What is the scientific reason for tickling being painful?

Question

I hate it.

Answer 1

The sensation of tickling has evolved to alert us to the presence of small creatures on our bodies. We feel the tickling, do not like that feeling and it forces us to act to stop the sensation by removing the cause of it.

This was helpful to our survival because it protected us from being killed or hurt by poisonous bugs or harmful parasites.

I'd imagine it becomes painful when there is too much of the tickling feeling and the brain interprets this as a greater threat.

Answer 2

I am a Dr. and i can answer your question well you know how when you tickle your self your not ticklish but when something else does it like you said it is painful so when someone else tickles you are actually what Dr. called being scared because your not sure what the person will do next!!! but you know what you are going to do next!!! Hope this helps!! Good luck and hope you understand what I'm trying to say!!!

Answer 3

Sensory overload. The pleasure centers are crossed with the pain centers and the resulting confusion in brain signals to the muscles causes a backlash of frantic spasms and panic.

Answer 4

It is not painful per say ,it is over stimulating .

Answer 5

Cause it makes you piss yourself.