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Non-sexual arousal?

Hello! Idk if this is a good place to ask but I honestly don’t know where else to go. I’m just confused and would love some clarity. If this isn’t the place, I’m sorry!
So I’m an overall healthy 23years old woman, and I’m asexual, though I have no problem getting aroused and I do like to do things alone. Meaning, I know what arousal feels like, but I have never experienced sexual arousal towards another person. And I’m 100% fine with that.
But the thing is, for the majority of my life, I’ve been getting ”non-sexually aroused” over fictional violence, like in a tv show or a movie. And it’s weird. Like, the ”symptoms” are the same as if I was sexually aroused over watching porn, with the wetness and the tingles in my stomach, but it lacks everything sexual — I don’t get the urge to masturbate or anything like that. Sexual acts don’t even cross my mind. It’s just the tingling and the wetness and the swelling. And boy, the tingles are very pleasurable; I’m almost hooked on action filled tv shows thanks to it.
But I can’t help but wonder, why does my body do that? Is it just a bodily reaction to the mental, non-sexual pleasure I get out of seeing something I like in a non-sexual way, but if that’s the case, why doesn’t it happen with anything else? Like with seeing dogs or idk, getting good news? Is it normal for my body to react in such a pleasurable, aroused manner even when there is nothing sexual about the situation?
(Disclaimer: I do not condone violence or abuse in any shape or form. I only feel the tingles with FICTIONAL violence, and even then, it’s gotta be on the milder end of the violence-spectrum or it just feels bad.)
So I’m an overall healthy 23years old woman, and I’m asexual, though I have no problem getting aroused and I do like to do things alone. Meaning, I know what arousal feels like, but I have never experienced sexual arousal towards another person. And I’m 100% fine with that.
But the thing is, for the majority of my life, I’ve been getting ”non-sexually aroused” over fictional violence, like in a tv show or a movie. And it’s weird. Like, the ”symptoms” are the same as if I was sexually aroused over watching porn, with the wetness and the tingles in my stomach, but it lacks everything sexual — I don’t get the urge to masturbate or anything like that. Sexual acts don’t even cross my mind. It’s just the tingling and the wetness and the swelling. And boy, the tingles are very pleasurable; I’m almost hooked on action filled tv shows thanks to it.
But I can’t help but wonder, why does my body do that? Is it just a bodily reaction to the mental, non-sexual pleasure I get out of seeing something I like in a non-sexual way, but if that’s the case, why doesn’t it happen with anything else? Like with seeing dogs or idk, getting good news? Is it normal for my body to react in such a pleasurable, aroused manner even when there is nothing sexual about the situation?
(Disclaimer: I do not condone violence or abuse in any shape or form. I only feel the tingles with FICTIONAL violence, and even then, it’s gotta be on the milder end of the violence-spectrum or it just feels bad.)
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I hope you are well? What you are describing and experiencing is a physical reaction to increased adrenaline and excitement. Seeing dogs or receiving good news does not create the same level of adrenaline.
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