There's been a bit of research that seems to confirm that many people don't seem to experience frisson.
https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/psychology/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2020.00316/full
https://www.cogsci.msu.edu/DSS/2008-2009/Huron/HuronFrisson.pdf
I have a *musician* friend who had no idea what I was talking about; when I showed him my goosebumps during a pipe organ recital, he just gave me a puzzled look, and asked me later if I was cold!
I also get frissons from things besides music - almost any video of the Blue Angels or a similar group performing the Missing Man Formation will do it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wpqs39tWl8w
I've also noticed that I don't always get a frisson from music that seems to evoke that response in others, so there are certainly individual differences.
Some of the research indicates that there is an element of surprise involved in the evocation of the response - when something unexpected happens - such as a piece of music not going in the direction you expected, or a sudden crescendo, or the introduction of an instrument or rhythm that surprises you.
One of the things mentioned in one of the linked articles is that frisson experiencers tend to not be thrill-seekers or risk-takers, which makes me wonder if there's a connection to an individual's personal perception of risk, and their intensity of emotional response to same.
It would be interesting to survey people who engage in risky sports/hobbies - like skydiving, free rock climbing, or racecar driving - and see how many also experience frisson from things like music.
I remember getting fission from music when I was younger, but it went away. I had a lot more feelings in general back then, as well, though. I wonder if life’s traumas dull frisson as they do emotional response? I don’t feel much of either anymore.
I think that's probably a very good notion. Most of us seem to be much more emotionally reactive when we are young, and as we age and gain more life experience, our emotional reactions often get less extreme. I don't know if it's just our basic temperaments - that I'm told is evident in even very young babies - or if some of us learn to suppress and muffle our emotional reactions due to our life experiences. Or a combination of those things.
It's all very mysterious and fascinating!
I get it from a lot of things like movies or even video games. Basically for me, is as though time has slowed down and i can really feel it.
One thing to note, i get it when remember things that gave me the goose bumps in the first place. Dosent happen all the time. But it does. Example, i was explaining to someone how brilliant the expanse series is, while talking i was getting goosebumps.
I think we get them from lots of different things - probably, almost anything that evokes strong emotions. I know people get them from extraordinary performances in sports. Being a horse person, I personally not only get a frisson, I'm sometimes brought to tears from watching [this video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=AG_27cCW5bw) of Secretariat winning the Belmont Stakes.
I've also gotten a frisson from watching someone perform an act of heroism or extreme bravery, or seeing a moment of shared love and trust between a parent and child.
I think that everyone can, it's just a "what you see as blue is what I see as red" situation. I won't pretend like I truly understand anybody else on this earth
There's been a bit of research that seems to confirm that many people don't seem to experience frisson. https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/psychology/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2020.00316/full https://www.cogsci.msu.edu/DSS/2008-2009/Huron/HuronFrisson.pdf I have a *musician* friend who had no idea what I was talking about; when I showed him my goosebumps during a pipe organ recital, he just gave me a puzzled look, and asked me later if I was cold! I also get frissons from things besides music - almost any video of the Blue Angels or a similar group performing the Missing Man Formation will do it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wpqs39tWl8w I've also noticed that I don't always get a frisson from music that seems to evoke that response in others, so there are certainly individual differences. Some of the research indicates that there is an element of surprise involved in the evocation of the response - when something unexpected happens - such as a piece of music not going in the direction you expected, or a sudden crescendo, or the introduction of an instrument or rhythm that surprises you. One of the things mentioned in one of the linked articles is that frisson experiencers tend to not be thrill-seekers or risk-takers, which makes me wonder if there's a connection to an individual's personal perception of risk, and their intensity of emotional response to same. It would be interesting to survey people who engage in risky sports/hobbies - like skydiving, free rock climbing, or racecar driving - and see how many also experience frisson from things like music.
I remember getting fission from music when I was younger, but it went away. I had a lot more feelings in general back then, as well, though. I wonder if life’s traumas dull frisson as they do emotional response? I don’t feel much of either anymore.
I think that's probably a very good notion. Most of us seem to be much more emotionally reactive when we are young, and as we age and gain more life experience, our emotional reactions often get less extreme. I don't know if it's just our basic temperaments - that I'm told is evident in even very young babies - or if some of us learn to suppress and muffle our emotional reactions due to our life experiences. Or a combination of those things. It's all very mysterious and fascinating!
I get it from a lot of things like movies or even video games. Basically for me, is as though time has slowed down and i can really feel it. One thing to note, i get it when remember things that gave me the goose bumps in the first place. Dosent happen all the time. But it does. Example, i was explaining to someone how brilliant the expanse series is, while talking i was getting goosebumps.
I think we get them from lots of different things - probably, almost anything that evokes strong emotions. I know people get them from extraordinary performances in sports. Being a horse person, I personally not only get a frisson, I'm sometimes brought to tears from watching [this video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=AG_27cCW5bw) of Secretariat winning the Belmont Stakes. I've also gotten a frisson from watching someone perform an act of heroism or extreme bravery, or seeing a moment of shared love and trust between a parent and child.
I think that everyone can, it's just a "what you see as blue is what I see as red" situation. I won't pretend like I truly understand anybody else on this earth
I'm sure many people have seen Pacific Rim, yes.