Do some of us need mental help?

[RavenMoon]

Raven ur so bold you make me very very happy to know you

sometimes im in complete awe of your honesty and boldness

KUDOS

Thank you very much. That was awfully sweet of you!

I share because I know what it is like to think you are sick and wrong. And I hope that I can help at least one other person out there realize they are just fine how they are.

Best wishes to you and yours...

 

[KrazieDog]

Liking what you like is just that, as well as fantasy is just that. Your fetish, more often than not, is hardwired into you as something you really dig. I hate tomatoes, but I don't think you are mental (well I kind of do 😛) for loving tomato juice beyond all other things. It would be easy to say "tomatoes are normal everyday food" and yes they may be to you, but to me they are disgusting and cause me to vomit. So does tickling, practiced everyday by regular families as couples, with friends, or with their children, make you mental because you like it more than, "the norm"? Nope, I don't think so one bit.

So if in your fantasies you tickle torture people, or lick a yak, or do any order of crazy shit that you never ever act on and that stay in your head, than I don't think that makes you any more of a torturer, or yak licker, or anything else anymore than I don't think loving to read or fantasize about Lord of the Rings makes you a Hobbit going on an adventure to a volcano to save the world. Don't spend all your time worrying about whether you conform or fit to other people ideals and standards. Enjoy your life.

 

[slacker2114]

I know I'm ok because the voices tell me so. They also say the rest of you are deranged. But it has nothing to do with tickling.

Seriously though, the only way you'd need help because of your fetish is if it went beyond a simple fetish and became an unhealthy obsession. If it overrode your common sense and compelled you to do things that crossed the line between fantasy and reality, you'd definitely be a good shrink candidate.

But if you keep it all in check and it's just a kink for you, sexual or otherwise, you're fine. In fact, you're probably in better mental health than most vanillas.

 

[Excess]

I think we're all batshit crazy. Some of us, like me, just not as much as others. 😀 So probably yes.

 

[dove]

Tickling is, as tickling does. If your intent is to be sadistic and willingly harm someone, then yes, seek help. If it's consentual fun, then everthing's fine.

What he said, of course! You can be 'into' having sex with someone, but it doesn't mean you like to rape them 🙂

 

[Skipadeedoodah]

I think there are a good many lees who would be very disappointed if some of our lers didn't have a sadistic streak 😉

 

[vladtickleman22]

Some probably do. But i doubt it has anything to do with the fetish.

 

[ParanoidChant]

It's interesting that this subject even comes up here.

I remember another recent thread where the question was whether suppressing your fetish is healthy, which I think kinda ties into this discussion: if you don't accept your sexuality, I believe it can have a negative impact on your overall mental health.

Now I'm not saying that ignoring your love of tickling if gonna make you start talking to your cats, but psychologically, humans need sexual release, and keeping it pent up just ain't healthy. The fact that society at large still regards paraphilia as a punchline definitely makes it alot more likely that more of us will suppress our fetish/kink, which I'm guessing is why this topic is even discussed on boards like this one.

So do some of us need mental help? Possibly, if they let the pressure to suppress get to them. But that wouldn't make the fetish the root cause.

 

[Musicroxmysox]

Meh...crazy....yes....because of tickling....no.

As long as your not attacking random people on the street I say your fine.

 

[Perduabo]

I'm sure there are a fair amount of nutcases on the site....but as far as being mentally unstable for enjoying tickling....nah.

Just as long as yo don't go on any tickling rampage through the streets of Manhattan I think you're good 😀

 

[rhiannon]

Think so too! 🙂 As long as you only want to do it with people who consent, it's perfectly alright....just as any other fetish is!

 

[Ticklemaso]

Well there are ticklers and ticklees. I'm a ticklee. I'm sure all the ticklees will agree that we need you sadistic ticklers in our lives. LONG LIVE SADISTIC TICKLERS!!

 

[rhiannon]

The problem is though that not every lee finds a ler and vice versa.

 

[leafstk]

Judging by a few threads I've seen posted recently, I would have to go with.... um, yeah!! LOL

 

[solescratcher99]

I do. You see, I like to ask complete strangers online trivial questions about my sexuality numerous times a day. When I'm not whacking it to the idea that someone is completely weirded out by my socially miscalibrated antics, I like to pick arguments on forums and debate about topics in which I have no schooling or genuine expertise.

 

[BrightEyes1082]

I don't understand why you say that people who are into bondage
and S&M are "normal people" and think people into tickling are sadists.
For one thing, S&M stands for sadism & masochism. Therefore sadists
and masochists. Are you suggesting that tickle torture is sadistic, but
that sadism is not sadistic? 😕 And that sadism in and of itself is bad?
Does not compute!

 

[RChello]

On the advice of my psychiatrist...

Hello everyone, I was just thinking I like many of you enjoy the idea of tickle torture and find it sexually appealing so I sometimes think does this make me a sick weirdo? Do any of you ever think this of your self? Are those of us who like tickle torture sadistic? I believe we are but not in a bad way, but then I wonder is there really a good way to be sadistic? I would never break into a women's house and torture her so maybe I'm perfectly sane. I like bondage and S&M but so do a lot of normal harmless people but maybe I could be somehow different from them, I don't know. I guess my question to all is how do u feel about your fetish? Does it bother you? Do u think blending sadism and sexuality is wrong? I just would like to hear your views on this


your friend 911.

I respectfully plead the 5th 😀

 

[Casey_Fairfax]

Speaking personally, I'd say my tickle fetish is deeply rooted in fantasy. My preference is the sadistic side that you mentioned, but this is pure fantasy for me, and I would never, ever act them out no matter what. It's called self control, and having a healthy grasp on both reality and fantasy, knowing the difference, and most importantly...being true to yourself and who you are as a person in real life.

In reality, the girls I work with are my dear friends, many of whom I've known for years and years. I would NEVER even think twice about doing something they didn't 100% consent to (and more importantly to me...are actually into and enjoy). That's self control. That's reality.

In fantasy, I'd have each and every one of them tied up and tickle tortured (among other sexy fetish activities) in all kinds of crazy scenarios. Hey...sort of like how I ACTUALLY do (lol!). Key word = fantasy. Sure I dream up crazy situations and scenarios all the time with not only my girls, but ladies I know, co-workers, etc. That's called a healthy expression of your own desires. Perfectly normal, and MOST IMPORTANTLY...perfectly safe, since it's in your mind.

So no...as long as you're true to who you are (LOL of course not including actual nut jobs among us!), know the difference (and respect it) between your fantasies and reality, I think it's incredibly normal to possess those desires. Keep em' in your mind (unless with willing participants) and you're all good in the hood.

🙂

Casey
www.heroineuniverse.com

 

[rhiannon]

There are a lot of people on this forum I think need mental help... but not for the tickling fetish. =D

Exactly 🙂

 

[ZenTickling]

Sanity is relative.