could tickling fetish be genetic?

[Mercy]

ok, this is my first time posting a thread so ...hope this works and is received well...long story short, i recently reunited with a half sister whom i dont know all that well and found out she is into tickling too? what are the odds...so my question is could tickling be genetic?
me...i think its definitly an option but maybe it has to do with being tickled when your a child and it imprints on you or...who knows....thats what i want you guys to tell me......~Ivy

 

[TickleGuy4U]

This recent thread may be of interest - as it relates to whether tickling is genetic/hereditary

 

[maniactickler]

To answer your question, its no.

 

[SlaverTickler]

To answer your question, its no.

I gotta go with the maniac on this one. Niether of my parents like or understand my fondness for tickling. They found out about it when I first sidcoverd the forum some time ago (back when it was called Pycho's Tickling Forum), and it was not handled well.

 

[Artoo]

I am very much of the opinion that it is not Genetic. However, I do not doubt that the reason some people are more prone to being ticklish IS genetic.

 

[marcusb]

Not here. Very little if any in my family. Yet, I can recall events of it clearly as far back as kindergarten outside family.

 

[Comfort Eagle]

Yeah, actually, for my family, (Dad, Uncle...) we all seem to like tickling. We don't all sit around and discuss our kink, but once when I was younger, my uncled tickled the hell out of his girlfriend (my aunt now), and when he got in the shower, I got to tickle her feet.

 

[Coda]

I'd think it's plausible that ticklish<I>ness</I> is a result of genetic preservation. I honestly think the desire to tickle, or at least the more universal feelings that are satiated by tickling someone, are common across humanity, and if that's true, then my guess would have to be yes, if not directly.

 

[Excess]

I think it could be, but like I've said before, for most it has to do with how they grew up with it in their lives.

However, one thing I'd like to bring up. What if, say, somone DID have it in their "genetics", but were never really exposed to tickling? Would they just start getting involved with it out of nowhere, or would it need something to jumpstart their desire to? Afterall, we all can have things in our "genetics" that may not be realized until a certain point in our lives (obvious things attest to this). But then what is it that causes us to realize them? It's not always neccesarily going to be something like when you suddenly hit puberty.

Personally, I think that it, in this case, for most need something to jumpstart it for that to become a known element to the person. You could come from a long line of football players, but if you never knew that, then you might not ever discover your "genetic" passion for it. Just my two cents.

 

[Iwon'tgrowup]

I've often wondered if true fetishism can accompany an addictive personality, because I'm pretty sure addictive personalities are genetic (but cultivated by conditioning).

 

[Haribo!.]

ok, this is my first time posting a thread so ...hope this works and is received well...long story short, i recently reunited with a half sister whom i dont know all that well and found out she is into tickling too? what are the odds...so my question is could tickling be genetic?
me...i think its definitly an option but maybe it has to do with being tickled when your a child and it imprints on you or...who knows....thats what i want you guys to tell me......~Ivy

i think the real question is which of you is MORE ticklish and how to go about finding out? hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

 

[Crusoe]

Genetics?

I'm with Coda on this one. In a universal sense, tickling is passed down through many throughout the ages. The human desire to tickle is within all of us, but some of us make more out of it, just as some will make the desire to sing more than others. We are born with limitless interests, but some become more passionate than others, and that's a matter of choice.

Hmmm...which makes ME now wonder, did we all CHOOSE to be so interested in tickling?

 

[TMF Jeff]

I'm no expert, but I think it could be genetic. We seem to be born with at least some of the basic componants of social interaction, like smiling and laughing, so I don't see why you couldn't be born with certain aspects of your social nature getting more attention than others.

 

[Dave2112]

Just to throw my two cents in. I don't think that "Tickling" per se...in and of itself as a practiced activity, is genetic. I do think that the propensity for tickling, or more importantly, "fetish activities" in general might be.

Of course, environment probably plays a far bigger role.

It's not like there's a "tickling gene", but I feel that some people are more prone to being open-minded about their sexuality. This, in turn, leads to the fetish of your choice...be it tickling, spanking, bondage, feet, dressing up, what-have-you.

I don't really know what to think about something lying in wait in your mind for the right trigger. At a younger age, I saw a magic show with Doug Henning, where he cut a girl into thirds and tickled her side while she was trapped. Something just went off, and it never shut down. Does this mean it was always there, or does it mean that a completely unrelated part of the brain was at work? Who knows. I doubt we will ever know the whole answer, as the brain and mind are very complex machines. To simply say "yes" or "no" is a bit short-sighted. I do believe that a combination of forces could be at work, though.

