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Aneirin -> Sensitivity ? (11/22/2008 6:53:49 PM)

Ok, I need to ask this question ;

Is anyone here not ticklish, I mean if someone were to attempt to tickle you, you would not feel the sensation ?

I ask, as I am not ticklish, I was once, a long time ago, but now, nothing, if someone tried to tickle me, I would go , yes, am I supposed to feel something here ?

In fact, I feel few sensations, and instantaneous pain, well that quickly fades. I put the pain thing down to learning to white light pain years ago, but I don't know, am I doing this subconsciously now or not, or is it, my feeling is going.

Can anyone shed any light on this or am I going uncomfortably numb ?

What about D/s, has anyone come across anyone like this, and is there a way it can be sorted out or at least bettered ?




missturbation -> RE: Sensitivity ? (11/22/2008 7:02:45 PM)

I'm majorly ticklish but with a bit of effort i can block it out completely.




lazarus1983 -> RE: Sensitivity ? (11/22/2008 7:05:44 PM)

I had a girlfriend that had a bad back, and so she was always getting back massages and whatnot. When I would give her one, I had to pretty much beat the hell out of her back, because she was so used to it. Whereas another girlfriend I had, she didn't get nearly as many, and so her back was much more sensitive to being touched, and I didn't need to apply nearly as much pressure.

I don't get massages, I rarely get touched, so when I do, I jump like someone's just shocked me, because I'm not used to it. The only person that regularly touches me is the lady that cuts my hair. And she never goes below my hairline. One day...one day...

So in my professional opinion as a scientician, the more physical contact you have, the more you get used to it. So, have you, Aneirin, had a lot of physical contact in your life, that would possibly lead you to be so used to it, that the sensation has dulled?




persephonee -> RE: Sensitivity ? (11/22/2008 7:06:09 PM)

ooo..me too....the only time i react to tickling is if it really pleases the person doing it....its really ticklish..but for some reason, if im not motivated to feel it, i can totally make it stop being ticklish...wow...i wonder if we are related....like that movie...omg...what was it with the long lost twins...one was with the dad and the other with the mom....AND the mom was in ENGLAND....omg...could it be truuuuuue?




Aneirin -> RE: Sensitivity ? (11/22/2008 7:14:54 PM)

In answer, no, I have not had much physical contact, even as a kid, the hug thing was not there, in fact, with my ex, I recoiled at touch, it took a good while to get used to it. The ex used to call me cold for the lack of sensitivity.

I have had back injuries, and head injuries, I do have nerve path damage leading to failing hearing in one ear and the same side failing eyesight , but the sensitivity thing was not there long before those injuries. If it  was a recent thing, given the injuries sustained, I might understand , but am non plussed as to  what is  happening.

The Doctor just simply told me, some people are more sensitive than others. Look mate, if I do not notice flesh burning or smell it, I don't feel it except for a dull sensation, the pain one would expect I don't register.




lazarus1983 -> RE: Sensitivity ? (11/22/2008 7:16:58 PM)

quote:

ORIGINAL: Aneirin

In answer, no, I have not had much physical contact, even as a kid, the hug thing was not there, in fact, with my ex, I recoiled at touch, it took a good while to get used to it. The ex used to call me cold for the lack of sensitivity.

I have had back injuries, and head injuries, I do have nerve path damage leading to failing hearing in one ear and the same side failing eyesight , but the sensitivity thing was not there long before those injuries. If it  was a recent thing, given the injuries sustained, I might understand , but am non plussed as to  what is  happening.

The Doctor just simply told me, some people are more sensitive than others. Look mate, if I do not notice flesh burning or smell it, I don't feel it except for a dull sensation, the pain one would expect I don't register.



Well then it's very obvious, Aneirin. You're a goddamned superhero. Now go out and stop a bank robbery.




OrionTheWolf -> RE: Sensitivity ? (11/22/2008 7:38:08 PM)

It is likely done subconsciously now. As you mentioned you divert sensations of pain, which I learned while studying Tai Chi, it is the same thing. I used to be ticklish when I was younger and not anymore.


quote:

ORIGINAL: Aneirin

Ok, I need to ask this question ;

Is anyone here not ticklish, I mean if someone were to attempt to tickle you, you would not feel the sensation ?

I ask, as I am not ticklish, I was once, a long time ago, but now, nothing, if someone tried to tickle me, I would go , yes, am I supposed to feel something here ?

In fact, I feel few sensations, and instantaneous pain, well that quickly fades. I put the pain thing down to learning to white light pain years ago, but I don't know, am I doing this subconsciously now or not, or is it, my feeling is going.

Can anyone shed any light on this or am I going uncomfortably numb ?

What about D/s, has anyone come across anyone like this, and is there a way it can be sorted out or at least bettered ?





