When does it become unhealthy?

[hotchytick12]

Do you ever wonder if your fetish is just unhealthy? I mean at any point do you look at your desire for it and say, okay I think I have just crossed the line?

 

[milagros317]

It becomes unhealthy when it interferes with your life.

If it's keeping you from doing your job, hampering your career, breaking up your marriagae or relationship, then it's unhealthy.

 

[Ticklerguy4u]

well said. I can be thinking about tickling most of day at my job but it doesn't inhibit me from doing my job. If it doesn't control your every decision into become an obssessive compulsion..I think its normal.

 

[Goodieluver]

I think unhealthy if it consumes your life and you begin to cross the barrier of it bein ok and takin liberties with it. Like takin advantage of friends(or family membres) while theyre asleep to satisfy your fetish delights.

 

[Redmage]

Any interest, habit, or substance becomes dangerous if it begins to skew your sense of risk vs. reward. This is a fuzzy line, because someone with a passionate - but still healthy - interest in something might spend more or risk more for it than someone would who had little or no interest in it. Just as one example, someone with an interest in hang gliding or sky diving is taking serious risks for the pleasure they get from those things. But no one would seriously claim that a "reasonable" interest in these pastimes was unhealthy.

Nevertheless, at some point it becomes clear that someone is taking unreasonable risks for the sake of their fetish, interest, or addiction. It's hard to write a single rule for judging where that line is, but it has something to do with a loss of the ability to think clearly about the object of interest. A person who has a problem will ignore clear warning signs, and will make bad decisions consistently about it. The classic is the alcoholic who insists that he can "hold his liquor," and that he can "quit any time he wants to," yet an objective person looking at him can tell that this is not true.

Here's one clear warning sign of a problem: if you feel the need to hide, deny, or cover up what you're doing for the sake of your interest, then you probably have a problem. I'm not talking here about staying in the closet about your kink. There might be perfectly good personal reasons for doing that. If you find yourself needing to hide the risks and expenditures you're making for the sake of your kink even from people who already know about the kink itself, then that's a bad sign. There are others, but that's one that's usually visible even to the person with the problem.

 

[Senbab]

I figure if i keep things strictly casual, then im perfectly fine. There definatly are limits, but i feel I'm doing a fine job of staying away from them.

 

[Capnmad]

WARNING SIGNS: Your tickling fetish might be unhealthy if...

Some warning signs about your tickling fetish:

If you write to Tyson Foods requesting that their chicken products be packed with their original plumage for "later use"...
...it might be unhealthy.

If your wife catches you in the garage making a solid pair of stocks for your "Tickle Me Elmo" toy, because "that last set just couldn't hold him"...
...it might be unhealthy.

If you've so deeply blurred the lines of association between toothbrushes, flossers and feet that you mistakenly show up at the dentist for treatment of your hammer toes...
...it might be unhealthy.

If you have to protest your termination from Payless Shoes claiming that chloroform and silk rope were "just part of my unique approach to sales"...
...it might be unhealthy.

If you're turned on by a woman's bared feet, raised arm, loose-fitting garment and stunning copper complexion, only to realize it's the Statue of Liberty, but still insist you can "see past your differences"...
...it might be unhealthy.

Apologies to Jeff Foxworthy for ripping off his format.

Any other warning signs? 😀

 

[ShadowTklr]

Cap; funny, funny, funny, my friend. ROFL!
The second one is my absolute favorite. I laughed for 5 minutes straight! Hysterical.

 

[ShadowTklr]

I think most posters here have hit the nail on the head as it pertains to tickling and unhealthy behavior.

Any behavior, or thought process that becomes an obstruction to ones ability to function normally in daily life, is unhealthy. It also means that the behavior has become more than a fetish, it has become a pathological addiction, and that takes on a whole new meaning.

 

[Vae]

It becomes unhealthy when it interferes with your life.

If it's keeping you from doing your job, hampering your career, breaking up your marriagae or relationship, then it's unhealthy.

Very well said. Anything becomes unhealthy when it takes up too much of your time or prevents you from doing other things, especially necessary things. This doesn't just apply to fetishes, but to any hobbies or even work. Everything's got to have a balance.

 

[CaptainQuantum]

Do you ever wonder if your fetish is just unhealthy? I mean at any point do you look at your desire for it and say, okay I think I have just crossed the line?

When you do something that there could be consequences for if you get caught. If you don't get caught, no prob.

 

[E-Dawg]

Interesting......

This caught my attention. Like most of you all said, as long as it doesn't take up your whole life, there is nothing wrong with a foot and/or tickling fetish. Some people overdo it. Here are some examples:

1) working at a women's shoe store just to come in contact with the feet of (female) customers, or perhaps being a podiatrist. Having a fetish is one thing, but you shouldn't choose a job or career based on it.

2) customizing your home and/or car with footprints, feathers, and anything having to do with feet and tickling; one way to put it.......unless you are "The Old Lady Who Lived In A Shoe", don't let your home look like a shoe

3) every other word you say in a conversation is related to feet and/or tickling; if someone asks me "do you have a foot/tickling fetish?" or "what turns you on", I will tell him/her only for the sake of being honest, but I won't blurt it out. There's a time and place to talk about fetishes; be aware of the wrong times and places.

4) if you look at a person's feet (instead of his/her eyes) when talking to him/her; the eyes are located on the face, not the feet! As 2Pac says, "keep your head up"

5) your nickname is "Dr. Scholls" or "Foot Doctor"

6) having a criminal record for foot fondling or shoplifting in a shoestore

The list could go on. But remember, it's ok to have a fetish for feet and tickling, but it can be unhealthy if you let it get out of control. In some cases, as long as you keep it under control, your fetish can be helpful. For me, my fetish for feet is responsible for my ability to give great foot massages. As for my tickling fetish, it prepares me to fight back when I have a playful fight with a woman, especially when she uses her feet to lightly kick me.

