I have autism and I was thinking about the way I enjoy music and how that compares to other people who are neurodivergent.
Most of the time I listen to music depending on my mood, but not the way you'd think. I like a lot of goth music and most people would consider that to be sad, but I find it to be my happy music. I love depressing love songs and the more miserable the better. I usually only listen to happy music when I'm overstimulated or really understimulated. Generally, my music is uptempo and high energy, but I also love midtempo and ballads when I'm in the mood.
I take my music listening very seriously. I have to have the perfect position for every song or else I'm gonna freak out. The environment has to be close to ideal for me to enjoy what I'm listening to. Usually, I lay starfish on the ground and close my eyes, but when I'm in public I have to be sitting as close to the floor as possible without getting judging looks.
I've found that music gives me different bodily sensations depending on the genre. Synth-heavy dance music gives me what I call "brain tickles" whereas a guitar ballad would feel like ocean waves in my chest. Sometimes I experience synesthesia. It's kind of scary because it's out-of-the-blue flashing lights and the colors are way too bright.
Anyways, that's my spiel. Please do tell me about yourself because I'm very interested. Neurotypicals can share as well, but mark yourself as a normie. And if you don't have anything nice to say, keep that off my thread.
