Does anyone else get ASMR tingles? (Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response)

Yes, and in Kalifornia, growing old is against the law, punishable by living in a gated community.

 

Aren't gated communities hilarious? Any young guy can hop over the walls but they sure keep us moldy oldies from rampaging the neighborhood.

 

Sounds like it's analogous to the experience of a 'Third Eye' opening up in the Ajna Chockra between your eyes in the center of your forehead?

http://www.chakrahealing.com/blog/third-eye-chakra-healing/

The Wiki (of course):

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Third_eye

Om!

 

Thanks Forest!

There may be genuine spiritual experiences that have a strong resemblance to phenomena such as synaesthesia, ASMR and so forth. For instance, many people with synaesthesia report seeing colours around people or associate colours with people. Some might explain that as seeing an “aura”, while psychologists would have a neurological explanation.

Personally I don’t come from a Hindu worldview or believe in the chakras, but I respect people with different spiritual and religious backgrounds. Also, experiences or sensations like this are hard to describe in words, and vary significantly from person to person.

My own view about ASMR is that it’s a conditioned response, because most people seem to report having ASMR in response to whispering. I’ve noticed that I can often trigger ASMR just by thinking about it, much like I can often trigger my pain/fatigue just by thinking about it. I primarily have ASMR with music, but I also get it at other random times – usually when I’m relaxed. I even get an ASMR sensation when hearing a phone ring, though it’s not necessarily a specific song or melody.

I’ve done some research online, and many people notice that ASMR helps them to relax before going to sleep or when going through a difficult situation. So I wonder if it’s our body’s way of trying to help us to calm down and soothe ourselves? Also, it seems to be a common experience when people get into a meditative state, and is related to the “binaural beats” phenomenon.

It could also be that people who experience ASMR have different brain wiring, much like people with synaesthesia have differences in neural circuitry. Anyway, it’s an intriguing mystery and there could be a wide range of explanations! At least it’s not particularly painful or bothersome, unlike many TMS symptoms. I’m interested in these concepts/phenomena as I feel they could give us clues about the brain and dealing with mind-body health issues.

 

I loved reading this thread, from beloved canine friends to pleasurable sensory experiences. I was reminded of an experience at work. I had a 7th grade class coming to the library that frequently presented discipline challenges. On this day, however, another teacher had bright in her small dog, and he was lying on the counter. As the class came in, many of them stopped to pet the dog. I didn't have a single problem teaching the class that day! Made me wish I could have an official "library pet" but alas, it's not allowed. Too many kids with allergies and phobias.

 

My co-worker falls asleep with headphones on listening to a women whispering in another language. She has many videos and it's exactly what you are describing.
I think my son rubbing the end of his pillowcase is the same for him. I used to hold my hair to fall asleep when I was younger.

 

From a lot of recent meditation I now experience lots of sensations rushing around my body during a meditation session but can also send energy/vibrations/brain signals/linking with my emotions/Watever the hell it is throughout my body at will. It feels pretty good it is hard to sustain for more than a few seconds but i am getting better at it.

 

I always remember an acupuncturist announcing that 'you can't force pleasure' as he sunk a needle home. That was such a long time ago I suspect he has shuffled off this mortal coil while I have gone on to agree with his maxim. Relaxation, pleasure, bliss and gorgeous body-rushes are the fruits and flowers of surrender. We let go and the keys to kingdom are ours. I have found it is hard to sustain when I begin to use my mind in an attempt to capture the feeling. At some point you have to let the mind go and simply fall into cascades of pleasure.