ASMR

[UglyCasanova]

Have any of you ever watched any of these videos and are you able to experience the tingling sensations? I had no idea what this was until I read this article on Slate which has plenty of examples to watch.

I tried watching the one where the girl is pretending to be my dermatologist and I'm not getting the tingly feelings that you are supposed to get, but that may be due to the headache I have at the moment. The videos do seem fairly creepy though, and I'm picturing less than savory people being the ones who actually watch them.

 

[Zebo]

Living vicariously never did anything for me. Strip clubs, watching African safaris, watching a cruise, watching a football game, porn etc. Rather being doing it and can't separate that it's fake when watching. I don't watch TV for this reason.

 

[randomrogue]

This might work if you are missing senses or something. I'm with Zebo on this. I need to be doing something and be present for it to have an effect. The difference between watching nature on TV and in person is significant because of the sounds and smells. Smell mostly since a kill is very smelly when they rip open the stomach. When you are at the beach you can taste the salt, smell the seaweed, etc and this is why it's better than just watching the beach on TV. If you're scuba diving you're wet, equalizing your ears, and have a 360 degree experience.

 

[UglyCasanova]

I don't think the point is to actually feel like you are experiencing what they are doing (for example going to the dermatologist) but rather the whispers, the gentle gestures etc are supposed to illicit some sort of tingly feeling.

 

[skyking]

I watched a few for a couple of minutes and detected a response of sorts.
I suspect it goes back to infancy, and whatever nurturing you experienced at that formative time. The brain is wonderfully complex.

 

[UglyCasanova]

I watched a few for a couple of minutes and detected a response of sorts.
I suspect it goes back to infancy, and whatever nurturing you experienced at that formative time. The brain is wonderfully complex.

Was it tingly? I may try again tonight sans the headache.

 

[BladeVenom]

 

[Zeze]

I came across this ASMR stuff on reddit.

It's pretty dumb for me. I feel it's a hidden sexual fetish and they're in denial.

The 'ASMR' acronym and the definition is dumb too.

 

[LincolnBailey49]

I really like these asmr videos.

 

[Chaotic42]

The sound of whispering is like nails on a chalkboard for me. It's horrible.

 

[brianmanahan]

i feel a little ashamed to admit it, but i've listened to asmr for years.

ever since i was a kid i've gotten the tingle feelings associated with asmr. it starts as a tingle in the back of my head and travels all the way down my back to my knees.

a lot of things would cause it. teachers quietly reading something out loud, haircuts, mister rogers. but i never knew why.

fast forward 20 years, i now had a job working 70-80 hours a week and was really stressed out and having trouble falling asleep.

i randomly stumbled onto an asmr video on youtube one night, and wow. not only did it cause the tingle feelings a bunch of time but it also calmed me down and made falling asleep much easier.

so i'll listen to the things before bed occasionally, especially if work has been really stressful or i've been working 16 hour days.

 

[balloonshark]

I think you need to find a specific sound or sounds that trigger an ASMR reaction. Something that works for one person may not work for another.

You may as well give binaural beats a listen while you're at it.

 

[whm1974]

What is ASMR? First time I've heard of this.

 

[allisolm]

What is ASMR? First time I've heard of this.

I hadn't heard of it until the Michelob commercial during the Superbowl this year. I admit I watched it and felt nothing except annoyance at the commercial. Here it is along with an explanation and a history.

https://www.vox.com/the-goods/2019/2/3/18209948/super-bowl-53-asmr-ad-watch-michelob-ultra

 

[ctbaars]

Ever get that tingly feeling down your back whenever you make an AT post? Goes from the base of the skull, right down to the butt crack.

 

[nakedfrog]

The sound of whispering is like nails on a chalkboard for me. It's horrible.

Not quite that extreme, but any time there's a commercial with whispering or a movie trailer, I find it very irritating.

i feel a little ashamed to admit it, but i've listened to asmr for years.

I don't think it's something you should be ashamed of, FWIW.

 

[whm1974]

I hadn't heard of it until the Michelob commercial during the Superbowl this year. I admit I watched it and felt nothing except annoyance at the commercial. Here it is along with an explanation and a history.

https://www.vox.com/the-goods/2019/2/3/18209948/super-bowl-53-asmr-ad-watch-michelob-ultra

Don't feel a thing.