Would you be "Normal"?

[qjakal]

If they isloated the "wiring" that makes tickling such a fascinating and exciting thing for you, would you have it reworked so you would be totally(ok...close to it anyway..lol)normal? This came up on moriaritys thread about getting new people posting (love those statistics, BTW), and I have already stated that I would NOT, because having observed friends and acquaintances my age (around 50...nosy), I think my fascination with tickling and the results it produces are MUCH more intense than their "normal" urges, by quite a factor. I've adapted to the social implications, both in marriage and acquaintances, and find it very stimulating and challenging to indulge my love of tickling. Why should I settle for being one of the herd, so to speak? And you say:..........

 

[dvnc]

Nope. Wouldn't be me if I was. I like bein' me. I amuse me.

dvnc

 

[QBWeaver]

Normal? Me?

How DARE you insult me like that!

But truthfully. I like me just the way I am (well ok... so I can shed some lbs.) but other than that I like me. (reciting positive affirmations here)😀

 

[red indian]

Dalek

"destroy, destroy, you will be destroyed!!!"

 

[Prime]

i would'nt change my wiring..so the answer would be no....but i would like to find a better way to make it more compatible with the rest of my wiring. 😱

 

[mykal]

Tickling is too much a part of who I am for me to want to give it up. However, it wasn't until I came across all the ticklers and ticklees on the internet that I learned that I wasn't completely alone. After all, normalcy is mostly measured based upon the company that one keeps.

Mykal

 

[qjakal]

Ouch...

No need to get mean mykal....hehe. 😛 Q

 

[Haltickling]

Normal? Me? Nah!

I find normal people extremely boring, and I'd just hate to consider myself normal! Even less when it comes to tickling... 😀

 

[terorizer]

Not I said the cat!

I have always tended to think us a rather enlightened bunch in this respect. As such, I'd view a procedure to get rid of tickle passion the same as a procedure to get rid of other traits I'm fond of: humor, intellect, reason. Ok, so I may be in short supply of those traits, but I'd still like to keep 'em! Oh and that tickling thing too! hehehe

 

[elaah]

Q..

I can't imagine me any other way.........I like the skin I am in, being just a "little ticklish" and all!

::giggling:: again and again and again.....

good question Q!

~Donna

 

[Oddjob0226]

Ah, to be boring and normal! What a blessing it would be- such a nice wish. think of the money I'd save on videos and all the times that my great anticipation and wishful thinking were turned into dissapointment and embarrasment.

My, how dramatic that sounds. Forget it.

 

[Oree]

NEVER in a million years....would I have myself 'rewired' that is....I now (after years of soul searching) consider my love of tickling to BE normal.....😛

 

[qjakal]

Unanimous?

Hmmm...figured it would be closer to 3 out of 4, not this totally onesided. Statistical anamoly...or are we actually the lucky ones..hehe? Q

 

[mykal]

Q, I think we all just like ourselves so much we all couldn't imagine being anything else. Besides, if any of us were rewired, we would miss out on being part of such a wonderful community that is the TMF. 😀

Mykal

 

[CitY of MicA]

I guess I’ll weigh in as the one almost dissenter (read: killjoy). I, at times, would like to lead a more ‘typical’ lifestyle and find this fetish pushing me in a direction in which I don’t wish to go. I think that growing up was made much more difficult because of it. It is also, for me, a somewhat expensive habit. Having said all that, I am not someone who has any real regrets, for I only seek to understand the decisions I’ve made as opposed to seconding guess them. I would not wish to be any different than I am, and, therefore, would keep my (faulty?) wiring.

 

[shark]

Problem is that this question is being asked in friendly territory. It could be far different if it were asked of the general public on a message board or survey.That's why we get stats this onesided.
As for the question,I'm not sure.Tickling has never been a source of trouble,nor has it been a factor in past relationships ending.But I am pretty independent minded,and wouldn't mind losing this one trait that has such a big influence.
So much for yes or no answers,huh?

 

[Joe98]

There's no exact definition of normal. I like who and what I am. When I go to the supermarket, I always put the shopping cart back where it belongs instead of leaving it in the parking lot. When I go to the men's room, before I leave I always flush the toilet. I don't get angry at people because they look different. I'm even a good driver. Does that sound normal to you?

 

[evilqueen]

Q, you want to know if I'd rather live without this need. Sure. Needs of the flesh consume so much of one's time and energy, I wouldn't mind living with a few less. But I'd have to be rewired to such an extent that I wouldn't be the person I am now, and I'm pretty happy with her.

eq
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grateful it's not something worse 😉

 

[hawkikim]

Would I be normal? Oh, Heavens no!!! Never have been, never will be. Wasn't even BEFORE I acknowledged this little quirk of mine and allowed it to become such a big part of my life.

Yes, it HAS been expensive - gosh knows I have bought more plane tickets in the last two years than in the 10 prior, but look at all the fun I've had and all the wonderful people I've met!

To my way of thinking, all of my little quirks and idiosyncracies are what make me "Kim". If I didn't have them, well, I might be someone else. But who? Yikes, that could really mess with someone's head!!!!

Thanks a lot, Q, now you're making me think!!!😛

 

[TicklingDuo]

What IS normal, anyway?!

Part of my love of tickling is the ablity to laugh at myself...and enjoy others as they do the same. I wouldn't dream of changing things...unless we could find a way to "tickle" someone psychicly! Wouldn't that be fun!!!

Ann

 

[Daumantas]

If it were possible to make you "normal" by making you non-ticklish, it would also be possible to take away all of your tendencies toward selfishness, greed, laziness, gluttony, pride, etc., etc., etc. -- thereby taking away all your free will and turning you into an automaton. You'd be a very moral robot.

This, by the way, is essentially the answer to the classic atheists' question: "If there is a God, why does he let people be evil?"

 

[pantsonfire]

What a great question! you should post it as a poll. I think that honestly I probably would rather be normal. The risk of discovery of having a fetish like this is just too dangerous for my liking. But, until the day when science perfects such a remedy, I'll just accept myself for who I am.

 

[TicklingDuo]

pantsonfire mentions the "danger" of discovery. I'd be willing to bet that we've all dealt with this fear at some point. But, as for myself, once I became comfortable with it myself and stopped looking at it as being something "weird" or "wrong" I stopped worrying about it. I think half the battle is self-acceptance.

Ann

 

[LadyKilroy]

These *shoes*.... they fit perfectly!!!!!!!!!!!

Hey!

Myself, I am a bit off-kilter in general. I am not alone in this, though, as I see there are at least two others who are both TK fans, AND "Whovians"!

I love Dr. Who, sci-fi in general, and my unusual tastes. I don't think, odd though they may be, that I would ever change. I LOVE being weird!

Who I am is who I am... I revel in reaction, emotion, and physical contact. That, in my opinion, is pretty cool.


Just thought I'd cast my vote.

 

[qjakal]

ee doc smith?

Too much to hope for that you're also a fan of the original space opera author? Q