what is the primary tickling reaction?

[SadCuzNotTcklsh]

This is mostly a scientific question. Sure the most obvious answer is laughter. But all the history and theories suggest panic is the true response, such as a spider crawling on. I'm sure most of you have read something like that at one point.
What do you think?

 

[Myriads]

The primary reaction is an attempt to move away from the stimulus.

Myriads

 

[U.N.Owen]

I've never bought the "reacting to bugs" argument. Tickling among primates is a form of social play. It's meant to be fun, and to make you fight it off at the same time. So I suspect people who panic have had bad experiences.

 

[rhiannon]

Tickling among primates is a form of social play.

I think more the reaction to it is the social part of it, not the feeling itself. It is not true that you can't tickle yourself...I can produce the tickling feeling on myself, but my reaction is different. When someone else tickles me, I laugh. When I tickle myself, all I do is move away. So, the primary reaction actually IS to move away. The part that's social is the laughter, not the feeling itself.

 

[love feet]

the look oh her face than trying to get away!!!

 

[ticklehound]

Yea, depends on what you mean.

If you're talking instinctual, non-fetish response, it would be aversion (call it panic, fear, whatever).

If you're talking consensual tickle play, then you're talking squirming/writhing, & vocally, either beautiful laughter or screaming - that reminds me of something . . .

In a lot of tickle videos, I've seen, almost all involve body movements to get away from the tickle, but they tend to have the other 2 main responses: laughter & screaming. Which got me thinking: since most of the models are brought in from the outside, new to tickling in general, and typically doing the video for other reasons ($$$) . . . I wonder

1) Are the ones who mostly laugh enjoying the experience (whether they openly admit or not)? <= clearly my kinda gal.

2) Are the screamers those who really dont like it? ( I tend to see more thrashing around in those videos). I find it hard to believe the banshee-screaming coyote-ticklish girls actually like it a whole lot.

So theres that.

 

[SadCuzNotTcklsh]

Yea, depends on what you mean.

If you're talking instinctual, non-fetish response, it would be aversion (call it panic, fear, whatever).

If you're talking consensual tickle play, then you're talking squirming/writhing, & vocally, either beautiful laughter or screaming - that reminds me of something . . .

Thats kind of what I was referring to.
Let's take someone being tickled for the first time in their life. What would be their first reaction? Laughter?

 

[rhiannon]

Let's take someone being tickled for the first time in their life. What would be their first reaction? Laughter?

Depends. If it's a baby being tickled by their mother - laughter. If it's a child feeling a ticklish feeling because a spider crawls up their leg - not so much laughter!

 

[Marquis De Sade]

The primary reaction is an attempt to move away from the stimulus.

Myriads

This. It's the Fight or Flight reflex. If you tickle a baby and he or she tries to hit you, you have a baby Dexter.

Be weary...

 

[Soda Bobinski]

what is the primary tickling reaction?

Boners.

 

[Desert Tickler]

For my victims: Intense screaming, hysterical laughter, hyperventilation, helplessly writhing and bucking against the restraints, a few tears, sweat, and the emptying of the bladder into their pants. Finish.

For me: Adrenaline rush, shortness of breath, shaking in the knees, sinister and sadistic laughter, and the most powerful involuntary orgasm I can have.

For both of us afterward: Calm, quiet, relaxtion, reflection, the return of normal breathing, followed by gentle anf sensual love to the feet.

 

[SadCuzNotTcklsh]

The primary reaction is an attempt to move away from the stimulus.

Myriads

Makes sense. But how does laughter come about? Is it because we can't get away from something not dangerous, so we laugh?? I dunno.....

 

[Fantastklr]

For most people, the primary reaction to tickling is a twitching, squirming or jerking movement while attempting to avoid being tickled. That's why bondage is so important.

 

[7perfect]

Well I for one, tend to move and depending on circumstance laugh a lot. I never had a panic attack. I also get weak. According to wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn, panic means, "an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety." There is no yes or no answer to this question. However, depending on the person, determines whether or not if it is a yes or a no for the individual. Does this make sense?

 

[realista_magica]

for me, it depends on who is tickling you. i'll give you an example: i really don't like being tickled by my family, it is awkward for me and sadly
my parents are the ones who can get me laughing really fast, but all i do is hold on and move away. with other people i tend to squeal and squirm
away, but i squirm first.

 

[silenttickles]

wouldn't the primary reaction be a decision- unless you were caught completely off guard?

 

[SadCuzNotTcklsh]

wouldn't the primary reaction be a decision- unless you were caught completely off guard?

Huh?

 

[rhiannon]

wouldn't the primary reaction be a decision- unless you were caught completely off guard?

What decision are you talking about?

 

[Mitchell]

As someone who loves foot tickling the most, I've always notice that when I've tickled a girl/woman's foot, her toes will curl, extremely, in some way. Some girls I've tickled, or seen get tickled, on their bare feet, will flex their toes back very hard, while others will point them down, scrunching up their toes so that the tickler cant get under the toes. I have seen girls wiggle their toes back and forth quickly/wildly when their bare feet are tickled, but, in my experience, its not as common as the extreme flexing back or pointing down motion of the toes.

Mitch

 

[TickVix]

I'd have to agree with most, I think the primary response would be to move away. I look at tickling in terms of positive and negative reinforcement. It's like you know what the outcome is going to be and that it's going to make you want to pull away, but you keep coming back for more lol.