AIBU not to tell anyone in RL that I have ASMR?

[rizlett]

Mainly because people think either:-

a) it's really weird

b) it has to have some kind of sexual connection

What is ASMR?

Nobody will know what you mean.

Right.

I don't see how it would ever come up, tbh?

I used to have a really strong ASMR response. It's nearly gone now, which is sad.

I suspect more people have it than we realise. We're a fan of gentle whispering in our house.

Is it something others need to know, or can you just say you get a weird tingly feeling sometimes, like pins and needles. You only need to explain if you want some sort of reasonable accommodation to be made for you.

You don't need to tell anyone anything

I have exploding head syndrome in case this is a weird illness boasting competition

Why would you tell anyone? I can't see it being a conversation starter. If find it odd if someone told me that. Not because they had it but because they'd felt the need to tell me.

I never knew what it was for years - just that I had it!

I'd like to know if any of my family do but I'm too embarrassed to mention it.

Why are you embarrassed?

Whispering is not a trigger for me meg.

First time I had it was in the post office when the person behind the counter was filling in a form with my details.

I'm pretty open with it if it's relevant to the conversation! You don't have to describe it as if it's embarrassing because then, yeah, it is weird lol. I just say it's like relaxing tingles in my head.

I wouldn't tell anyone because they most likely couldn't care less.

Ick! I didn't know this was a thing - is there an opposite? I just watched the Ikea ASMR ad and it genuinely set my teeth on edge, had to turn it off!

I've not seen the ikea ad ginger but not every trigger triggers everyone iyswim.

It's not always a hearing, watching or relaxing and sending to sleep thing. Though it is all those to some people.

I don't like clicking on links.

Can anyone explain?

Google is your friend 😀

Autonomous sensory meridian response (ASMR)

I have this and I love watching ASMR youtube videos. I know what you mean about telling people. Is is awkward and they might think you are bizarre. But to me its like meditation, very relaxing. So I just say I watch relaxation videos. But really its not something that would come up in normal conversation. It's no biggie ☺

I used to work for a helpline and 'relaxation' was word we used for what men were doing if they phoned and didn't talk much.

I could say meditation videos - though often it happens in everyday life too.

I was very relieved when it was given a name.

Why would anyone care?

I have absolutely no idea how this would come up in a conversation.

Is find it weird if ou just randomly brought it up to.

I love asmr videos and have had asmr response for as long as I can remember. Its only ever come up in conversation once when I was telling my pal I watch relaxation videos to help with insomnia

I used to have this, not so much now.

Zero ideas why you'd want to share this info with other people though.

Can you elaborate?

Really? Who would care?

I just say 'relaxing videos'.

As it happens, my two favourite asmr artists are very attractive women and I'll eat my hat if loads of men tuning in end up, er, relaxing. But that's not why I watch so I just don't think about it.