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Do you experience ASMR (Brain orgasms)

July 01 2015

I have always loved the experience of that tingle down the spin, that flows all over the body. I can not overstate how wonderful the session is. It can be trigger by a lot of things for me. Most notably music, especially stuff I have made, also some spooky but not scary stories, the expectation of soft touch on skin, and just the thought of someone whispering in my ear. When it is a really good response I get goose pimples all over and my skin becomes so super sensitive. It leaves me feeling so good, I seek it out when ever I can. When i was young I thought everyone experienced this, but most people would look at me strangely when I talked about it, so obviously I was a little crazy. I have not yet meet someone that experienced this but today I found out that it is a real and somewhat common experience. Called ASMR (Autonomous sensory meridian response) and is believed to be linked to the orgasm response, but for me it is not sexual or arousing in nature. Not to much is known about it but for me at least it is nice to know I am not totally nuts. So are their others out there that experience Brain Orgasms?If so what sets you off?How powerful is it?Do you seek it out?

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  • RHP

    RHP User

    11 years ago

    There are voices that affect me greatly,they giveme that tingly almost orgasmic feeling...it feels like sliding into a cosy abyss..It's not any one particular kind of voice,could be male or female..low pitched whispering though will definitely do it..My current obsession is the voice of Jonny Lee Miller...now that is orgasmic xxFreya

  • RHP

    RHP User

    11 years ago

    Singing voices do it for me....great harmonies...they also tend to make me smile randomly, like that silly grin you get on your face as a teen, driving through town, windows down, tunes cranked...lol, Strangely I also experience it when talking of spirits, afterlife or passing of someone under sad circumstances... I too thought everyone experienced this , my triggers appear to be very similar to yours OP :: / We may just be weird and wonderful 😝

  • RHP

    RHP User

    11 years ago

    That note towards the end of the song, gets me every time. Definitely triggered by music, sometimes by a very gentle touch and whispers.

  • AnnieWhichway

    AnnieWhichway

    11 years ago

    Am i missing out on something? I hear voices too but thats why i have a shrink. If you need her number.......

  • RHP

    RHP User

    11 years ago

    Quoting Annie: "Geesus Am i missing out on something? I hear voices too but thats why i have a shrink. If you need her number....... Shrinks are like toothbrushes.....they ought not to be shared. 😉 - Posted from rhpmobile

  • him_and_me

    him_and_me

    11 years ago

    I certainly feel this in relation to music and voices too. I used to own a live U2 album that contained "In the name of love" as one of the tracks. The crowd roars as the recognise the intro and it always sent shivers down my spine and made the hair stand on the back of my neck . Big thumbs up for Katie Noonan too Rocknminx...I used to listen to that song over and over. She has an incredible voice! Him - Posted from rhpmobile

  • RHP

    RHP User

    11 years ago

    I only realised it was a thing last year, and posted a forum about it. Some things I wrote: "When my mum is on the phone, she has a habit of absentmindedly playing with a tissue, or doodling on a notepad. I first noticed this as a small child and I would sit and watch her do this, as I found it gave me a very warm and tingly feeling all over.Over time other things started having the same effect on me: Hearing someone run their nails over cardboard for example, or seeing a person stroke another's hair. Only today I found out this sensation has a name: Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response. (...) There are many videos devoted too ASMR on Youtube, where people will simply tap their fingers on a table or play with wrapping paper for our viewing pleasure. A lot feature soft talking or whispering.I find some of them incredibly soothing (love the hair play ones) and they are thought to really help people suffering from insomnia." I'm not into the whispering myself, but can watch someone have their hair brushed for hours. Seems like we're in the minority though, and I found it hard to explain the difference between these "brain tingles" and general good memories, pleasant feelings and chills caused by music or other sounds for example. Him, there is a moment where the children's choir cuts in on Ewan MacGregor's version of Elton's Your Song. It always gives me goosebumps immediately, yet I find it a very different feeling from what the sound of pencils drawing on paper gives me personally.

