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Vmurph · 01-29-2014, 05:41 PM

Well, I did some research on ASMR, and it doesn't seem to fit my situation after all. ASMR is actually considered a sexual response and almost always triggered through auditory stimuli, never visual.

And it's usually accompanied by a tingling sensation, or, at the very least, a strong feeling of relaxation, neither of which I experience. I just get extremely tired and pass out.

However, after more googling, I did find something that fits my situation exactly. My problem can be best described as "reading induced narcolepsy". Earlier I stated that it would happen after 15 or 20 minutes of reading. But more often than not, it would happen after just one or two pages, and occasionally after only a couple of chapters.

Although I found many people with the same affliction (referring to it as 'reading induced narcolepsy'), I was unable to find any info whatsoever, of it actually being a recognized condition. So I guess I'm back to square one again.

At least I know I'm not the only one, now. Hopefully I'll find someone with the same problem who has managed to find a way to train or condition themselves to get past it.

In the meantime, I'm still going to take BookCat's advice and try some counter conditioning, like loud music or maybe even irritating music.

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EDIT: btw, my sister actually HAS real narcolepsy (on meds and everything). So it might not be such a far stretch that I could have something similar, that's triggered by reading. Who knows?
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01-29-2014, 05:41 PM	#47
Vmurph Cat Whisperer Posts: 239 Karma: 2490708 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: (USA) In the Hall of the Mountain King Device: Kindles Oasis 3, Kindle Oasis 1, and iPhone XS Max	Well, I did some research on ASMR, and it doesn't seem to fit my situation after all. ASMR is actually considered a sexual response and almost always triggered through auditory stimuli, never visual. And it's usually accompanied by a tingling sensation, or, at the very least, a strong feeling of relaxation, neither of which I experience. I just get extremely tired and pass out. However, after more googling, I did find something that fits my situation exactly. My problem can be best described as "reading induced narcolepsy". Earlier I stated that it would happen after 15 or 20 minutes of reading. But more often than not, it would happen after just one or two pages, and occasionally after only a couple of chapters. Although I found many people with the same affliction (referring to it as 'reading induced narcolepsy'), I was unable to find any info whatsoever, of it actually being a recognized condition. So I guess I'm back to square one again. At least I know I'm not the only one, now. Hopefully I'll find someone with the same problem who has managed to find a way to train or condition themselves to get past it. In the meantime, I'm still going to take BookCat's advice and try some counter conditioning, like loud music or maybe even irritating music. -------- EDIT: btw, my sister actually HAS real narcolepsy (on meds and everything). So it might not be such a far stretch that I could have something similar, that's triggered by reading. Who knows? -------- Last edited by Vmurph; 01-29-2014 at 05:50 PM.