ticklishness mostly having to do with the number of nerve endings in an area (which is certainly a factor), but it is so much more multivariate than that. Carrying those assumptions that a person's ticklishness is just baked into their nerves in a very concrete way can lead to unreasonable expectations during play. I think more people today are aware, at one level or another, of the dynamic nature of ticklishness. As you pointed out, there's all kinds of psychological and emotional factors that can affect how a person responds to tickling. Even for the physical side of things, the body's biochemical state is not consistent throughout the day, week, month, or year.. Nutrition, hormonal states, sleep patterns, activity level, and all kinds of things can affect someones' physical, mental, and emotional sensitivities. Today, I think the majority of people I come across that carry the assumption that people's ticklishness stays consistent are those that have little or no experience and are more looking for their fantasies to manifest than they are trying to connect with and understand the lee (though I have come across a few new lees that make that assumption about themselves as well). Anyway, good on you for not making those kinds of assumptions and having more realistic expectations.

 

[natscott6282]

Though I don't have much experience of real tickling, I've concretely perceived that ticklishness is more variable than constant for most people.

A typical source of my perception is my observation on my peers in school & university.
Specifically, I observed most of those peers getting tickled mostly on their waists in my childhood & teenagerhood. Most of them did have obvious ticklish reactions in some (perhaps most of) time, but on the other hand, reacted obviously less ticklish or even virtually non-ticklish in some other time.

wish u had the opportunity to observe proper ticklings and not just quick and unskilled ones

 

[aberdeen]

Although there may be some variances between hormone levels during the day and also in moods,
tickling and inducing a state of ticklishness is a combination of both physical and psychological skills.

It is fairly easy to induce a reaction by a quick and even an arguably less skilled technique...I've seen people poked or jabbed playfully and the tickler didn't really try very much to obtain anything but a quick jump or reaction, mostly one of surprise and some laughter.

But I think on this board, most ticklers (especially the ones who lean more toward INTENSE tickling and INTENSE responses) are looking to gain a longer and deeper reaction to their tickling motions! The type of responses more intense ticklers enjoy are the progression from essentially zero ticklishness all the way to some maximal levels of ticklishness...We love the interaction and seeing the chosen subject go through a progression of responses ! The responses may start out with the Lee not knowing or realizing how ticklish they really are (bec they haven't been tickled properly or thoroughly) but they hopefully end with a Lee who, through the skills of the tickLER, WILL come to realize how ticklish they really are and how little self control they have on their own responses to a proper tickling!

A proper tickling usually needs to utilize some kind of verbal teasing involving their imminent tickling experience (the mental tactics can add a lot to their state of ticklishness before you even start the physical motions...And same with some form of restraint or overt bondage..being restrained in any way (by physical pinning them or holding them down ) increases the person's feeling of helplessness and ticklishness---It all happens when they realize they can't escape the tickling that is either ABOUT to start or has already started!
After that, a continual and relentless focus on the person's anatomy and ticklish spots/responses is needed to really draw the person's sensitivity out and maintain an increasingly higher level of responses/ticklishness. Proper tickling will more than likely induce a genuinely high and effective set of responses because the mental and physical stimulations will increase adrenaline and other brain chemicals that lead to higher and higher ticklishness...Then in the aftermath, the person tickled will encounter a rise in their endorphin and serotonin and dopamine to act as 'moderators' in the post tickling phase...that feeling of relief when the tickling overload is finished ! But the brain and body chemicals that enhance the tickling do so because of the act of tickling itself..not bec we are sitting around with high levels of adrenaline to begin with...
Just my thoughts...

 

[Soles_Scream]

wish u had the opportunity to observe proper ticklings and not just quick and unskilled ones

Even with proper technique, ticklishness can still vary depending on a variety of factors outside of the tickler's control.

 

[U.N.Owen]

You can see it clearly in models who do multiple shoots. To cite one of my personal favorites - Amanda from Tickle Town, who did 4 sessions over 3 years - she was wildly ticklish on her upper body in her first two sessions, but only moderately ticklish on her feet... even though she thought of her feet as very ticklish. Then in her third and fourth sessions, she was crazy ticklish on her feet, much to the surprise of the producer.

 

[natscott6282]

Even with proper technique, ticklishness can still vary depending on a variety of factors outside of the tickler's control.

of course but in my experience the biggest variable is how the person is tickled

 

[aberdeen]

You can see it clearly in models who do multiple shoots. To cite one of my personal favorites - Amanda from Tickle Town, who did 4 sessions over 3 years - she was wildly ticklish on her upper body in her first two sessions, but only moderately ticklish on her feet... even though she thought of her feet as very ticklish. Then in her third and fourth sessions, she was crazy ticklish on her feet, much to the surprise of the producer.

So my question is ... on the third and fourth sessions (when her feet became surprisingly much more ticklish) what were the responses of the upper body compared to the previous sessions one and two?
IE did the feet sensitivity 'catch up' bec of the extreme tickling performed on her upperbody (such that on session three and four, the body was sort of 'primed' and her ticklishness of her feet was increased bec of the previous 'conditioning'....we all know LEE's that start laughing/responding BEFORE they are every touched....the 'evil wiggling fingers' 😂😈. held near a hot spot ....they sometimes will laugh without any physical stimulus..
Dont know if its related , the same type of conditioning happens on occasion when you surprise a Lee and say take hold of an ankle...they KNOW their foot is a target and begin extreme blubbering to escape the POTENTIAL torture that they expect...BECAUSE they really mentally already feel it...
and a number of Lees I hve RPed with mention how they actually feel the tickling as I describe it...and yes I know some may simply say things just to keep the session going and keep my interest up in continuing...but afterwards...or sometimes in non tickling conversations I will ask those questions (Did you really feel the sensations as I spoke?--Some are very adamant that they 'feel' the tickling and even to them it is surprising ...). I think it's more of a slant to their brain /body chemistry COUPLED with the simple words that can do that but not unbelievable .... Maybe bec since they are usually 100% Lees..some very masochistic Lees...their chemistry might just actually be different (ie some CRAVE tickle torture )....any way...I think we can get somewhat conditioned to be ticklish bec of our own unique internal chemical makeup...

There are a lot of variables to ticklishness but also a lot variables in the skills or process utilized as well....and some ppl require more skilled tickling to be effectively and properly tickled....