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This section contains variety of articles from a variety of sources...articles about play safety and other topics of interest to the community.  Some are geared towards a greater understanding of what it really means to take part in play with another person.  Whether that play is one-on-one or within a group setting, there are a number of safety factors to keep in mind.  You will find articles addressing many of these factors here.  Much thanks to Spenser, Jay Weisman and Chris M. for providing most of the safety articles back when we had the Tickle Scene site up and running.    We'll continue to add to this section as time goes on...including some info. on making your own bondage gear, etc.

While everyone has their own style of play and preferences for how things take place, there are some simple guides to aid those who have had little or no experience.  Recognizing your own preferences and developing your own style is to be expected.  After all, we're all unique individuals.  This section will just give you some helpful information as you travel along this, our own little road less travelled.

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NOTE:  Please feel free to send along any articles you may wish to share for review and possible posting.  These must be either written by you or things you have the author's permission to share.  If you know of an article that's up elsewhere on the web and think it's worth adding, just send us the link and we'll check it out and get permissions if we feel it's of value to the community.

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 Breath Control: Is Epinephrine the "Smoking Gun"?

 Eight Techniques for Maintaining Communication and Trust During a Scene

 General "Scene" Etiquette

 Negotiation & Safewords

 Parties, Play & Negotiation, some terms

 Personal Privacy, Anonymity & Discretion

 Safety & Breathplay

 Safety Basics

 "Scene" Aftercare, Part 1

 "Scene" Aftercare, Part 2

 Socials & Civil Behavior

 Some Play Basics

 "Sub-Space"

 Survivors, PTSD and Play

 Tickling Party House Rules

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You can find many more excellent articles about lifestyle, play and other relevant topics at the TicklePedia website.  We highly recommend paying them a visit.

Mainstream Article Listing

Article Name	Description
Annals of Improbably Research:  Three Takes on Tickling	fun research site with some info. on scientific views of tickling
Anne Hopper's SEX: A Manual	online manual that discusses alternative lifestyles, among other sexuality topics
Answers.com	definition and article on tickling
Astro Jokes:  The Twelve Tickles	cute little joke about how ones zodiac sign might effect their response to being tickled.
BBC Parenting:  Play & Do - tickling games	short article about introducing babies to the joy of being tickled.
Can a person be too ticklish?	not so scientific look at the question
CogNet	info. on a study of tickling with rats
Coochie Coochie Coo: Studies Show Rats Enjoy Tickling	info. on a study of tickling with rats
Cool Quiz.com	article on tickling yourself
Couples Who Laugh Together, Last Together	article on relationships that encourages things like tickling
Current Biology:  Reconstructing the Evolution of Laughter in Great Apes and Humans	article on the title topic
* cybercrime-alerts * - Feds catch principal in tickle terror Web	news article about "Terry Tickle", really a guy posing as a woman
Dear Dom Tickle Hospital (2005-03-26)	response to a question about tickling
Dear Prudence:  Ticked-Off by Tickle Attacks	respone to complaint about boyfriends tickling attacks
Does it make you more ticklish if the person tickling you verbally teases you during the tickling?	response to the question
FAQ Farm:  Is excessive tickling abuse?	response to the question
Forced Tickling Your Girlfriend	question and response about a non-con tickling situation
Ha!  Ha!  Ha! - What's Funny	article on laughter and why we laugh, includes tickling as one reason
Half-Bakery:  Tickle Me Elbow	article about tickling
How much tickling is too much tickling?	responses to the question
How Stuff Works:  Why can't you tickle yourself?	Groan!  This one again...maintaining the fallacy that nobody wants to be tickled as the reason why we supposedly can't tickle ourselves.
How To Annoy Your Wife	light-hearted article on ways to annoy ones wife...includes tickling
Human Side of Photography	tips on taking natural looking pics...including using tickles
Is being ticklish partly a mental thing?	a look at some of the psychological aspects of tickling
Mediamatic:  Tickle Me	article in German (?) periodical...worth a look
National Library of Medicine:  Tickling expectations: neural processing in anticipation of a sensory stimulus	psychological/neurological look at how we respond to anticipation of being tickled
Neuroscience for Kids:  A Ticklish Question	questions about tickling supposedly geared towards kids, though not many I know would understand half of what they said
Non-Drug Treatment of ADD/ADHD	article includes reference to tickling as a common trait in patients (subscription required now)
NYC24 Hijinks Tickle	article about tickling, including as a fetish
Ostracism and Indirect Reciprocity:  the Reproductive Significance of Humor	study that includes tickle mention (PDF)
Parents Leadership Institute:  Why Not Tickle My Child?	article about negative consequences of pushing tickling on kids
Parents Leadership Institute: A Mother Graduates from Tickling To Listening	article about tickling as a copout instead of truly listening
Perry Mason:  Tickling Myself!	just a little blog mention recommending self-tickling
Personal MD:  Tickle Me - Reflex?	a look at the relationship between tickling and humor
Physiology of laughter and tickling	a look at the relationship between tickling and humor
Psychology Today:  The Benefits of Laughter	laughter as a means to a healthy relationship, includes tickle mention
Pickup Guide	article about finding partner's desires, including tickling
Police Volunteer Cuffed, Tickled   1 - 2	article about tickling at a police station nearly getting a cop fired
Poop Report	account of tickle torture on a 'different' kind of fetish site  (hold your nose!) lol
Price to Pay: The Superhero Fetish, Part 1 of 2	article about fetishes
Salon Se- Turned on With A Tickle	article about tickling as a fetish
San Francisco Chronical:  Tickling in abuse	article about a boy tickled as part of sexual abuse
Scarleteen:  Help, Tickling Incident, Molested?	a young girls fear-filled search to find out what tickling is about after a total overreaction by her teacher and others when she was seen tickling her own arm in class
SCENE Profiles:  Interview with Yaqi	interview with Yaqi about tickling and what tickling means to him
Science:  It's the tickle, not the tickler	short article about a study stating that tickling is purely physical and not social
Science Frontiers Online: Knismesis and Gargalesis	another study about tickling
SFBay Guardian:  Dear Andrea	second question is about tickling
Studies in the Psychology of Sex: Touch	article on touch that includes tickling
Suzy's World:  Why can't you tickle yourself?	it's that question again!
The Laughing Species	evolutionary view of tickling
The Ten Fingers of Dr. H.	an article about tickling and tickling studies
There is money to be made in the specialized field of tickling	article about tickling in the media and how it relates to humor in general
Tickled in Brothers K (book)	Gloria Poll's book about her experiences making the movie
Tickling Courtney	just a bit of wishful, and fun, dreaming about Courtney Cox
Tickling Fetishism, Sexual Disorders	tickling presented as a sexual dysfunction  bah!
Tickling Memories Contest	looking for people to share memories of their favorite tickling experiences...only a couple of responses
Ticklish Question	article in WA education site
What are the health benefits of tickling/getting tickled?	a medical view of tickling
Why are people so addicted to tickling?	a look at being addicted to tickling/being tickled
Wikipedia - tickling boots	looks at sci-fi stories that use tickling boots as a means of punishment/torture
Wonder Quest:  What causes tickling?	article about tickling
Your SeDoctor: Segame tickles my fancy	article about segames and relationships

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