If it makes you feel better, I've never personally run into somebody in real life who's ever admitted to this phenomenon. I think it must be rare enough, and not really spoken of by people who have it.
Childhood was very difficult, the few times I tried to explain it to me parents they thought I just found music very beautiful. It's very hard possessing something so great and never connecting with another person who can also experience it. It's like having a completely different sensory organ and describing what colors are to people who are blind from birth.
The internet has definitely helped me realize we're not alone with this thing!
(I also don't get much out of poetry and pretty much ignore lyrics in music)
Is it the feeling of unexplainable unbridled pleasure ?
I am reluctant to call it similar to an orgasm , because of the sexual connotations. While my body does not respond in a way similar to an orgasm, the "dopamine rush" (I am being liberal with the term) I get when listening to certain music is very similar.
I often have raised hair, tears in my eyes and a general lightheadedness and the biggest grin after such a moment.
First time I put it that way. Hoping it doesn't sound too creepy.
Childhood was very difficult, the few times I tried to explain it to me parents they thought I just found music very beautiful. It's very hard possessing something so great and never connecting with another person who can also experience it. It's like having a completely different sensory organ and describing what colors are to people who are blind from birth.
The internet has definitely helped me realize we're not alone with this thing!
(I also don't get much out of poetry and pretty much ignore lyrics in music)