[Rive1976]

I heard that tickiling can be sexual abuse. My father used to do that till I couldnt take it. I also used to tickle my daughter but not to the point my dad did.

[Amyjay]

I had tickling from one abuser as part of the grooming process. It started off as "innocent" tickling then progressed to full on abuse over time.
I was keenly aware of a acquaintances son who as a 20 year old would incessantly "tickle" my then 12 year old daughter while "playing" on the trampoline together or "playing" tag together. I stopped all playing between them and any alone time together straight away. The only reason I could see for a 20 year old man to play those kind of contact games with a 12 year old would be for grooming purposes and I wasn't going to let that progress. I never allowed him to be alone with or physically next to my daughter again.

In generally I think any tickling between an older person and a younger person should never go beyond the point where one party says stop. We should teach children about that kind of consent when they are very young.

In your case if your father didn't touch you sexually as part of the tickling I am not certain it could be called sexual abuse, but it would feel (and could be called) a violation of boundaries. I hated being held down (or tied up) and tickled by that particular abuser even before it progressed to sexual touching.

[TrailRunner14]

Tickling totally freaks me out. Honestly, I get so triggered that I could hurt someone for tickling me.

There is a vague memory of being tickled, but I can’t get to it. Somehow it is connected to something that is definitely NOT good.