Dear Anita

Thank you for putting this here. Ever since I was a child I HATE BEING TICKLED. I feel very upset, powerless and in fact before even I read the science or history of Ticklish, I personally started to feel that tickling someone is a form of torture.

My boyfriend tickled me so often in my private area and on my breast. In one occasion it happened in a shopping centre where I was extremely upset that I nearly shout at him in a public place. I went to the bathroom and cried seriously as I though at that time I must have a problem with my body. I have told me in numerous occasions not to do it but he keeps doing it. This has led to a point where I avoid sitting very close to him and has now affect the level of affection I use to show him. Obviously this has affect the level of intimacy between us. He tickled me badly last night where I cried and felt like he is abusing me. I am feeling that it is something that he will never understand and I am about to break up with him because of this as I feel abused. He argued that I am being too sensitive and moody as his exes liked it. Now that I have read this post I believe he has an intellectual issue not to understand how I feel and I cannot accept this behaviours.

Thank you again for putting this together.

Kady