Gráinne
01-15-2012, 02:21 PM
All my life, I've had this "thing" that happens while watching certain things or from certain sounds or sensations. It's a tingling that starts at the base of my neck and radiates down my spine and up into my scalp. It does feel sort of like getting "turned on", but it's not exactly sexual. The strangest things can set it off, many not even sexual. I was reading another forum and found it has a name: Autonomous Sensory Median Response.
The definition listed on asmr-research.org describes it as this: "...a physical sensation characterized by a pleasurable tingling that typically begins in the head and scalp, and often moves down the spine and through the limbs." It also lists some common external triggers:
•Exposure to slow, accented, or unique speech patterns
•Viewing educational or instructive videos or lectures
•Experiencing a high empathetic or sympathetic reaction to an event
•Enjoying a piece of art or music
•Watching another person complete a task, often in a diligent, attentive manner - examples would be filling out a form, writing a check, going through a purse or bag, inspecting an item closely, etc.
•Close, personal attention from another person
•Haircuts, or other touch from another on head or back
It's related to, but not quite the same, as the chills you get from a piece of music. I do know, however, that I have responses to much of the music in the "Listening" thread, which may explain its popularity ;).
I've found that YouTube and Reddit have entire groups of ASMR videos, such as women brushing their long hair and putting it up, fiddling with marbles, or filling out forms. Double whammy if the woman (it's almost always a woman) has an accent. Maybe this explains why accents can be so sexy?
I love getting my hair cut, less about the cut than the wash and scalp massage! Oh yummy. I even love washing my car or driving through the slap-slap of the brushes. I enjoy listening to my machines wash clothes and dishes, as much for the swishing sound as getting the job done ;).
Does this happen to anyone else, or is it just me?
The definition listed on asmr-research.org describes it as this: "...a physical sensation characterized by a pleasurable tingling that typically begins in the head and scalp, and often moves down the spine and through the limbs." It also lists some common external triggers:
•Exposure to slow, accented, or unique speech patterns
•Viewing educational or instructive videos or lectures
•Experiencing a high empathetic or sympathetic reaction to an event
•Enjoying a piece of art or music
•Watching another person complete a task, often in a diligent, attentive manner - examples would be filling out a form, writing a check, going through a purse or bag, inspecting an item closely, etc.
•Close, personal attention from another person
•Haircuts, or other touch from another on head or back
It's related to, but not quite the same, as the chills you get from a piece of music. I do know, however, that I have responses to much of the music in the "Listening" thread, which may explain its popularity ;).
I've found that YouTube and Reddit have entire groups of ASMR videos, such as women brushing their long hair and putting it up, fiddling with marbles, or filling out forms. Double whammy if the woman (it's almost always a woman) has an accent. Maybe this explains why accents can be so sexy?
I love getting my hair cut, less about the cut than the wash and scalp massage! Oh yummy. I even love washing my car or driving through the slap-slap of the brushes. I enjoy listening to my machines wash clothes and dishes, as much for the swishing sound as getting the job done ;).
Does this happen to anyone else, or is it just me?