The topic of experiencing a brain orgasm has been all over the Internet again. An online community has blossomed around a phenomenon called Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response where a subset of people experience a euphoric feeling in their brains that science has yet to explain.

Even several trade tech sites have covered it recently, so I thought I would share the information. After all, folks over 50 need all the help they can get. Okay, at least a few of us do.

Seriously, ASMR is something I may have felt for years but didn’t know how to explain. It all started when I was a pre-teen. I would be playing “beauty parlor” with friends. One of my pals would be brushing my hair when all of a sudden I would start to feel faint. Then I got an overwhelming sensation like I was losing my equilibrium. This same feeling would happen to me over the years, most recently when I was getting a massage the same time I was receiving a manicure. I had to ask the masseuse to stop because I didn’t want to pass out.

I could be confusing my own feelings with ASMR, but having never found any other explanation for what I felt, I’ve decided I must have experienced ASMR. Be sure to watch the video because some people believe ASMR is good for headaches, insomnia, and panic attacks.