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31 Post author: Kaj_Sotala 05 December 2011 08:38AM

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Comment author: erratio 05 December 2011 02:11:03PM 7 points [-]

Enjoyable shivers down the back of the spine

First I heard that it might not be universal was someone's comment here a few days ago. Not sure if it's a mental or physical difference though.

Comment author: sixes_and_sevens 06 December 2011 12:51:39AM 1 point [-]

I am genuinely shocked that this isn't a universal experience. I routinely experience this at dramatic or highly emotive points in cinema or television.

I assumed this was what people meant when they say that something "sends shivers down your spine". Although thinking about it, there's a similar but distinct and less pleasant experience (which I associate with the expression "like someone walking over your grave") that I also experience.