My point in this post is to use your fetish(es) to your advantage (when the time calls for it), but don't let it destroy you.

 

[method11236]

Do you think about tickling more than, less than or about as often as you think about regular sexual stuff?

 

[911]

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I think 1 way a fetish or any sexual need can be unhealthy, is if like me u are unable 2 act on it and are forced to repress your needs. 😡

 

[scorpionldr]

i think it's only unhealthy if you come to find your wife/girlfriend rolled up in a ball to try and keep the tickling away when you come home

 

[jk666uk]

Do you ever wonder if your fetish is just unhealthy? I mean at any point do you look at your desire for it and say, okay I think I have just crossed the line?

your no !

 

[jk666uk]

Some warning signs about your tickling fetish:

If you write to Tyson Foods requesting that their chicken products be packed with their original plumage for "later use"...
...it might be unhealthy.

If your wife catches you in the garage making a solid pair of stocks for your "Tickle Me Elmo" toy, because "that last set just couldn't hold him"...
...it might be unhealthy.

If you've so deeply blurred the lines of association between toothbrushes, flossers and feet that you mistakenly show up at the dentist for treatment of your hammer toes...
...it might be unhealthy.

If you have to protest your termination from Payless Shoes claiming that chloroform and silk rope were "just part of my unique approach to sales"...
...it might be unhealthy.

If you're turned on by a woman's bared feet, raised arm, loose-fitting garment and stunning copper complexion, only to realize it's the Statue of Liberty, but still insist you can "see past your differences"...
...it might be unhealthy.

Apologies to Jeff Foxworthy for ripping off his format.

Any other warning signs? 😀

ha not bad man

 

[Ticklish_tigres]

oh, that was funny, lol

Some warning signs about your tickling fetish:

If you write to Tyson Foods requesting that their chicken products be packed with their original plumage for "later use"...
...it might be unhealthy.

If your wife catches you in the garage making a solid pair of stocks for your "Tickle Me Elmo" toy, because "that last set just couldn't hold him"...
...it might be unhealthy.

If you've so deeply blurred the lines of association between toothbrushes, flossers and feet that you mistakenly show up at the dentist for treatment of your hammer toes...
...it might be unhealthy.

If you have to protest your termination from Payless Shoes claiming that chloroform and silk rope were "just part of my unique approach to sales"...
...it might be unhealthy.

If you're turned on by a woman's bared feet, raised arm, loose-fitting garment and stunning copper complexion, only to realize it's the Statue of Liberty, but still insist you can "see past your differences"...
...it might be unhealthy.

Apologies to Jeff Foxworthy for ripping off his format.

Any other warning signs? 😀

 

[merry_amorano]

I think Milagros317 said it simply and perfectly. As with anything else, it becomes not okay when it interferes with yours or someone elses life. I think almost all things are permissable , we should just avoid extremes. 🙂
Fun is only fun until it's not fun anymore,lol. (I just made that up,lol.)

-merry

 

[TickVix]

It can become unhealthy I suppose, but if there is a good balance in your life, meaning you don't allow it to overtake you, then it's perfectly fine 🙂

 

[rhiannon]

As long as you or others don't suffer from it, it's not unhealthy.

 

[Filthyweasel]

Do you ever wonder if your fetish is just unhealthy? I mean at any point do you look at your desire for it and say, okay I think I have just crossed the line?

In a word....no. In the last 6 months it's given me a ton of friends and a social life, a feeling that I belong somewhere. I'm happier, I feel more daring, willing to try new things. After I actually met people into it, I could safely say that having it is the best thing that ever happened in my life.

 

[venray]

Any interest, habit, or substance becomes dangerous if it begins to skew your sense of risk vs. reward. This is a fuzzy line, because someone with a passionate - but still healthy - interest in something might spend more or risk more for it than someone would who had little or no interest in it. Just as one example, someone with an interest in hang gliding or sky diving is taking serious risks for the pleasure they get from those things. But no one would seriously claim that a "reasonable" interest in these pastimes was unhealthy.

Nevertheless, at some point it becomes clear that someone is taking unreasonable risks for the sake of their fetish, interest, or addiction. It's hard to write a single rule for judging where that line is, but it has something to do with a loss of the ability to think clearly about the object of interest. A person who has a problem will ignore clear warning signs, and will make bad decisions consistently about it. The classic is the alcoholic who insists that he can "hold his liquor," and that he can "quit any time he wants to," yet an objective person looking at him can tell that this is not true.

Here's one clear warning sign of a problem: if you feel the need to hide, deny, or cover up what you're doing for the sake of your interest, then you probably have a problem. I'm not talking here about staying in the closet about your kink. There might be perfectly good personal reasons for doing that. If you find yourself needing to hide the risks and expenditures you're making for the sake of your kink even from people who already know about the kink itself, then that's a bad sign. There are others, but that's one that's usually visible even to the person with the problem.

^This

 

[Sandisk444]

i've thought about this myself and i figure that just so long as my whole life doesn't revolve around it then i'm fine. if can keep myself from it i'm fine

 

[SlaverTickler]

Do you ever wonder if your fetish is just unhealthy? I mean at any point do you look at your desire for it and say, okay I think I have just crossed the line?

The Greeks used to say nothing in excess... I don't know how much the actually followed it, but thats what they used to say. If it becomes all consuming or if you start hurting yourself or others through it, then you should probably seek help of some sort.