I thought it was normal too until I mentioned it while out with a group of real not tend friends. None of them had experienced it. Mr Owl hasn’t either and nor has any of my 3 sisters.
I came across what it was called purely by accident as it was mentioned in a book I was reading. I’ve experienced it for as long as I can remember. In fact when I was little I often used to curl up next to the tumble dryer, lean against it, feel the warmth and love the sound and fall asleep feeling tingly.
It’s kind of hard to explain as I wonder if everyone who can experience it feels the same, but I’ll try. To me it feels like my nerves are tingling all over my body, starting in the back of my head or sometimes my upper back and then gradually increasing all over me. It’s a lovely, contented feeling and lasts different lengths of time but not overly long. It can keep recurring too with the same noise trigger.
I’ve experienced something similar when I had flu. I seemed to have shivers running up and down my back. They don’t feel pleasant though like ASMR tingles, but it’s the closest I can think of. ASMR tingles affect your whole body, well mine anyway.
It can happen at anytime and if you’re feeling hot or cold. If I hear a trigger noise I instantly start getting the tingles and feel content and relaxed. A perfect ASMR scenario for me would be laying snuggly on the sofa cosy and warm, with pouring rain hitting the windows, hearing the sound of the dishwasher rumbling away in the kitchen or having my cat on my lap purring, that’s another trigger.
Someone I was talking to about it once asked me if it’s....ummm like a schexy feeling
Not at all. Not for me anyway. It’s just a feeling of contentment.
I hope that helps