what makes people to be not ticklish?

[SadCuzNotTcklsh]

@ SadCuzNotTcklsh
I was similar years ago, if someone poked me or tried a quick tickle I would only flinch initially and not because it tickled. More like a conditioned response without the conditioning.

Yes, that is what I mean. I'll flinch out of surprise, but not because it tickles. I have no idea what the tickle sensation feels like...

Oh, and I do remember when someone tried to briefly tickle me years ago and I didn't respond in a ticklish way they said something along the lines of me not being ticklish. Well that really hurt cause my hope and dreams of being ticklish kind of just broke right there. But, since then I've met quite a few people that with the right kind of TLC and time have helped mend my broken ticklish dreams. Though, I am still stubborn, I have met the occasional person who has an easier time tickling me.

For a short while I had a super awesome play partner who would spend a hour or more to warm me up for our tickle dates. She even began working on training other areas to be "ticklish." I can be very stubborn unintentionally when it comes to a tickle scene and I can't turn the mental block off no matter how much I want it to not even exist. But, when I was able to indulge in being tickled semi regularly my warm up time would decrease and it depended on the ler's personal technique along with where they would start and blah blah blah blah. Oh and an enthusiastic ler can make a noticeable difference than someone tickling you only because you want it.

So, from my personal experience I think for some people it could be the lack of tickling and or other forms of physical touch that can cause someone to be very difficult to tickle or just not ticklish. And from a quick tickle you might not be able to tell the difference between the two.

I wish all it took was to be enthusiastic about it.

 

[SadCuzNotTcklsh]

I don't know about those who are born not ticklish, but I do know that prolonged tickling can make someone more familiar with the touch and take out the element of surprise that sparks the involuntary laughter.

I've met plenty of girls who say that, because they were tickle-tortured by siblings when they were young, they've become desensitized to it. It's like any other sensation, you can eventually become used to it and even develop physical and mental defense mechanisms that inhibit it's effectiveness.

Yeah, stupid subconscious brain…

 

[Lord Doctor]

Nope. Sometimes it's down to the method, but I did get it back, not as much as it was, but it's there.

 

[SadCuzNotTcklsh]

Nope. Sometimes it's down to the method, but I did get it back, not as much as it was, but it's there.

That doesn't make sense to me. If it was just a matter of will there would be mostly no ticklish people at all because most don't like to be tickled.

 

[SadCuzNotTcklsh]

So has science created that fantasy pill that makes people extremely ticklish yet?

 

[tickledgirls]

LOl i wish...

Hey Just something I read about... and can't remember where... but if we go with the concept of evolution, then those who are not ticklish may have a neurological disorder they may want to have checked up, as it relates to our sensation of touch and our nervous system.

That however, doesn't explain why some one might not be ticklish in their childhood but suddenly becomes so in their adult years... like my friend did. >.>

Sorry if that offends you, it wasn't meant to in any way shape or form... and is really something I read. I THINK I stumbled across it during research for a science paper I am writing for my university course here. I'll try and find the reference for you.

 

[TTT for joy]

I heard there was a study that suggested, that when people are tickled by someone they know intimately, they are more likely to get a ticklish reaction.
Also I don't really think you can "know" you are not ticklish, unless you were probed really vigorously.
Hope that helps.

 

[alex]

Re the question of why some people aren't ticklish: I think Lord Doctor's earlier suggestion of "wiring in the brain" makes more sense than anything else. Like, why are some people , but not most, left-handed? While I'm not aware of data on this, I would bet that ticklishness (or the lack thereof) runs in families. So it's the luck (good or bad, depending on how you feel about being tickled) of the draw.

As for how to become ticklish: no pill yet, but consider hypnotic suggestion. This is a staple of stage hypnotists. If you're suggestible, it isn't faking.

 

[Dandy Jack]

Why don't you just fake it...Pretend that you are ticklish and laugh like you are...

Why don't you learn to say that you are extremely ticklish...(everyday)

Let people pin you down all the time... start laughing start wiggling start begging...

go through the motions of being positive about being ticklish...

Why not pray to feel the ticklish sensations...

See if your mind will take over If you are going to enjoy ticklish experiences

as a tickle victim then first believe it in your mind just like an Olympic runner must train...

Train your body and your mind to believe that you will experience tickle torture...and ticklish laughter...

You may be ticklish after all... when you experience losing control and the joy of ticklish

laughter then report to the Forum...

I see your posts... I think someone can get you! You are not on this site for nothing!

The right Dom the right Master the right group and I'll bet when they find your ticklish spots

you will never be the same...

I have had many women tell me Oh I am not ticklish... I found their ticklish spots,

They laughed and laughed!

And change that name to Happy because I am extremely ticklish!

You can if you think you can!

Dandy Jack

 

[SadCuzNotTcklsh]

Faking being ticklish is a sin...

