I know that, when I’m aroused, the easiest way I can defuse the feeling is to make myself laugh.
But it just occurred to me – are there people who become aroused when they’re amused? I mean, I assume such people must exist, given that every single thing is both negatively and positively correlated with sex in some people. What do you guys think?
I’ve heard of dacryphiles (turned on by crying, although the term often refers to watching others cry), and I’ve heard of tickling fetishists, but I don’t think I’ve encountered anyone who was into laughing per se. Definitely wouldn’t surprise me, though.
(I, too, tend to laugh when turned on, especially if someone else is watching. While there could be a defusion aspect, for me I think it’s mainly deflection: “I am having an emotional response to this thing. I don’t want these people to know what emotion I’m having. I’ll pretend to be having a different emotion instead, one that can serve as a plausible answer to ‘Why [do you like]/[are you interested in] this thing?’” It’s not always a conscious decision, but I suspect that it’s still a similar line of reasoning when subconscious.)
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