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asimovfan10/11/20242 repliesview on HN

i used to get zaps when my body tried to feel good on normal occasions after 'fucking with my seratonin levels'. I remember i used to get them when I was reading something i found clever or funny, chugging cold water, biking etc.


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carlmr10/12/2024

>I remember i used to get them when I was reading something i found clever or funny

I have to ask do these zaps feel good, bad, do they hurt, do they tickle. I can't quite imagine what zap is supposed to mean.

Without any history of SSRI use, when I read something funny or clever, I've often experienced a weird feeling which could be described as electric, but also tickly and kind of good feeling. Mostly in my brain and upper spine.

I also get this listening to ASMR audio. Not sure if that's the same thing we're referring to though.

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jamiek8810/11/2024

Finally! Someone else with this. Reading Crime and Punishment gives me this feeling, I get zaps and it kinda hurts my brain to read. Only happened with that novel and some Shakespeare.

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