 

[TicklishNeckJWP]

I didn't think I was ticklish until I got tickled on Grand Final Day. Man I was giggling like an idiot he was hitting all the right spots

 

[booknerd]

My situation is a little bit different than yours. I've always been ticklish on my upper body, but was pretty certain my feet weren't ticklish. My boyfriend, who is an absolute foot fiend, was less than content with that. He tried about a hundred different ways to tickle my feet and has been quite successful. So now I know my feet ARE ticklish, it just depends on how I get tickled. 🙂

Okay, I guess I should finally start a thread on this.
For years and years I've thought there must be something wrong with me.
Why most people react with hysterical and other barely flinch?
Is there any hope for people like me?

Don't be afraid to get scientific.

 

[mabus]

It's probably just genetics - I know people who aren't ticklish at all.

If they're tickled by friends, they don't laugh. They're not holding anything in, they just have a zero ticklishness level.

I have a friend who has really pretty feet, wonderful generous person, silly....and is ticklish as a brick. No reaction whatsoever.

You're probably like her, except you were cursed with a tickle fetish, (cursed as in not-being-ticklish,) and she doesn't have one.

It's part of that whole "Life isn't fair, except for some lucky bastards who may not even appreciate it" kind of thing.

I love big boobs, as do most guys, honestly, and yet....you ever notice how the majority of women have small breasts? Makes no sense - you'd think with evolution and human
sexuality, all women would look like Tessa Fowler or Gianna Michaels, but no, ........and even worse, the fashion/modeling industry almost exclusively used women with no breasts,
and women think THAT'S the norm, and that something is wrong with them if they have big boobies and want to have smaller ones - makes no sense!!

I love nylons/pantyhose, but they are all but extinct in America. What a time to have THIS fetish, dammit and curses!!
Hell, it's as if someone cast a no-pantyhose spell over America - movies that go for authenticity will leave out the nylons! Movies with flight attendants
will have them bare legged, which today they don't even do, they wear hose. Articles on Kate Middleton's clothing almost always
ignore the fact that she's wearing nylons, even though she wears them all the time. 95% of the pantyhose pics on forums come from Estonia or eastern Europe!!

Maybe there's some alternate universe out there where things make sense, all women have huge boobs, women still wear nylons everywhere, everyone would have a tickle fetish
and would celebrate it, guys could easily attain nice muscles (I can work out for months and still look out of shape!), girls would appreciate the nice guy, the national debt would be paid
off and we'd have a national surplus (that'll never happen in anyone's lifetime, the Sun will become a red giant and all life will end, and that'll still never happen...), politicians will actually look
out for the people......

....but sadly, we all live in this shitty universe, so we just have to make the best of it.....

 

[TicklishBlackGuy]

Actually there are many difference reasons people are not ticklish.

1) 100% Not Ticklish: They are just actually not ticklish what so ever. Yes it is possible to not be ticklish at all, blindfolded or not, or whatever tricks people use to make people more sensitive, there are just some people that just are not ticklish cuz there nerve endings just don't respond to it.

2) Blockage: Some people train themselves, like people who learn to block out pain, can block out tickling. For some its a safe mechanism and for others its just how they work.

3) Tolerance: There are others who just dislike being ticklish so they learn to build a tolerance for it. They can be super ticklish and hate it so much so they develop there own tolerance for themselves so its non effective. Others just have tolerance for tickling because they get tickled so much that certain areas just become not ticklish for certain reasons.

4) They Hate It: People who hate tickling will do whatever it takes to not be ticklish. They continue to find ways to block or try and resist anyone that will tickle them or ask so they are not tickled. A lot of people ignore people like this and tickle them anyway although they hate it. Whats fun for us is not fun for all folks, so this is another reason.

those are the main ones honestly.

 

[SadCuzNotTcklsh]

Actually there are many difference reasons people are not ticklish.

1) 100% Not Ticklish: They are just actually not ticklish what so ever. Yes it is possible to not be ticklish at all, blindfolded or not, or whatever tricks people use to make people more sensitive, there are just some people that just are not ticklish cuz there nerve endings just don't respond to it.

2) Blockage: Some people train themselves, like people who learn to block out pain, can block out tickling. For some its a safe mechanism and for others its just how they work.

3) Tolerance: There are others who just dislike being ticklish so they learn to build a tolerance for it. They can be super ticklish and hate it so much so they develop there own tolerance for themselves so its non effective. Others just have tolerance for tickling because they get tickled so much that certain areas just become not ticklish for certain reasons.

4) They Hate It: People who hate tickling will do whatever it takes to not be ticklish. They continue to find ways to block or try and resist anyone that will tickle them or ask so they are not tickled. A lot of people ignore people like this and tickle them anyway although they hate it. Whats fun for us is not fun for all folks, so this is another reason.

those are the main ones honestly.

Good list. All are probably true in my case... 🙁