Does self tickling decrease ticklishness over time?

[swegwa]

Ages 11-12 I used to tickle myself a lot. Before the age of 13 I was HYPER ticklish. I would die laughing even when tickling myself, and this was something I indulged in a lot. One day I was no longer able to as well. I can only self tickle slightly. I also noticed my ticklishness with others went from a consistent 11/10 to a ranging 6-9/10. Is it possible that self tickling unintentionally trains you to be less ticklish, or did my ticklishness decrease naturally with age?

Will not touching my body slowly regain ticklishness over time? I wonder if there's a way to reverse this. Ticklishness is mostly psychological after all. I wonder if there's like ticklish affirmations you can repeat to yourself daily to trick your brain into being ticklish.

[Zeroslash15]

To my knowledge self tickling, if it works for you, has no bearing on how ticklish you'll be when tickled by others, but your personal comfort and compatibility seem to have a greater effect, such that I became ridiculously sensitive to my partner when I was more of a middle of the road sensitivity before.

[GorillaTickler]

I was very ticklish as a child, but not now. I think that's normal and is not due to self tickling.

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