[quote]Molotov_Coktease wrote:
I’d like to know…if there is anyone out there that gets goosebumps when they really feel strongly about something. It is a strange phenomenon to me, that when I feel something inside…that my physical body responds the way it does. With goosebumps shooting all over my body. For me, it happens most when I hear music that I love. It seems to be tied into music for me… However, sometimes when I just see things that are human and moving, I break out everywhere in goosebumps. It happens from music mostly as I mentioned, also from movies and definitely from reading.
Some call it gooseflesh, whatever, …it doesn’t matter. It has got to be some emotional manifestation that crosses over to physical. Why does it happen? Don’t say because it happens roll the bones, that’s a cop out. Why does my skin break out in goosebumps when I am moved. Even though I don’t know why, I still live for it, it’s the best feeling ever. I love the goosebumps. I love everyone who gives them to me. They make me feel alive. Alive I am. I think I might live to give them to you. I think I’m capable. [/quote]
You can give them to me anytime 
Well, that theory sounds nice, but when get in a situation where I am scared half to death, I am about the farthest thing away from goosebumps.
[quote]bushidobadboy wrote:
engerland66 wrote:
It’s a sympathetic nervous system response, part of the fight or flight system. One theory I have heard is that it is an evolutionary relic from when we were completely covered in bodyhair.
When a predator approached, our sympathetic nervous system would gear us up to either run or fight. The “goosebump” response would make our hair stand on end, making us look more intimidating and hopefully making the predator think twice. Sorta like when a porcupine raises its quills in defense.
I think we have a winner!
Part of the reason you can actually ‘feel’ the waves of tingle spreading, is due to the fact that they are controlled by small diameter sympathetic NS fibers whish have slower conduction velocities than the larger diameter Peripheral NS fibers.
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This explains some instances for goosebumps, but how would it apply to getting goosebumps when you really like something? Something not physical, I mean.
[quote]imhungry wrote:
Possibly, it’s due to an excited central nervous system.
I love feeling them on my head.[/quote]
Anything that moves me or strikes me as somehow sublime on some level, ya know. Bam…there they are. I guess it would be the central nervous system somehow being stroked by non-physical feeling? I keep stressing that it is not physical, because everybody gets them when they are cold or touched just so. I want to know why they happen when you hear or see something and interpret it as being incredible. Nothing that makes you want to fight or flee.
I agree, they do feel so crazy on the head.
[quote]bushidobadboy wrote:
engerland66 wrote:
It’s a sympathetic nervous system response, part of the fight or flight system. One theory I have heard is that it is an evolutionary relic from when we were completely covered in bodyhair.
When a predator approached, our sympathetic nervous system would gear us up to either run or fight. The “goosebump” response would make our hair stand on end, making us look more intimidating and hopefully making the predator think twice. Sorta like when a porcupine raises its quills in defense.
I think we have a winner!
Part of the reason you can actually ‘feel’ the waves of tingle spreading, is due to the fact that they are controlled by small diameter sympathetic NS fibers whish have slower conduction velocities than the larger diameter Peripheral NS fibers.
BBB[/quote]
I thought sympathetics to the body fell under the PNS. Are you referring to the diameter of somatic versus autonomic fibers? I have never heard that, but I believe you.
[quote]Molotov_Coktease wrote:
imhungry wrote:
Possibly, it’s due to an excited central nervous system.
I love feeling them on my head.
Anything that moves me or strikes me as somehow sublime on some level, ya know. Bam…there they are. I guess it would be the central nervous system somehow being stroked by non-physical feeling? I keep stressing that it is not physical, because everybody gets them when they are cold or touched just so. I want to know why they happen when you hear or see something and interpret it as being incredible. Nothing that makes you want to fight or flee.
I agree, they do feel so crazy on the head.
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Part of the reason why I think this way, is due to the fact that when I did meth (late 80’s) i’d get this rush and my whole body would tingle. Especially my head.
It does happen from time to time when I drink coffee, and ephedrine. Also, certain songs do it to me. It is very cool.