I discovered something about myself, read a research paper, and found that research is very limited. I can consciously control chill bumps (voluntary piloerection). I discovered most people can't do this. Just out of curiosity I wanted to make a very informal poll. Pls answer honestly and share. If the results seem particularly fascinating I may want to try to explore this more formally.
https://peerj.com/articles/5292/
The paper found a tentative link between Openness on the big 5 personality profile to the ability to control goose bumps , but didn't explore further mental uniqueness in the individuals who could do this. I'm looking to see if there's a link to autism diagnoses and voluntary piloerection.
Can you control your goosebumps / chill bumps at will? Have been diagnosed on the autism spectrum?
no to chills, no to autism
Yes to chills, no to autism
yes to chills, yes to autism