Do you experience ASMR?

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I'm interested to know how many of you experience ASMR? I do, but haven't met anyone else who does (not that I've asked many others - just family members)

Yes i love it.Latte ASMR is amazing.Her attention to detail is great.

My favourites are hair brushing,tapping and massage.

Its great for insomnia i find.

Is this ASMR? I got it in an art class when people were painting my portrait at school???

Yes that did it for me too!

Ooh and the nit nurse....

Tried Latte ASMR.

“How are you today? I heard that you accidentally fell off the ground?”

Yeah no....

I get it. Watching people draw does it for me or kids playing with blocks or Lego. The whispery voice videos don't work.

Oooh yeah the nit nurse!

We used to form a seated chain (just the girls!) at primary school, when we had story time, of us all doing each other's hair; plaiting etc! We always got to told off

That's good to know @TabbyStar! I thought I might have been some sort of egotistical weirdo!

Presumably it's an opposite reaction to the sensation when someone drags fingernails down a blackboard? I imagine it is a fine line between what people like and what they can't stand.

I get it when someone is gift wrapping a present in a shop. Love the feeling and don't get it often.

I like the ASMR hydraulic press videos on instagram

I get it. Such a lovely feeling. Until a year or so ago I thought I was the only person who experienced this.
I use the videos to sleep. There is one Gibi does measuring which I absolutely love. Such a lovely feeling

I get it when I have an eye exam irl. I also get it from some tapping and watching asmr videos of facials / ear cleaning. The ones done by Latte asmr are amazing in her attention to detail. Also like GiBi and ASMR magic.

Yes! I've found my people I'm not a freak! Especially with reference to eye exam and gift wrap!

What do these things have in common? Why ASMR from these things?

Yes. I can remember experiencing it as a young child at the GP but didn't know what it was until a couple of years ago.

I don't like most of the videos on YouTube, especially whispery ones

But certain voices and close personal attention in RL usually do it for me

When they wrap up fish and chips in the chippie 😁

I think it’s fascinating. It’s strange that there hasn’t been more proper research on it. I wonder which part of the brain lights up? My heart rate drops massively but I wonder if my blood pressure does?

I wonder if seeking it on YouTube is not as satisfying for some because it works best if it takes you by surprise as it were?

Yes I do, I watch videos about twice a week. I actually think you’re incredibly lucky if you experience it. If they could prescribe the feeling in pill form it’d be used to treat all sorts of conditions-anxiety, depression, insomnia, high blood pressure.

There was a radio 4 programme about it recently and the ones they played made my scalp and back of neck tingle, so I guess yes.

I get it and find it so soothing to watch videos on youtube. My favourite is GentleWhispering. I like hand movements and lip smacking the best. It’s even better when it happens in real life but that’s much rarer for me.

Can’t stand the creepy whispering people & they all look so fucking smug, also as I have misophonia any eating/chomping/lip smacking sounds make me instantly stabby. I think that’s part of the issue with the smug whisperers, 2 seconds in & I’m just thinking ‘ffs, you need to hydrate urgently you creepy weirdo, stop whispering & sort out you dry mouth’ 🤢.

However yes - things like crackling fires, sea sounds on a pebble beach & loads of actual physical stuff like haircuts, cutting gift wrap paper in one go with scissors, mixing acrylic paints do.

Always assumed everyone experienced this - gutted for people that don’t (but would happily give up that gift if I could get rid of the misophonia! I’ve definitely spent a far larger percentage of time almost having to physically restrain myself from acting on the intense rage & physical pain caused by someone eating crisps next to me than I have had enjoying ASMR experiences!)

My bete noire Sound is people whistling. And, sadly, the sound of Dh thumb as it strums random chords on guitar strings. Which is his favourite way to relax.

I was shocked when I found out ( a few years ago) that not everyone experiences it. I get it from touch, sights, sounds and, if I'm in the right mood, just from thinking about those things.

I do!!! But only certain triggers. I can't be doing with all that tapping. My go to YouTube videos are whispering; hair& makeup; stories. WhispersRed is my favourite ASMR channel

I have it and feel v fortunate. My brother has it and his little boy. It’s a form of meditation for me. Eye examinations were always a trigger for me.. and people putting things into brown paper bags very carefully and quietly..like the Hornby advert from years ago, a shop keeper putting a toy train set into a bag.. ASMR gold