  • RHP

    RHP User

    11 years ago

    only feelings I have at the moment are numbed out or non-existent. Hope to get my ASMR back soon (mind and body ones!) LG

  • RHP

    RHP User

    11 years ago

    Close up to my ear and the sound of a breath can make my scalp tingle which then goes down my spine and gives me goose bumps all over. I then shudder (like that feeling you get when someone supposedly walks over your grave) and it feels all tingly and lovely..? - Posted from rhpmobile

  • AnnieWhichway

    AnnieWhichway

    11 years ago

    How many times you used someones toothbrush without telling them when you forgot yours? So thats the good thing about shrinks, you dont know who else is using yours...........unless you bump into them in the waiting room. Awkward.

  • RHP

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    11 years ago

    ... since forever, I've just called them sensations. For me, they're associated as a direct link or connection. I can pinpoint them to a specific person or animal depending on the type of sensation and where it starts from. My touch from my finger tips sets it off too - on me and others. Hard to explain except to say they're pretty powerfull.

  • Aristippusx2

    Aristippusx2

    11 years ago

    I had similar sensations as a child, they have now evolved into a unique outcome. Mr A

  • RHP

    RHP User

    11 years ago

    "Awkward ?" Nahhh...! KK 💞💖💄🌷🌹🌹 - Posted from rhpmobile

  • RHP

    RHP User

    11 years ago

    Nice to see that there are a few others that have similar experiences. Most definitely one of life's joys. Strangely yesterday thinking about it made it come on very easily. Listening to youtube some things would get close but not quite get there, so started hunting through all my music to find the ones that set it off then just sat there for ages tingling.

  • RHP

    RHP User

    11 years ago

    The brain is an interesting little beastie indeed.

  • RHP

    RHP User

    11 years ago

    But I have similar feelings when watching a woman sleeping (provided they're not snoring!) So peaceful, serene, soothing; I do get said tingles and it also stirs the emotions. It doesn't have to be a lover, it can probably be a stranger. For example, I have experienced this from a much younger age, for instance during school excursions when some girls had fallen asleep while travelling on a bus. Could have watched forever but had to ensure no-one else caught me. As my former g/f had sleeping difficulties (in general), I think having a girl fall asleep against me would be very powerful. - Posted from rhpmobile

  • RHP

    RHP User

    11 years ago

    A lighter note, is this in any way related to the "orgasm" some people seem to have when popping bubble wrap? - Posted from rhpmobile

  • RHP

    RHP User

    11 years ago

    The brain's sensory g-spot. For myself, I would think its something that triggers a memory that releases that instant euphoria into my mind. Its deff not a sexual feeling for me though,more an instant joy that takes over all my facilties,just for a few seconds. One is a particular smell that reminds me of childhood. Another is a certain fabric. When I touch it,time stands still,just for a pleasurable moment. Its like all my senses meld into one. Just for a beautiful moment.

  • RHP

    RHP User

    11 years ago

    ... but what the hell ;p Now that I've actually read up on ASMR - mine aren't that at all. Mine are more of a psychic thing on an energetic vibrational level & the touch is more of a healing thing but that's a whole new conversation altogether.

  • RHP

    RHP User

    11 years ago

    I seem to remember talking about the almighty ASMR a long time ago..... Maybe not THAT long ago for some members heheh! Hope the friends o' circus are doing well, things going well for circus xxx

