why dont we tickle ourselves?and if we do then why dont we laugh????
485294
Because we anticipate it.
960501
I laughed when I saw this question... I am almost 30 years old and still cannot keep my composure when I am being tickled.  \n\nIt does not matter where, neck..thighs...underside of the arm...belly...feet...etc.  It drives me crazy.  As soon as people learn about it they use it for their benefit.  I on the other hand, wish I could make it stop.  \n\nBottom line is, you could get me to tell you whatever you wanted to hear by tickling me... or at least.. a well thought out lie......!\n\nLOL\nmandy
728897
Find out if they're ticklish...if they are,force them to say something funny/embarrassing.Keep tickling them til they say it.It's hysterical to watch! =)
470790
I don't think it's embarrassing. I actually think it can be fun. I haven't been tickle tortured by any of my siblings but I did have an older cousin who was really silly and when I was a kid she loved to tickle me. Once she tickled me until I could hardly breath at all. My sides were hurting from laughing so hard and I was flopping all over the place trying to get away from her but it was all in good fun. That's one of my most favorite memories from my childhood.
714600
*Laughing* \n\nYou need to get your Meds checked because your not well...
71905
It can increase the anxiety you feel that causes the laughing and squirming and uncomfortable feeling you have when someone tickles you. You associate that word with the uncomfortable feelings of being tickled in the past. Almost like a flashback from past experiences.
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because most of the time we are doing something on the computer or talking to someone we aint supposed to, so we are holding laughter in,  cause it will wake our other half up, lol
702629
it's easy! u get tickled only at the nerve endings of ur body. so when u try to tickle urself, ur brain already knows that, and the nerve impulses stop u from getting tickled.
23401
The sensation is derived from the sudden feeling that the brain did not expected to sensor. This would also explain why you cannot tickle yourself- because your brain knows it will be done.
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When we tickle ourselves, our mind knows in advance that is supposed to happen. So we develop some sort of a defence to counter the effect of the tickle.\nWhen somebody else tickles us suddenly our body is not prepared for that change of state.\n\n Even if u hit urself (not too hard) it pains lesser than when some body else hits u suddenly.
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By tickling yourself, your body is already preparing itself for the feeling. It's the same way that you might jump when someone lays a hand on you in the dark, while putting your own hand on your arm does nothing to scare you. Your mind already knows what to expect.
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Laughing is another body language way we have of communicating something that we find amusing.  It also has health benefits...Voltaire said "The art of medicine consists of keeping the patient amused while nature heals the disease."\n\nLaughter elevates moods, boosts the immune system, lowers blood pressure, protects the heart and reduces stress.  It also bonds us with our fellow humans.\n\nMany Blessings,\nLilyth
930542
its probably that you like to see women enjoying themselves - and you being in control\n\ntry untieing them and let them tickle you too - you might enjoy this more
628176
Come on people.... Why do some of you feel the need to be so-superior and say you never laugh at strange noises that come out of the human body.  I am 36 years old, and I still let out a chuckle whenever I hear someone "Float a quality air-biscuit".  \n\nIf that is just too immature for some people to fathom.... They really need to loosen up!  After all.... We all make these noises...  Why not laugh at them?  Anything that can make you laugh, has to be a good thing.
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because when you laugh your brain releases endorphins (a chemical in your brain) that make you feel good. same thing if you run alot, also called runners high. it just makes you feel happy, or better. which is also good if your depressed or something. just run and laugh alot. lol. :)
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Most of us have a ticklish spot somewhere on our bodies, and it is usually pretty easy to find. For some it's just above the knee, for others it's the back of the neck, and some of us go into fits of laughter if someone grabs our sides. Laughing when another person tickles you is a natural reaction. Scientists have discovered that the feeling experienced when we are tickled causes us to panic and is a natural defense to little creepy crawlers like spiders and bugs. Slight tickles from insects can send a chill through your body letting you know something is crawling on you.\n\nThat same ticklish feeling sends us into a state of panic and elicits a response of uncontrollable laughter if a person tickles us. It's the moment that you least expect to be tickled and are that causes you to feel extremely uneasy and panicked, which leads to the most intense ticklish feeling. Even if you do know that you are about to be tickled, the fear and unease of someone touching and possibly hurting you causes you to laugh. Some people are so ticklish that they begin laughing even before they are touched.\n\nSo, if someone else's touch can tickle us, why can't we tickle ourselves? Much of the explanation for this question is still unknown, but research has shown that the brain is trained to know what to feel when a person moves or performs any function. We aren't aware of a lot of the sensations generated by our movements. For example, you probably don't pay much attention to your vocal cords when you speak. For the same reason, we can't tickle ourselves. If we grab our sides in an attempt to tickle ourselves, our brain anticipates this contact from the hands and prepares itself for it. By taking away the feeling of unease and panic, the body no longer responds the same as it would if someone else were to tickle us.\n\nBrain scientists at the University College London have pinpointed the cerebellum as the part of the brain that prevents us from self-tickling. The cerebellum is the region located at the base of the brain that monitors our movements. It can distinguish expected sensations from unexpected sensations. An expected sensation would be the amount of pressure your fingers apply to your keyboard while typing. An unexpected sensation would be someone sneaking up behind you and tapping you on the shoulder. While the brain discards the sensation of typing, it pays a lot of attention to someone tapping on your shoulder. The difference in reactions from expected to unexpected is a built-in response that probably developed in early human history to detect predators.\n\nAlthough we are not able to tickle ourselves unassisted, there is a way to trick the brain by using a robot tickler. That's right. With all of the know-how of science and technology, a robot has been designed to allow people to tickle themselves. The same British scientists mentioned above have designed a machine that enables you to tickle yourself by remote control. To use the machine, a person lies on their back with their eyes shut. The robot is located near the person with a piece of soft foam attached to a plastic rod that is controlled by a remote control joystick. When the person activates the rod, the robot will react after a short delay. Even with delays as short as a fifth of a second from the time the person activates the rod until the robot tickled the person's hand, subjects have described the sensation as the same as another person tickling them. So, in a sense, you could tickle yourself with a robotic assistant.
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Naw, the aliens created us and then left us alone for the most part so they can find out what NOT to do.So they check in every now and again. Who doesn't need a good laugh once in a while?