ASMR

Anyone heard about ASMR? Stands for Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response. Fancy name for brain tingles. Like peeling the plastic coating off of electronics, a great massage, or just someone speaking to you in a soothing voice.

I don't know if it's an actual medical thing, or if it's just something the internet came up with. In any case, there are entire Youtube channels devoted to it. Relaxing as all hell, though.

I knew about the phenomenon for years, but never knew it had a name (or an internet following) until about an hour ago. It can be great to relax and enjoy, though.

Here's one of the better channels I've found for it, which admittedly is all of about 15 minutes of browsing various links:

YouTube video

Tell it to me straight, Digi:

If I click on your video, will I wake up 3 years from now to find out I'm a member of a cult, chanting "Hare Krishna", penniless,
and wondering why I'm wearing a sari?

😕

Originally posted by bluewaterrider
Tell it to me straight, Digi:

If I click on your video, will I wake up 3 years from now to find out I'm a member of a cult, chanting "Hare Krishna", penniless,
and wondering why I'm wearing a sari?

😕

Lol, doubtful. Though I just watched a 17-minute full-screen HD video of that girl painting my face, and another consisting entirely of a dude whispering in French...so something weird may be going on.

lol!

Yah, I know the feeling that they're referring to with this stuff. I noticed when I was little that the sound of people speaking very softly calms me down and gives me that shivery feeling (part of why I used to have trouble staying awake in church).

Watching the "Pendant and Soft Spoken Answers" video that's apart of the channel you linked. Very relaxing.

Originally posted by Tzeentch
lol!

Yah, I know the feeling that they're referring to with this stuff. I noticed when I was little that the sound of people speaking very softly calms me down and gives me that shivery feeling (part of why I used to have trouble staying awake in church).

Watching the "Pendant and Soft Spoken Answers" video that's apart of the channel you linked. Very relaxing.

👆

A lot of the triggers they talk about do absolutely nothing for me. But some are quite nice.

Dutch ASMR

Also, this is the strangest thing I have seen on the internet that didn't end with "And then the cops showed up". Ilse is also nerdy cute, and with some proper dental work could be super hot if entirely bizarre and unaccountable. Or I'm just really really susceptible to whispering foreign girls at 3 am, take your pick.

My girlfriend has this, and we often try to cause the feeling in her. She has also been watching youtube videos that trigger it for her. And yeah, there are very interesting communities online that work to trigger this in particular ways (soft whispering, doing repeated menial tasks). I personally have not got this sensation though, it sounds pleasant.

ASMR is a form of attention training, subtlely targeting the inner dialogue. Has anyone here read Carlos Castenada's Don Juan series? If you find ASMR interesting, one should read it. It's chock full of menial tasks and weird, tingly feelings.

Originally posted by Stealth Moose
Also, this is the strangest thing I have seen on the internet that didn't end with "And then the cops showed up". Ilse is also nerdy cute, and with some proper dental work could be super hot if entirely bizarre and unaccountable. Or I'm just really really susceptible to whispering foreign girls at 3 am, take your pick.

I suppose it helps that she's cute, but that's secondary to me. My favorite video so far didn't even include her face. So there's no real sexual connection; just relaxation and tingles.

Originally posted by Bardock42
My girlfriend has this, and we often try to cause the feeling in her. She has also been watching youtube videos that trigger it for her. And yeah, there are very interesting communities online that work to trigger this in particular ways (soft whispering, doing repeated menial tasks). I personally have not got this sensation though, it sounds pleasant.

I'm quite interested to see if my gf can experience this as well.

I get these tinkles sometimes whe I get a haircut/when myhair gets washed. Never really paid much attention to the why/how/what, but I know I enjoy it.

YouTube video

I've been listening to ASMR every day for like two or three years now. I often can't sleep without it.

wut? d'aw

Stfu.

This is a judgement-free zone Tzeentch. I'm actually surprised the KMC crowd has been so receptive so far.

I don't need it to sleep, though, but a lot of people apparently use it as a sleep aid.

Oh, I'm judging.

I'm judging you all so hard right now.

That's quite a weird fetish you have the, Digi. Thanks for sharing.

Originally posted by Astner
That's quite a weird fetish you have the, Digi. Thanks for sharing.

I was waiting for something like this. I just expected it sooner. Thanks for not disappointing, at least.

In the meantime, watch a few of the videos. I guarantee you'll find something to relax you.

😊

Thank you for sharing, Digi. I will view the videos after this episode of Battlestar Galactica.

It may seem weird but I can get this feeling or "state" but just thinking about stuff but it only works sometimes and I have not figured out the variables to recreate it consistently. One of my friends, who is Buddhist, said that this state can be obtained with meditation.

Bonus: I get this feeling, sometimes, when watching this Norwegian dude blacksmithing (smithing). His voice is calm, he's highly intelligent, and his hands are sure. He creates real swords, pommels, knives, etc. But the combination of all those things makes his videos bring on the tingles.

Originally posted by dadudemon
Bonus: I get this feeling, sometimes, when watching this Norwegian dude blacksmithing (smithing). His voice is calm, he's highly intelligent, and his hands are sure. He creates real swords, pommels, knives, etc. But the combination of all those things makes his videos bring on the tingles.

Interestingly enough, the whispering causes tingling when I first hear it, but ultimately I tune it out after awhile by doing other things, because I am like a ferret on jolt cola.