Is it normal to get this tingling sensation?

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I often get this kind of tingling sensation down my spine and in my upper arms. The feeling is only aroused during something which touches me emotionally. Typically, I might be listening to music which I really connect with or watching an epic scene in a movie.

The sensation normally only lasts a few second at a time, and I cannot control it. It's kind of pleasurable but not to a large extent.

I always thought this is natural and a normal human response, but is it? Is this normal?

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Based on 42 votes (35 yes)
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  • jetstream13
    11 years ago

    The scientific name for it is frisson. :) I learned the term in a music class. Listening to music or speech that deeply affects you emotionally can cause it.

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  • Avant-Garde
    11 years ago

    It this from emotional, psychical and mental stimuli. However, there are times where it appears to come from nowhere.

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  • frankiestrange
    11 years ago

    I get it down my spine too, and also at the back of my head. It's totally normal. :)

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  • skeletalgirl
    11 years ago

    I get this too it's very weird but normal. Everyone gets it.

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  • jondoerandom
    11 years ago

    It's your spidey-senses!

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  • DaemonWolf
    11 years ago

    Roald Dahl called it the FuzzWombles... but he was kinda wacky with his names.

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  • JustDave
    11 years ago

    The clinical term is the heebee jeebees.

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  • [Old Memory]
    11 years ago

    Tingle

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  • NotFloydzie
    11 years ago

    It's normal. It is a physical response to something. It can happen to you in various occasions.

    It happens to me when I'm aroused.

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    • Anonymous Post Author
      11 years ago

      Glad to know that I'm not alone then! Do you know if it has a name or scientific search term? I would like to know more about it.

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