  • RHP

    RHP User

    11 years ago

    Quoting 'Meander' I only realised it was a thing last year, and posted a forum about it. Some things I wrote: "When my mum is on the phone, she has a habit of absentmindedly playing with a tissue, or doodling on a notepad. I first noticed this as a small child and I would sit and watch her do this, as I found it gave me a very warm and tingly feeling all over.Over time other things started having the same effect on me: Hearing someone run their nails over cardboard for example, or seeing a person stroke another's hair. Only today I found out this sensation has a name: Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response. (...) There are many videos devoted too ASMR on Youtube, where people will simply tap their fingers on a table or play with wrapping paper for our viewing pleasure. A lot feature soft talking or whispering.I find some of them incredibly soothing (love the hair play ones) and they are thought to really help people suffering from insomnia." I'm not into the whispering myself, but can watch someone have their hair brushed for hours. Seems like we're in the minority though, and I found it hard to explain the difference between these "brain tingles" and general good memories, pleasant feelings and chills caused by music or other sounds for example. Him, there is a moment where the children's choir cuts in on Ewan MacGregor's version of Elton's Your Song. It always gives me goosebumps immediately, yet I find it a very different feeling from what the sound of pencils drawing on paper gives me persona Seems to me we're over-stimulated these days, subtlety has taken a back seat to ott special-effect showmanship that has more to do with marketing than genuine erotica. Porn is NOT sex. ASMR is the enjoyment of subtlety, the gentle touch, the barely-there, the suggestion rather than the act itself..... The breath rather than the mouth, the caress rather than the touch, the anticipation rather than the act itself... Love Circus :)

  • RHP

    RHP User

    11 years ago

    Yes - I get them or something similar, but didn't realise it was a thing - or that others didn't get it. When I was young, I'd say that a ghost just walked through me. As it was a sort of all over shiver and slight shudder. Definitely whispering, sometimes even if someone has said they are going to whisper something. Or if someone is telling me about a surprise or how they are going to surprise someone. Music for sure - and also if I watch coordinated dance with music, especially when it's a big group of performers. Sometimes when people describe feeling textures or material. Hadn't thought about chasing the experience, and really till you mentioned it, I hadn't give it much thought. Now I will. Thanks BM.

  • RHP

    RHP User

    11 years ago

    Quoting 'Supervert' ASMR is the enjoyment of subtlety, the gentle touch, the barely-there, the suggestion rather than the act itself..... The breath rather than the mouth, the caress rather than the touch, the anticipation rather than the act itself... Love Circus :) I'm afraid I don't agree that is what ASMR is at all. Not for me, anyway.

  • madotara69

    madotara69

    11 years ago

    Quoting 'Supervert' Quoting 'Meander' I only realised it was a thing last year, and posted a forum about it. Some things I wrote: "When my mum is on the phone, she has a habit of absentmindedly playing with a tissue, or doodling on a notepad. I first noticed this as a small child and I would sit and watch her do this, as I found it gave me a very warm and tingly feeling all over.Over time other things started having the same effect on me: Hearing someone run their nails over cardboard for example, or seeing a person stroke another's hair. Only today I found out this sensation has a name: Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response. (...) There are many videos devoted too ASMR on Youtube, where people will simply tap their fingers on a table or play with wrapping paper for our viewing pleasure. A lot feature soft talking or whispering.I find some of them incredibly soothing (love the hair play ones) and they are thought to really help people suffering from insomnia." I'm not into the whispering myself, but can watch someone have their hair brushed for hours. Seems like we're in the minority though, and I found it hard to explain the difference between these "brain tingles" and general good memories, pleasant feelings and chills caused by music or other sounds for example. Him, there is a moment where the children's choir cuts in on Ewan MacGregor's version of Elton's Your Song. It always gives me goosebumps immediately, yet I find it a very different feeling from what the sound of pencils drawing on paper gives me persona Seems to me we're over-stimulated these days, subtlety has taken a back seat to ott special-effect showmanship that has more to do with marketing than genuine erotica. Porn is NOT sex. ASMR is the enjoyment of subtlety, the gentle touch, the barely-there, the suggestion rather than the act itself..... The breath rather than the mouth, the caress rather than the touch, the anticipation rather than the act itself... Love Circus :) Sounds like the feelings one gets just before a fuckG'day runaway, you locked up again ? Mado Mado Tara xx

