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Wow, I haven't heard about Frission before! Thank you for long and detailed explanation. I guess I can relate only to Cold Chills. I tried to listen to some ASMR triggers, and I got the same physical reaction and feelings of discomfort I get from fingernails scratching on a blackboard or hearing someone clean their teeth.

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Sure thing. The ASMR triggers do absolutely nothing for me as well.

What really interests me is that there are probably other sensory phenomenon that are equally fascinating that very few people experience that aren't generally known (like synesthesia).

>I tried to listen to some ASMR triggers, and I got the same physical reaction and feelings of discomfort I get from fingernails scratching on a blackboard or hearing someone clean their teeth.

Glad to hear I'm not alone. My wife and I listened to the This American Life program on ASMR and I couldn't even stand the few short snippets in the program. The whispery sound of quiet talking where you can hear the speaker's tongue flapping around in their mouth makes me want to pull my teeth out with pliers.

So maybe we should find (or found) some kind of Negative Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response society? ;).

Heh. Seriously though, it does feel like I have anti-ASMR. I swear, every single thing that is supposedly happy-making for ASMR folks is "please pull my teeth out with pliers" level bad to me. It's like the same neurological response, only wired to my revulsion center. Perversely though, I kind of enjoy the sensation of scratching a chalkboard with my fingernails.

You may still find that other noises are pleasurable, despite not enjoying that radio show. I find the sound of somebody's tongue rather off-putting but still get strong ASMR to other sounds, particularly foreign accents and rustling leaves.

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