So ladies and gentlemen (plural?....really Phil?), I have discovered something. My brain has a G-Spot, and I know how to activate it.
What?! I hear you say! (in fact, I hear that a lot!). Well what I have discovered is that I am susceptible to autonomous sensory meridian response, or ASMR for short (because any other letter acronym would just be stupid). "What on earth is that" I hear you say! (I get that a lot too!). It's a relatively new thing as far as I can tell, which, according to Wikipedia, is defined as:
"a neologism for a recently described perceptual phenomenon characterized as a distinct, pleasurable tingling sensation in the head, scalp, back, or peripheral regions of the body in response to visual, auditory, olfactory, and/or cognitive stimuli."
But! It seems not everyone gets them. I only get them with one of the commonly known stimuli. For me, it's listening to the sound of whispering. It's hard to explain it, but my brain feels all tingly, excited and filled with pleasure. In no way though does it feel sexual (although there is often a strong association with pleasure and sexual activity....you're welcome ladies). Whatever it is, it's very nice. Here's the interesting thing though. It's not just something that happens when I listen to someone else whispering - I can do it to myself (story of my life!), although having someone else do it gives a greater kick (yes, I'm still talking about whispering....I think!).
The ever wonderful, Buzzfeed, has a short video to describe what this is. I don't find any of the other stimuli mentioned does it for me at all. It's very specific to whispering, but it's definitely there.
If you find that whispering does it for you, you'll get a massive kick out of this video
Phew! That was good. Anyone got a cigarette?
What?! I hear you say! (in fact, I hear that a lot!). Well what I have discovered is that I am susceptible to autonomous sensory meridian response, or ASMR for short (because any other letter acronym would just be stupid). "What on earth is that" I hear you say! (I get that a lot too!). It's a relatively new thing as far as I can tell, which, according to Wikipedia, is defined as:
"a neologism for a recently described perceptual phenomenon characterized as a distinct, pleasurable tingling sensation in the head, scalp, back, or peripheral regions of the body in response to visual, auditory, olfactory, and/or cognitive stimuli."
But! It seems not everyone gets them. I only get them with one of the commonly known stimuli. For me, it's listening to the sound of whispering. It's hard to explain it, but my brain feels all tingly, excited and filled with pleasure. In no way though does it feel sexual (although there is often a strong association with pleasure and sexual activity....you're welcome ladies). Whatever it is, it's very nice. Here's the interesting thing though. It's not just something that happens when I listen to someone else whispering - I can do it to myself (story of my life!), although having someone else do it gives a greater kick (yes, I'm still talking about whispering....I think!).
The ever wonderful, Buzzfeed, has a short video to describe what this is. I don't find any of the other stimuli mentioned does it for me at all. It's very specific to whispering, but it's definitely there.
If you find that whispering does it for you, you'll get a massive kick out of this video
Phew! That was good. Anyone got a cigarette?
