2006-07-21 08:43:52 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Other - Health
Scientists don't really know why, but they say that the laughter is a reflex of tickling, so they think it requires the element of surprise for psychological reactions. And since you know it's coming when you tickle yourself, you won't have that muscular or psychological reflex.
2006-07-21 08:52:48 · answer #1 · answered by Sarah 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A person laughs when they are being tickled by someone else because they don't have 100% trust that the other person will not hurt them. (this falls under the category of human instinct.)
You cannot make yourself laugh because you know you're not going to strangle yourself.
2006-07-21 08:48:48 · answer #2 · answered by Tabor 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I can tickle myself, there's this spot behind my right knee and even if I knock it I can't stop giggling because it tickles so much!
2006-07-21 08:47:48 · answer #3 · answered by Chrissie 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It the matter of who has control. You decide when you're going to stop, and how much pressure you will put to the spot. When someone else has that control, its a personal violation, and the body reacts with ticklishness as its defense mechanism.
2006-07-21 08:48:33 · answer #4 · answered by rhino 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The reason lies in you knowing where and when you are going to tickle your self so you start to harden up before you tikle your self.
2006-07-21 08:47:03 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I can sometimes tickle the bottoms of my feet.
2006-07-21 08:46:49 · answer #6 · answered by wannabebeachbum 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
because the sensation of tickling is psychosomatic (all in your head). there must be a safeguard in your brain to protect you from tickling yourself to death.
2006-07-21 08:59:06 · answer #7 · answered by Billy W 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i think that if you try tickeling yourlself slowly with your finger tips (i guess that's how u spell it) you can drefinetly feel it i tickle my tights once in a blue lol is funny but it feels good lol
2006-07-21 08:49:16 · answer #8 · answered by qnzlilmami018 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your body is so used to your touch it doesn't react. However, your body can be extremely sensitive to other people's touch.
2006-07-21 08:48:45 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
That is kind of like telling yourself a joke, you see it coming.
2006-07-21 08:47:29 · answer #10 · answered by BuyTheSeaProperty 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