Tickling could be the path to sexual nirvana as study finds one quarter of people experienced an orgasm from only being tickled
If you think being tickled by a partner is a bit weird and uncomfortable, you might want to think again. According to a study, it could be the path to sexual nirvana.
Researchers contacted more than 700 people online who had expressed an interest in tickling, asking them about their enjoyment of tickling sensations, as well as their preference for being the “tickler” or “tickler,” and consideration of tickling as a sexual activity . .
And they found that a significant minority of men and women could have an orgasm from tickling alone.
Researchers found that a significant minority of men and women could achieve orgasm from tickling alone (stock photo)
“A quarter of respondents reported experiencing orgasms solely through tickling, while approximately 88 percent expressed sexual satisfaction through tickling alone,” said the researchers from Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (pictured) in Germany.
“A quarter of respondents reported experiencing orgasms solely through tickling, while approximately 88 percent expressed sexual satisfaction through tickling alone,” said the researchers from Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz in Germany.
They added that tickling adds to “the emotional complexity of intimate encounters.”
The findings have been published in the journal Frontiers In Psychology.