https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rjq3ZbfURYU
― scott seward, Friday, 5 June 2015 22:04 (nine years ago) link
oops, wrong video.
― scott seward, Friday, 5 June 2015 22:05 (nine years ago) link
THIS one:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vag8pHpE4lA
― scott seward, Friday, 5 June 2015 22:06 (nine years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V57qBZt946A
― AdamVania (Adam Bruneau), Sunday, 9 August 2015 20:21 (eight years ago) link
I swear by ASMR. When I was my mom's caregiver, for the last year of it I was under tremendous stress, so I would rely heavily on those videos to relax me, and now they allow me to get some much-needed sleep and help alleviate these panic attacks I've been getting for the last few weeks. There are two people who do ASMR just *perfectly* for me, Heather Feather and ASMRrequests (Ally), and I subscribe to both of them. It's also weird knowing that this is a relatively new "craze", for lack of a better word, because I was experiencing "tingles" from "triggers" as far back as when I was four years old, back in the early '80s.
Here's one of my favorite Heather Feather videos:
https://youtu.be/mWnpMTCtNSc
And I just adore this one by Ally because it features her character Salmon and I was so very much a Salmon in grade school:
https://youtu.be/DapzVHZmRBg
― deethelurker, Tuesday, 11 August 2015 08:04 (eight years ago) link
I get the same effect from watching old Bob Ross episodes on YouTube
― sʌxihɔːl (Ward Fowler), Tuesday, 11 August 2015 08:20 (eight years ago) link
That's because Bob Ross is regarded as being the father of ASMR, and I do remember feeling those aforementioned "tingles" any time I used to watch his show as a kid. In fact, I'm sure so many of his episodes are available for viewing on YouTube because of their popularity amongst the ASMR community, and I know Heather Feather did a take on his show as her character Dark Feather.
― deethelurker, Tuesday, 11 August 2015 18:05 (eight years ago) link
Julia Child's show did that for me.
― just1n3, Tuesday, 11 August 2015 18:25 (eight years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2JAz7698sa4
^my favourite asmr bob ross homage
― ogmor, Wednesday, 12 August 2015 18:00 (eight years ago) link
genuinely didn't known of this asmr/bob ross hookup before now
somehow i find watching bob showing a certain level of skill/craft, combined with the mellow vibes of his voice, to be more engaging/relaxing than the more hardcore asmr stuff, but whatever works eh
― sʌxihɔːl (Ward Fowler), Wednesday, 12 August 2015 18:29 (eight years ago) link
loads of asmr vids focus on people working carefully with their hands
― Vasco da Gama, Wednesday, 12 August 2015 18:49 (eight years ago) link
ogmor, that's an Ally/ASMRrequests video! She does devote a lot of time and energy into creating all these unique and original characters and even doing different makeup and costuming for each of them. My favorite example of this was her twelve days of Christmas-time roleplaying, where she played a bitchy tailor shop girl, a serious store manager (who had Salmon working for her in a nearly flawless split screen), a sassy tooth fairy type, a goofy candy store employee (that one actually got me to try Toblerone for the first time), and a kind domestic, qmongst other characters. Also, I confess that what I *believe* is her first video, a basic facial care and makeup tutorial, is where I stole my current skin care regimen, except I adapted the specific products to my own facial needs.
― deethelurker, Wednesday, 12 August 2015 21:03 (eight years ago) link
are there any crying ASMRs
― nose, Thursday, 13 August 2015 16:41 (eight years ago) link
like people crying
crying is on the audience i think, like you play a reassuring whisper asmr while you weep toward the screen & the cumulative effect is like an emotional zaireeka
― tender is the late-night daypart (schlump), Thursday, 13 August 2015 16:53 (eight years ago) link
I think there are crying ones, though... got to go out so I can't check. If not, I will make one for you.
― emil.y, Thursday, 13 August 2015 17:47 (eight years ago) link
lol @ emotional zaireeka
― jason waterfalls (gbx), Thursday, 13 August 2015 19:34 (eight years ago) link
Weird. I was just telling my therapist about these videos earlier this week because I tried one when I was desperate to fall asleep. I do experience asmr irl stuff but not from just watching these. I don't know why but the experience is just different.
