ASMR, or Autonomous Sensory Meridian Reponse.
It sounds kinda.. weird, right? I guess it kind of is.
There is a lot of reading or viewing material about the subject, and that is in my opinion quite interesting to read, but I'll try to break it down for you.
In short, it's a phenomenon that is triggered by a variety of things. It's suppose to manifest as a tingling sensation starting on your scalp, and working down through your skull and spine. It's highly enjoyable and relaxing.
Now, for myself, I don't actually experience that feeling, but looking at video's of triggers relaxes me greatly, and can reduce my feelings of anxiety and depression.
Most people who do experience it, have known it for most of their lives. It's the relaxing feeling you get when someone plays with your hair. Or when you watched someone make a pencil drawing. Or even the sounds of someone tapping their fingers on a table.
There are so many triggers out there, it would be insanity to list them all here. And part of the fun is finding out for yourself what makes you feel good and relaxed.
One of my favorite artist, Ally from ASMRrequests, with one of my favorite roleplays she has done
Anyway. Most of the ASMR community is based on YouTube. People commonly called 'ASMRtists' have their channels where they make a variety of video's. Some are roleplays, taking the role of a doctor, hairdresser, makeup artist or a caring friend. Some are more of a show and tell, where they take items from around their house which they whisper about and tap, scratch or just plain show them to the viewer.
Others are purely sounds, sometimes accompanied by panning and binaural sounds or beats.
It's quite diverse, and every artists has their own style of video's they put out.
asmrnovastar is a recent discovery that I enjoy so much. This is great video to fall asleep to
When I first came across AMSR, I found it strangly compelling, but I thought it was kind of weird that I was watching a video for 30 minutes which mainly consisted of someone whispering and tapping a fake dragon egg. After a while, after I read up about it more and discovered a lot more great video's, I accepted that this is just something that makes me feel extremely good, and helps me fall asleep faster than anything I've tried.
For me, someone trying to cope with generalized anxiety disorder, derealization and depression, it's a great comfort, and helps take the rough edges of my anxiety, and gives some great relaxation. The personal attention mimicked in a lot of video's can tone down depressed feelings. And the lazy whispered musings and soft sounds make me drift off to sleep in no time.
Ilse from TheWaterWhispers has a huge amount of great video's, and she's a Dutch girl just like me!
If you feel like you want to know more, I'd encourage you to just try a few video's. See if you like it. I can imagine it not being for everyone, but it can be a great thing, and it might even triggers some 'tingles' for you.
I'll leave you all with a list of great ASMRtists I haven't featured before;
That's just a few of my favorites, but I hope I've inspired you to look for more!
Love,
Lisa
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