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To think its time we ban ASMR?

115 replies

hotmumshit · 12/08/2026 16:42

I dont need to hear what opening and closing your cupboards sounds like in HD! I dont need to hear you crunch your crisps! 😩😩

An ASMRless tiktok, its all i'm asking for!

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DerangedBillionaire · 12/08/2026 20:17

I love a wig video.

You can't tappity tap or nom nom nom a wig.

Smartiepants79 · 12/08/2026 20:19

You know your device has volume controls….

hurtandconflicted · 12/08/2026 20:21

YANU many people with neurodivergence use it to self regulate

hurtandconflicted · 12/08/2026 20:21

Sorry YABU

Tinmanwalkedpastwindeh · 12/08/2026 20:22

Clearly you have never heard of After Maple!

ChaosDreamV2 · 12/08/2026 20:22

I hate them - it makes my skin crawl 😖

Doone22 · 13/08/2026 08:33

Yes let's just ban everything you have taken in dislike even though it harms no one. Why are you watching asmr videos if you hate it anyway?

Clydebuilt · 13/08/2026 09:07

70isaLimitNotaTarget · 12/08/2026 20:12

And anyone who speaks with the awful Vocal Fry voice .
Straight to "off"

I cannot wait for this ridiculous trend to be over!!!

Loulou4022 · 13/08/2026 09:37

CatMum27 · 12/08/2026 17:03

It’s the finger tapping - drives me mad!

As soon as someone starts finger tapping their video is closed down! Drives me potty!!

Somnambule · 13/08/2026 09:43

FaceEatingLeopard · 12/08/2026 17:13

Why would anyone with a functioning brain watch ANY 'hauls'?

Quite. I've never, ever in my life had the urge to look at a load of shit a total stranger has bought (which they almost certainly didn't need). The planet is burning. Stop encouraging this shit.

ClassActress · 13/08/2026 13:30

I don’t use TikTok but ASMR is even on ads on tv now. The Bold Spring Awakenings one starts with whispering, then rustling sheets. It really, really annoys me.
There was a guy sitting beside me on the bus a while ago listening and watching videos of what seemed like toilets flushing. The world has gone mad.

Jaimelefromage · 13/08/2026 13:31

hotmumshit · 12/08/2026 17:13

Its not usually plastic stuff! Its usually good quality stuff tbf

From The Range?

Jaimelefromage · 13/08/2026 13:33

hotmumshit · 12/08/2026 18:21

Its in all the videos! Amplified everyday noises with someone unloading their sainsburys shop!

In what videos? I’ve never come across it either. I don’t have Tik Tok.

AllTheWatersTurnedToClouds · 13/08/2026 13:40

I have ASMR but those vids rarely set it off.

Had an MRI the other day that did tho, nearly nodded off 😁

GaaNeen · 13/08/2026 13:43

Lots of people with anxiety find ASMR soothing
so bog off and don’t watch it !!
you can survive without tit- tok
ASMR is a great regulator for some

BebbanburgIsMine · 13/08/2026 15:39

Don’t watch it if you don’t like it! 🙄

I’ve had ASMR from a very young age, I’m 59, and can’t really remember a time when I didn’t have it. Before someone called it “ ASMR” I had no idea what to call it, or that other people got it too.

It is better if it happens naturally, but the videos are brilliant for lying on my bed, and getting totally relaxed, and almost in a trance, the feelings I get are amazing, so relaxing, I just put my earphones in, lie back and feel wonderful when it kicks in.

It has caused some minor issues, when I was at school for instance, the sound of the teacher, or the rustling of papers, used to make me feel so sleepy! At home though, it’s amazing. Please don’t mock a very innocent thing which makes people all over the world very happy.

hotmumshit · 13/08/2026 15:44

😩 they should come with a trigger warning for those of us who dont enjoy it

Now I cant judge your autumn haul because you insist i need to hear every single sound at full volume

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hotmumshit · 13/08/2026 15:44

Jaimelefromage · 13/08/2026 13:31

From The Range?

Yes, the range, next, m&s home etc

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BebbanburgIsMine · 13/08/2026 15:45

ElBandito · 12/08/2026 18:41

Surely Ed Milliband doing ASMR videos should have instantly killed this off as a trend months ago?

I’m nearly 60, and have been getting ASMR most of those years, since I was about 4 or 5.

ASMR isn’t a trend or a new thing, only the name is relatively new.

Jaimelefromage · 13/08/2026 15:45

hotmumshit · 13/08/2026 15:44

😩 they should come with a trigger warning for those of us who dont enjoy it

Now I cant judge your autumn haul because you insist i need to hear every single sound at full volume

Have you thought about turning the sound off?

hotmumshit · 13/08/2026 15:49

Jaimelefromage · 13/08/2026 15:45

Have you thought about turning the sound off?

How will I hear whats being said? I should watch the woman wave her items around at me with no narration?!

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Jaimelefromage · 13/08/2026 15:51

hotmumshit · 13/08/2026 15:49

How will I hear whats being said? I should watch the woman wave her items around at me with no narration?!

Err… yeah? I can’t imagine they’re saying anything earth shattering.

ThatGladGoldFox · 13/08/2026 15:51

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hotmumshit · 13/08/2026 15:52

Jaimelefromage · 13/08/2026 15:51

Err… yeah? I can’t imagine they’re saying anything earth shattering.

😄😄😄😩😩 thats worse than the asmr

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Jaimelefromage · 13/08/2026 15:54

I know what should be banned. GIFs.

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