― Benson and the Jets (ENBB), Thursday, 13 August 2015 19:39 (eight years ago) link
I enjoy all the asmr ninja tricks people pull with props, editing, costumes etc. but you can't beat a great voice
also -
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KgoUurERql8
― ogmor, Friday, 14 August 2015 00:36 (eight years ago) link
someone doing a complicated card trick for me will do this every single time.
― ryan, Friday, 14 August 2015 17:00 (eight years ago) link
That Heather Feather video made me really uncomfortable, it was like low-budget horror movie sound effects.
― Kiarostami bag (milo z), Friday, 14 August 2015 17:04 (eight years ago) link
(Low-budget creepy not low-budget crappy)
― Kiarostami bag (milo z), Friday, 14 August 2015 17:05 (eight years ago) link
these videos make me anxious, it's like i'm expecting a sudden loud noise
― brimstead, Friday, 14 August 2015 20:18 (eight years ago) link
mixed with a kind of low level fingernails on chalkboard irritation
― brimstead, Friday, 14 August 2015 20:19 (eight years ago) link
these videos make me anxious, it's like i'm expecting a sudden loud noise― brimstead, Friday, August 14, 2015 4:18 PM (27 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
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haha the possibilities
― rip van wanko, Friday, 14 August 2015 20:47 (eight years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=czVTga5g66s
― Meta Forksclove-Liebeskind (forksclovetofu), Tuesday, 8 September 2015 12:43 (eight years ago) link
Beyond the freak show, I do find this happening to me at random moments. I wonder if it all stems back to something implanted from being told stories as a kid. This woman's voice still does it sometimes:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IG5zV7LVvTw
― Norse Jung (Eric H.), Tuesday, 8 September 2015 13:32 (eight years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Ii5idPcevw
Feel like this guy qualifies.
― how's life, Monday, 7 December 2015 14:03 (eight years ago) link
been watching/listening to a lot of asmr lately, finding a few channels that I like. a good voice and a good microphone are important, but increasingly I think the careful attention and focus is the key element. on one hand asmr is very vivid and crisp and lucid, but, beyond the tingles, it induces this generalised warmth - like your pores are opening up - and your thoughts settle.
seems like a lot of the most prominent asmr people have suffered with anxiety, depression, insomnia, stress or similar problems, and its the therapeutic quality to those videos that I find most appealing. there's something so wonderful and tender about all these people putting so much care and attention into creating something that strangers can use as nourishment
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HdI-6WSAO30
― ogmor, Monday, 14 December 2015 22:49 (eight years ago) link
i seriously recommend Elizabeth ASMR - she has the most beautiful, musical icelandic accent, and she's funny as fuck.
― just1n3, Wednesday, 16 December 2015 06:05 (eight years ago) link
Is there a lot of fetish crossover? This (esp. 'just a bubble blowing video') seems super-fetishy to me.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D_EucvquDeE
― Kiarostami bag (milo z), Wednesday, 16 December 2015 06:18 (eight years ago) link
I can't and wouldn't claim to speak for everyone but there is nothing sexual about what happens when I encounter an ASMR trigger. The alignment of it with sexuality and the term "braingasm" actually makes it harder to convey to people who aren't familiar, in my experience.
― boxedjoy, Wednesday, 16 December 2015 23:37 (eight years ago) link
sk sk sk sk sk sk sk sk sk sk sk sk sk sk sk sk sk sk sk sk sk
― ogmor, Thursday, 3 March 2016 21:25 (eight years ago) link
I watch tapping and scratching videos just about every time I come home from work. They are the best thing to help me relax if I'm feeling tense
― paolo, Saturday, 30 July 2016 13:59 (seven years ago) link
Someone should definitely look into whether ASMR could be used to help treat certain mental health conditions. I don't suffer from any mental health problems but I used to have problems with depression and anxiety
― paolo, Saturday, 30 July 2016 14:02 (seven years ago) link
One of these days someone will make an ASMR video that has the same effect as the Entertainment from Infinite Jest, people will have it on repeat all the time
― paolo, Saturday, 30 July 2016 14:04 (seven years ago) link
That last post wasn't entirely serious but I could see how someone could become addicted and spend their days shut away watching ASMR vids
― paolo, Saturday, 30 July 2016 14:06 (seven years ago) link
I watch ASMR videos almost every night nowadays. My personal favourite is Ephemeral Rift, closely followed by RelaxingASMR. Surprised I haven't returned to this thread before to talk about it more. Perhaps soon...