 

[Mostly Harmless]

I'd say, tickling feelings are common to all humans, and deviation is not to be ticklish.

What about desire to tickle or be tickled - it's only matter of upbringing and social arrangements; in early childhood it's no more than inoffensive game, but as for me, I felt great discomfort tickling someone, talking about it or being caught when reading/watching tickling episodes. Even if they cannot notice what I'm reading right now. And that was already in 8 yo...
I don't remember anyone telling me tickling was bad; no, I even had an old auntie, who tickled any kid fell into her hands. But I felt that, as it was some secret taboo, - five or six years before bounding tickling with sexual arousal. I think many kids may feel this way, and so mask their desires and even their ticklishness.

TMF breaks the borders, so I hope tickling soon will be commonly accepted & practiced by all without any uneasiness; and those who avoids it will be in less numbers than proud ticklefiles were forty years ago. THAT will be the answer 🙂

 

[GirlWhoLikes2Laugh]

Just to throw my two cents in. I don't think that "Tickling" per se...in and of itself as a practiced activity, is genetic. I do think that the propensity for tickling, or more importantly, "fetish activities" in general might be.

Of course, environment probably plays a far bigger role.

It's not like there's a "tickling gene", but I feel that some people are more prone to being open-minded about their sexuality. This, in turn, leads to the fetish of your choice...be it tickling, spanking, bondage, feet, dressing up, what-have-you.

I don't really know what to think about something lying in wait in your mind for the right trigger. At a younger age, I saw a magic show with Doug Henning, where he cut a girl into thirds and tickled her side while she was trapped. Something just went off, and it never shut down. Does this mean it was always there, or does it mean that a completely unrelated part of the brain was at work? Who knows. I doubt we will ever know the whole answer, as the brain and mind are very complex machines. To simply say "yes" or "no" is a bit short-sighted. I do believe that a combination of forces could be at work, though.

I agree with what Dave said. It could be genetic but I think environment plays a bigger role in terms of tickling. My Mom only tickled me a few times in my life and my Dad only did once. Whenever I would talk about tickling with my Dad like asking him if he ever tickled his brother while growing up even for five minutes he felt like I was being obsessed with it but I wasn't. He needs to look up the word obsessed in the dictionary . Basically what I am saying is that I am more interested in tickling than my parents.

 

[Iris]

Well... if it is genetic......

Mercy (Ivy).....
Is my younger half sister that I didn't grow up with.... from what I can see we do have a lot in common..... This whole tickle thing really weirds me out because I knew about 15 years ago that I had a bondage/tickle/torture fetish.... and to find out my sister did too....WOW..... it's pretty cool..... anyway... we will be reuniting this November... and only then will we find out who is more ticklish than the other!!!! Yippeee I am sooooo excited!!! xoxoxo Iris

 

[Texas_Tickle]

I don't discredit that it COULD be genetic in some people, but based on the responses, and my gut feeling, tells me it is normally not genetics.

 

[LindyHopper]

There are very few human traits that are solely genetic or solely environmental. Nearly everything of any interest comes from the interaction between the two.

I'd say that genes must provide a preparedness for being ticklish, and that there could be something genetic about the tendency to develop specific fetishes. But how that actually shakes out to enjoying tickling as a pastime... that would have to be related to life experience.

 

[paracarl44]

It could be a possibility.

 

[duderino84]

I think it's a nurture kind of thing. My mom and dad never really took much of an interest in tickling. Her parents (can't really say for my dad's side because when I knew them I was too young to know enough and they moved across the country) expressed very mild interest in tickling. But I did have those stereotypical uncles that wanted to tickle, and I have an old brother that despite growing up in a different household always pinned me when I was young and tickled me. Hated it, honestly. But I guess it grew up on me because I ended up thinking about other things semi-related.

I was very shy and quiet growing up. I read a lot of science fiction and fantasy stories. Sometimes there was mention of things that tickled. That got me even then.

Eventually I snapped and decided to turn to the ler side because. ....it's comparatively more fun. But it makes sense; household that didn't encourage tickling, being tickled against my will, being shy and associating the feeling with being tickled (like how people are embarrassed by being ticklish), introversion around my puberty years. ....for me it adds up. I became attached to the tickling because for me it was a more pleasant association at the time than what comes out of the stereotypical overt "fucking" porn.

If it were genetic why doesn't everyone love tickling?

 

[Alliekat]

I do not know if the fetish is genetic, but my younger sister and younger cousin both loved tickling when were growing up. I would know because I was often the target of their attacks! I am not sure if it ever developed into a fetish for them the way it has for me though.