  • RHP

    RHP User

    11 years ago

    Quoting 'Meander' Quoting 'Supervert' ASMR is the enjoyment of subtlety, the gentle touch, the barely-there, the suggestion rather than the act itself..... The breath rather than the mouth, the caress rather than the touch, the anticipation rather than the act itself... Love Circus :) I'm afraid I don't agree that is what ASMR is at all. Not for me, anyway. Heehee, always so intense! Just saying hallo...RunAwayJoinCircus...remember me? no? Sure there's SOME truth to that description anyway :P

  • RHP

    RHP User

    11 years ago

    Quoting 'madotara69' Quoting 'Supervert' Quoting 'Meander' I only realised it was a thing last year, and posted a forum about it. Some things I wrote: "When my mum is on the phone, she has a habit of absentmindedly playing with a tissue, or doodling on a notepad. I first noticed this as a small child and I would sit and watch her do this, as I found it gave me a very warm and tingly feeling all over.Over time other things started having the same effect on me: Hearing someone run their nails over cardboard for example, or seeing a person stroke another's hair. Only today I found out this sensation has a name: Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response. (...) There are many videos devoted too ASMR on Youtube, where people will simply tap their fingers on a table or play with wrapping paper for our viewing pleasure. A lot feature soft talking or whispering.I find some of them incredibly soothing (love the hair play ones) and they are thought to really help people suffering from insomnia." I'm not into the whispering myself, but can watch someone have their hair brushed for hours. Seems like we're in the minority though, and I found it hard to explain the difference between these "brain tingles" and general good memories, pleasant feelings and chills caused by music or other sounds for example. Him, there is a moment where the children's choir cuts in on Ewan MacGregor's version of Elton's Your Song. It always gives me goosebumps immediately, yet I find it a very different feeling from what the sound of pencils drawing on paper gives me persona Seems to me we're over-stimulated these days, subtlety has taken a back seat to ott special-effect showmanship that has more to do with marketing than genuine erotica. Porn is NOT sex. ASMR is the enjoyment of subtlety, the gentle touch, the barely-there, the suggestion rather than the act itself..... The breath rather than the mouth, the caress rather than the touch, the anticipation rather than the act itself... Love Circus :) Sounds like the feelings one gets just before a fuckG'day runaway, you locked up again ? Mado Mado Tara xx Still just waiting for an invite to your place.... :) Glad to see you guys are powering on :) Just checking in, not sure I have the stamina to come back for realz xx

  • RHP

    RHP User

    11 years ago

    With your sensory and physical world. Is it unusual ? Perhaps someone needs to do a phd on the subject. I would have thought that that was why people love sex because it's the one time when the majority click into that part of themselves. The sensual, artistic and sensitive do it all the time and they are a minority... Made fun of and shunned but we have a secret world 'they' can never enter .... ☺️ - Posted from rhpmobile

  • RHP

    RHP User

    11 years ago

    Welcome back. Meant what I said though, I believe what you are talking about is something quite different. Just my view, of course.

  • RHP

    RHP User

    11 years ago

    To be about sound,voices,whispering in particular...scratching..tapping ,etc..Hi Circz good to see you back xxFreya

  • RHP

    RHP User

    11 years ago

    The strangest trigger for me is the spooky not scary trigger from a movie or a book. Anything that may suggest that the world is not what it seems, in a subtle almost imperceptible way. Though the meridian response is nice the thoughts that go with it are deeply disturbing when combined. So much so i will actively avoid such triggers if I can, which unfortunately I dont know will happen till its happened. There is a movie called Quiet Earth that had several such scenes, and now that I just looked it up to make sure I had the name right I read that the final scene had been remastered and that set it off just reading and thinking about it.

  • RHP

    RHP User

    11 years ago

    From looking on Yotube that seems the case, but my triggers are mostly visual, and associated with touch. Watching a person do something small with their hands, touching something while really focused. Someone painting or typing does nothing for me, but watching someone knit, paint someone else's nails or doodle really does. Like the OP said, it's not sexual in nature but it relaxes my mind and can even put me in a trance.