― NWOFHM! Overlord (krakow), Saturday, 30 July 2016 22:22 (seven years ago) link
I'm kind of addicted to this. My favourtes are Deep Oceans of Sounds, ARDRA -asmr-, Caroline ASMR, danipink89, Ellie Alien ASMR, SoftAnnaPL, Kluna Tik, Olivia's Kissper ASMR, WhiserpsREd ASMR, Asmrsurge and GentleWhispering.
― ANML__, Saturday, 30 July 2016 22:31 (seven years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X6Hq0jZ7lBUDeep Ocean of Sounds
https://youtu.be/9SFaWp5kF14ARDRA asmr
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5cT9FB70PjUSoftAnnaPL
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v_HP6zwhT1ACaroline ASMR
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hSIfADSHHmgAsmrsurge
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uZIbF6Qkh1gKluna Tik
― ANML__, Saturday, 30 July 2016 22:40 (seven years ago) link
This is interesting - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4380153/
The results of this study suggest that ASMR also provides temporary relief in mood for those suffering from depression, with many individuals consciously using it for this purpose. Individuals whose scores on the BDI suggested moderate to severe depression reported a significantly more uplifting effect of engaging in ASMR than those without depression. Those suffering from symptoms of chronic pain also benefitted from ASMR, seeing a significant reduction in their discomfort for several hours following an ASMR session.
― paolo, Sunday, 31 July 2016 11:22 (seven years ago) link
It also turns out that the tingling is a form of synaesthesia - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Synesthesia#Auditory-tactile_synesthesia
In auditory-tactile synesthesia, certain sounds can induce sensations in parts of the body. For example, someone with auditory-tactile synesthesia may experience that hearing a specific word feels like touch in one specific part of the body or may experience that certain sounds can create a sensation in the skin without being touched. It is one of the least common forms of synesthesia.[30] However, many consider the common phenomenon of ASMR (where auditory stimulus or trigger words creates a tingling sensation in the body without being touched) to be a form of auditory-tactile synesthesia, as it fits the definition of sounds inducing physical sensations, meaning that it could be more common than current statistics imply.
― paolo, Sunday, 31 July 2016 11:24 (seven years ago) link
http://freakytrigger.co.uk/ft/2008/09/a-bite-of-stars-a-slug-of-time-and-thou-episode-10/
― illegal economic migration (Tracer Hand), Sunday, 31 July 2016 11:26 (seven years ago) link
Has anyone tried talking about this stuff with friends? I'm not really sure how to describe ASMR videos to actual people in real life without making it sound extremely weird and/or creepy.
― paolo, Sunday, 31 July 2016 11:28 (seven years ago) link
but if you want a truly ASMR style reading it's this one
http://freakytrigger.co.uk/ft/2008/04/a-bite-of-stars-a-slug-of-time-and-thou-episode-5/
― illegal economic migration (Tracer Hand), Sunday, 31 July 2016 11:28 (seven years ago) link
i won't even pretend to understand all this stuff but one thing that i wonder about is how come it's always VIDEOS? when the primary vector of "the tingle" is auditory?
― illegal economic migration (Tracer Hand), Sunday, 31 July 2016 11:29 (seven years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NqlYHBikTYM
This is one of my favourites. I'm not really sure how to explain the content of this video to someone with no knowledge of ASMR
― paolo, Sunday, 31 July 2016 11:30 (seven years ago) link
xp I think it's at least partly because more people use youtube than soundcloud or whatever. There are some videos that are just sound but not many (see below). I see quite a lot of people in the comments saying that they use the videos as 'background music' when they're working or trying to get to sleep, which implies that they're not really paying attention to the image
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5gk_KyWlEiM&index=9&list=PLNbV3GXqg9TNDhEF54HoIM5Xi_MT8IsBc
― paolo, Sunday, 31 July 2016 11:34 (seven years ago) link
it is primarily a youtube community but there are plenty of audio only videos. I enjoy chatting about this with friends, I only have a couple who feel it at all, but it's very curious to find out about experiences like this because they're not normally discussed and there's no vocabulary for them
― ogmor, Sunday, 31 July 2016 12:06 (seven years ago) link
I have talked about it with friends and they were legitimately interested, but it's possible that we're all extremely weird and/or crepey
― I look forward to hearing from you shortly, (Karl Malone), Sunday, 31 July 2016 16:48 (seven years ago) link