My ticklishness is more intense if I am taken by surprise!

[Helena]

Hello everybody,

I find that if I have prepared myself physically(lotion on feet and legs, grooming, etc.) and mentally(fantasizing, wanting to be held down, perhaps help tickling situation occur) that I am much less ticklish than if I am just taken without warning.

My partner and I were in bed this morning, and all of a sudden he started tickling me with no warning. My whole body was far more ticklish this morning when I was unable to mentally prepare for it. Most of the time I ask him to do it. Sometimes I'll direct him and tell him how I want to be tied. Even though I'm on the bottom, I feel like I'm in charge. But the sensations are completely different when I am taken by surprise. Has anyone else experienced this? 🙂

 

[drew70]

Absolutely. Many believe that ticklishness is a natural defense mechanism, left over from times when we lived outdoors and might have spiders, ants, or tarantulas crawling on us. Being ticklish would cause us to react to such dangers. If this is true, it stands to reason that such a sensation would be more intense when combined with the element of surprise.

 

[ForgottenTcklr]

I completely agree with you,

In fact, they say that is why you cannot tickle yourself. It's becuase you know exactly when and where the tickling is coming (because your brain sends those signals!)

 

[Ayla ny]

also, your defenses are at their lowest when you first wake up. what a way to wake up! 😀

 

[terorizer]

Strangely enough, I go back and forth... sometimes a surprise tickle doesn't tickle at all and sometimes a tickle I can see coming hardly tickles. Other times, the reverse is true.

 

[Spenser]

Helena,

In "D&S" kink, this is called 'topping from the bottom'. Sounds like you have more fun when it all just comes naturally.

Spenser

 

[Travis]

I'm pretty sure I'm only ticklish when taken by surprise.
Which is a bit of a shame, really..

 

[MistressValerie]

LOL, Spenser, so that's what it's called: "topping from the bottom." 😉 That's usually how I get tickled (on the rare occasion that I do), and may be why I sometimes complain of not being ticklish enough!

I do remember fondly one time that my tickle/trample-girl, Rachel, grabbed me suddenly from behind and began to tickle my waist, and I almost jumped out of my skin from the sensation! I loved it and regretted never being able to get a repeat reaction ... ahh, the disadvantage of being a natural top, always directing things.

Love and laughter,

 

[milagros317]

I am definitely more ticklish if I don't know where or when the next touch is coming. That's why we often use a blindfold--I never know which part of my body is going to be next.

 

[kingofswing]

Totally!

I know that Lexi is much more ticklish if I just grab her foot or waist by surprise than when we plan the whole thing. But she is just incredibly ticklish 99% of the time anyway LOL

Other key tickle enhancing factors I've found...when she's tired and has no real defenses she is the most ticklish she can be. Also, in the morning after her feet have been warm and cozy under covers all night, they can be even more sensitive than usual.

 

[ericr]

Yes, I sometimes find surprise tickling is more ticklish. I yell or scream more when first tickled by surpise. It seems like it is immediately highly ticklish whereas it may take a lot of skillful tickling and teasing to reach that level of ticklishness when I know it is coming.

 

[MistressValerie]

Interesting, Slipshirt -- I had recently raised the question about ticklishness vs. temperature, and many people agreed that warm skin is more ticklish, especially if the ler's fingers are cool. It would seem, therefore, that the ultimate combination would be tickling a lee by surprise, with his/her skin being warm and dry and the ler having cool or cold fingers 🙂 🙂 🙂

I am going to experiment with this (in the name of science, of course) and report back here when I have a sufficient number of samples ... if I can get Hiro to hold still long enough, that is ...

 

[Helena]

The responses to my post about being more ticklish when taken by surprise have given me alot to think about. I'm glad I asked about it.

I introduced tickling in my relationship with my partner, and it took me a long time to get him to the point that he is at now with just spontaneously tickling me.

I admit that I nagged him to do it and bossed him around while he was tying me and I may have taken the fun out of it for a period of time. I have never heard the expression 'topping from the bottom', but that's what I was doing.

But I don't regret the time I spent working with my partner and explaining my desire to be tickled. I've discovered that I am more ticklish when taken by surprise, and the feeling was craziness. I am glad that I convinced him that I like tickling so much, because now he is starting to get creative without me directing so much.

 

[starfires]

Oh yes, I love surprise tickles! If done right, one can get me helpless in less than a second that way. Come up behind me and start wiggling your fingers gently on my lower ribs, that's all there is to it: I'll be too weak to squirm away before I even realize I should try.
By the way, topping from the bottom is a lot of fun sometimes. Once after winning a round in a game where the winner gets to order people to do stuff, I ordered someone to "sometime between now and midnight, give me a surprise tickle". Unfortunately she turned out to be the least skillful (and least sneaky) tickler present, but I'll choose better next time.

 

[stevedaboy2]

yes so have i think ur right i had the same thing with my gf if u wanna chat get me on yahoo messenger [email protected]