Based on your ASMR experiences…
Explain what ASMR feels like to you, include details like:
- What physical sensations do you feel?
- Where do you feel these sensations on your body?
- What emotional and psychological sensations do you feel?
- How strong are the sensations?
- How long does it last?
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When sitting in a Dr. Office, when it’s quiet in the waiting room, I’ve 𝘢𝘭𝘸𝘢𝘺𝘴 loved listening to someone turning the pages of a magazine, writing on their calendar, going through their purse. First comes the tickley feeling in my lower body then extending up my back and tingles my heart, every time. I get this while watching cooking shows, or some decorating shows (Martha Stewart) was a big one for me…. now, almost everything I do in a day causes me to just melt in my chair.
I am 63 and have had these feelings now since I was a little girl (4 or 5) watching my older brother clean and place his electric trains on their tracks. He would clean them quite delicately and was really careful setting them back on the track.
I’m sure I’m not the only one to experience this, but I may be the only one to admit it; sometimes I get so into these tiny little noises I get that tickley feeling that feels almost like an organism. Perhaps that is why I have liked the noise of plastic wrap, or tissue paper crinkling since I was a little girl.
It is only today that I now know it’s really something and not just me.
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When I watch ASMR, I would describe my sensation as something much different than the average viewer. I feel almost like there’s butterflies in my chest, but it’s not uncomfortable — it’s the most warm and relaxing feeling I’ve ever experienced.
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What physical sensations do you feel?
A “rush” of calmness and/or relaxation; sometimes tingles.
Where do you feel these sensations on your body?
The tingles usuly start at the tip of my head and go down my spine.
What emotional and psychological sensations do you feel?
Calmness and relaxation.
How strong are the sensations?
Depends on the trigger, who is doing the trigger, how it’s done, etcetera.
How long does it last?
Varies. Usually as long as the trigger.
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The sensation begins at the back of my head/neck. Its a tingling sensation that feels really good. Once it starts the tingling sensation begins to pulse from there around to the top of my head and ears and down my back and shoulders. Basically like a wave with an epicenter at the back of my neck/head. I don’t feel it on my face though. I’ve had experiences that have lasted seconds to minutes. It just depends on the trigger. I’ve also had it go away and then come back. It can be a very light sensation to very strong. Overall it feels wonderful. I wish the entire world can feel what it feels like.
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For me, I wouldn’t say “tingles” per say. It’s almost like a tightening of the skin in my scalp, similar to goosebumps, but without the actual bumps. Because this feeling is on the scalp, every hair follicle seems to constrict. It’s the most pleasant feeling I’ve ever experienced, better than sex sometimes. The weaker experiences are just that feeling and can last in waves of 5-10 seconds that repeat for the duration of the trigger. The extreme response is that feeling coupled with a feeling similar to an egg cracking open at the base of the skull on the brain. It’s like I can feel the chemical release at the back of my brain and it’s wave of calm just washes over my entire brain for a full minute. This can happen a few times within a trigger, but only a physical touch of hands lightly rubbing my back. The feelings only encompass my head and the back of my neck. After, I feel relaxed, content, and a bit zoned out, similar to the effects of anti-depressants or anti-anxiety pills…but more pronounced.
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