Why cant we tickle ourselves

Question

or why is it that people can tickle us?

Answer 1

we can not tickle selves because body knows whats coming and how we going to do it as with others we don't know  

Answer 2

Because it's the sensation of someone else touching you, especially where you feel sensitive. It's kind of like having s*x, it's better when you have someone else there, not by yourself. If that makes sense. It's just the sensation of someone else's touch.

Answer 3

because you body expects it, you have to tell your body to move in order to tickle yourself so your body sees it coming

Answer 4

We cant because we know we are going to do it so it doesnt tickle the only reason we laugh when some tickles us is because its unexpected!

Answer 5

because we are sociable, we need need contact with people

Answer 6

I reckon it's the element of surprise...*tickle*

Answer 7

I can't touch my own feet, especially when I'm washing them. It's awful.

Answer 8

because we're aware of it, we know whats tickly and whats sore and what feels nothing, and we wont deliberately sit there and try to tickle our own sides cos we know we wont get anything out of it, but try let sum1 else do it and we're on the floor in a ball in stitches screaming for mercy, its brain trickery.and its self-awareness.

Answer 9

I am guessing that your sensation when you are tickling yourself gets diffused since you have two surfaces that are receiving sensation and you are aware of it.  When others do it, they are directly stimulating you in the area you are ticklish.  But honestly, I think I always just laughed at tickling because I was uncomfortable with people touching me in sensitive areas.

Answer 10

No idea, but apparently, well what I heard was that the closest sensation of us tickling ourselves it our little finger on the roof of our mouth!

Answer 11

I'm wondering why u wan't to tickle yourself in the first place;) but it's b/c you are concentrating on ur fingers instead of wat's bein tickled. I discovered that w/masturbation:)

Answer 12

Your body will expect it, you have to be surprised by it :)

Answer 13

1. Sometimes we can.

2. Because they want too.

=)

peace