- Tickling fetishism
Tickling fetishism is a
paraphilia in which participants derivesexual stimulation fromtickling , or being tickled by, another person. Knismolagnia is the experience of sexual gratification from the act oftickling .Erotic tickling may involve the physical restraint of a submissive by a dominant. Although some consider it aBDSM activity, tickling is not fully recognised by the community and is relatively unknown in the mainstream.In
Dominance and submission scenarios,sexual partner s may agree upon asafeword to signal that the tickling should stop.Different individuals may find tickling of virtually any region of the
body to be pleasurable, and this fetish can also involve excitement just from watching others being tickled. Popular tickle spots include the feet, navel, breasts, nipples, armpits, ribs, sides, stomach, and genitals.Most adults are known to enjoy tickling, either participating or watching.Fact|date=June 2008 It can play a part in courting rituals, especially among younger people, and can therefore be considered part of
foreplay for many partners in the term's broadest sense. However, people who claim to have a tickling fetish are likely to enjoy this activity to the exclusion of other pre-sex activities. For some, the focus is entirely on the tickling, with full intercourse less important or not included at all. People whose sexuality is based almost solely on tickling can be said to have a tickling fixation. Thisfixation may also exist outside of sexual contexts. The number of people who possess this fetish in its fullest sense is unknown, but since the advent of theinternet there has been a growing online community with the popular Tickling Media Forum having over 70,000 members as of March 2008.Acarophilia, a related term, refers to a general love of tickling and being tickled, but doesn't necessarily have any sexual or fetishist component to it.
ee also
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Laughter
*Tickling
*Yaqi Bibliography
*Moran, Michael. "Erotic Tickling".
Greenery Press ,2003 . ISBN 1-890159-46-8
*Courtois, Wayne. "My Name is Rand". Suspect Thoughts Press,2004 . ISBN 0-9710846-7-XExternal links
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