r/Frisson

87K archived posts · Aug 2011 – Sep 2026

Frisson

r/Frisson

Archived posts from r/Frisson, Aug 2011 to Sep 2026.

Created Jul 13, 2011

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####What is Frisson?

Have you ever felt a sudden, passing sensation of excitement, a shudder of emotion from an epic moment of a song, or a climax of a movie? That is what is called "frisson", a word rooted from the French word meaning "Goosebumps" or "Shiver". It has been linked to rises in dopamine levels which is, in turn, linked to your outlook towards others.
Frisson is a physical reaction, it's not just about "that hit me right in the feels." Unless you get a physical tingle/chills/goosebumps/shudder, it does not belong in this subreddit. Please consider r/aww for happy submissions and r/baww for sad submissions if they're not frisson-inducing.

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######1. Ambiguous titles will be removed:

Name the subject or content of your post! This includes the author/musician/creator of the poem/song/video etc.

######2. Tag your posts:
2. A list of tags can be found here. Posts that are not tagged will be automatically removed.

######3. Reposts are allowed, but...
3. Only after a period of 3 months from the original post. Comments complaining about reposts that do not violate this rule are liable to be removed.

######4. Please be tasteful when commenting:
4. We encourage you to use the downvote button to make the content here reflect what you want. 4. Be nice! Moderators will delete comments that are overtly harsh or appear to have the intent of causing distress/offense. Remember the human.

######5. Please report violations to the mods:
5. If you truly feel that a submission is inappropriate for the subreddit, report it and let us know! Please don't complain in the comments!

####Related Links:

Frisson's Reddit Playlister ~ Thanks to pocketninja for adding us!
Frisson's Wavelength ~Thanks to wavelengthtv for adding us!
Note: You may get ASMR confused with frisson!
###Related Subreddits:
/r/CozyPlaces
/r/MusicalTears

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