this is going to seem like a joke but I am serious?

Question

Why can we not tickle ourselves? I am one of the most ticklish people ever, someone can't even get within an inch of my feet, i can't get foot rubs, pedicures, or anything. But I cannot tickle myself!!! Anyone out there know why this is?

Answer 1

There has been some research on this topic. It is believed to be part of socialization and society. Put another way, it is a way of connecting with others. That is one theory and not necessarily a fact. One study caused a random delay between movement of a feather and the command given to move the feather. With the delay, a person did experience a tickle. Without the delay, the person was not tickled. Sorry I cannot help more.

Answer 2

Our body reacts by increasing our adrenaline which gets us hyped up and excited when we know we're going to be touched/are being touched and we inturn become more sensitive. The same reason why when a woman gets turned on her body naturally lubricates itself, because she knows she going to be touched. Touching yourself...its not the same.

Answer 3

I think it's because when someone else tickles you, you aren't quite sure when or where they are going to do it - when you do it, you know what, where, and how you're going to do it.
Just a thought.

Answer 4

coz you know where your hand is going if youre tickling yourself and that makes you aware that you cannot laugh if you tickle yourself.

Answer 5

Because we can't really feel it if you get what I mean..in other words our brain can't really sense our movements. Weird, huh? Same goes when your talking..sometimes you might say at a recording of your voice, "thats my voice!?"

Answer 6

Tickling happens by suprise, when you do it yourself, you already know what is gonna happen, so it doesn't tickle.

Answer 7

Me either weird...lol !!!