OrionTheWolf -> RE: Sensitivity ? (11/22/2008 7:39:50 PM)

Now this is a different story. While you can refocus pain, it should still be registered. If it is to the point that damage can occur without you knowing it, then another doctor is in order.


quote:

ORIGINAL: Aneirin

In answer, no, I have not had much physical contact, even as a kid, the hug thing was not there, in fact, with my ex, I recoiled at touch, it took a good while to get used to it. The ex used to call me cold for the lack of sensitivity.

I have had back injuries, and head injuries, I do have nerve path damage leading to failing hearing in one ear and the same side failing eyesight , but the sensitivity thing was not there long before those injuries. If it  was a recent thing, given the injuries sustained, I might understand , but am non plussed as to  what is  happening.

The Doctor just simply told me, some people are more sensitive than others. Look mate, if I do not notice flesh burning or smell it, I don't feel it except for a dull sensation, the pain one would expect I don't register.





Vendaval -> RE: Sensitivity ? (11/22/2008 11:00:54 PM)

I second Orion's suggestion of visiting the doctor to check on any possible nerve damage.




myotherself -> RE: Sensitivity ? (11/23/2008 3:39:19 AM)

nope, not ticklish.  Never have been.  Having said that, I hate having my feet touched.  It's not a ticklish sensation, it's an unpleasant irritation.  Doesn't make me want to pull my feet away, giggling.  Makes me want to punch the person doing it.[:)]




Aneirin -> RE: Sensitivity ? (11/23/2008 5:36:48 AM)

So it is possible given my lack of affection in my youth, I never really knew the sensation, either that or I have self consciously cut it out. If that is so, can sensation be re-awakened, does anyone know if this can work, has tried it with success etc ?

Doctors I have a dim view of, here we have general practitioners, basically jack of all trades, masters at none, the belief is if something does not stop day to day living, it is of no consequence. So, I myself research my own healthcare, as I know going to the doc will be a waste of words.

Personally, I think this is a mental thing not a physical thing, I have at some point switched something off in my mind and have since lost where the switch is, or even forgotten it's existence.




MadameMarque -> RE: Sensitivity ? (11/23/2008 7:32:03 AM)

I would get checked out, by a neurologist and/or a good acupuncturist.  It's not so much the not being ticklish, as it is the instant pain that fades quickly, and just general lack of sensation that you seem to be describing, that would merit a check up of your nervous system.





Quivver -> RE: Sensitivity ? (11/23/2008 8:41:53 AM)

quote:

ORIGINAL: Aneirin

Personally, I think this is a mental thing not a physical thing, I have at some point switched something off in my mind and have since lost where the switch is, or even forgotten it's existence.



I think this could be a part of it.
I too am far from ticklish.  This has been a consistent throughout the years regardless to amount of touch
has been in my life.  Having read a good number of your posts I've come to view you as another who lives
a good bit of life in our heads.  Not that the physical isnt important or there, but the head has to be fully
engaged for something to touch with any depth. 

Am I even slightly on track?? 




Aneirin -> RE: Sensitivity ? (11/23/2008 9:12:56 AM)

Well, I 've had varying degrees of depression most of my life, since at least the mid teens, only something now that is coming to recognition. I think I have learned to shut down the external self because of times of distress, in that whatever the situation, I can be physically present, but me, I am elsewhere.

But having recognised that, do you know what it is like for the soul to scream to feel, feel something beyond the norm ? Everything is dull, there is nothing different than the norm.

Cold fish I have been called, oh what it must be like to be normal.




Termyn8or -> RE: Sensitivity ? (11/23/2008 9:59:44 AM)

The part about not feeling pain, I have heard of that. They have a name for it but I con't think of it. People with the condition hurt themselves, like by just grabbing something out of the oven without potholders or a mitt or anything.

My hands were like that up until about two years ago, I could fry bacon without utensils, flip the peices with my fingers. Yup right in the grease, albeit only for a few milliseconds. For some reason my fingers are gaining sensitivity, although I can still wipe the tip of a hot soldering iron with my finger to clean the slag off. Most people use a wet sponge, but then there's me.

Anyway the people with the condition I mentioned are not numb, their other tactile sense works, just not pain. As far as ticklish, I don't think anyone knows why one person is and another is not.

If certain areas of your body are numb it may be due to an undetected minor stroke, but if it your whole body I doubt it.

T




Aneirin -> RE: Sensitivity ? (11/23/2008 11:06:03 AM)

Ah well, thanks to those that have responded, but aside from some physically numb bits due to sciatica, I have come to the conclusion that my 'ailment' is more mental than physical. By virtue of it being of a mental nature, it like a habit can, should be resolved, perhaps like a hard disc, can be reprogrammed or overwritten in some way.

My question now would be any suggestions ?

Suggestions aside from the medical unprofession, they have to date been largely useless.




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