new favorite weird shit on the internet: ASMR ROLE PLAY ~ Autonomous sensory meridian response ~

:D

weird to imagine toddlers watching unboxing vids

nearly at the end of a long journey, very tired walking through the city centre listening to spotify's asmr selection

I am ready to accept the infinite abundance of the universe

http://i.imgur.com/tOs1Wnx.png

i would pay for this treatment

this is brilliant

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HPyNEbLnZh0

in a totally different way, so is this:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ptMReqQCDDg

(if you've only got 10 seconds to watch and want this gist of it, just skip to anywhere in the middle)

love it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rjq3ZbfURYU

oops, wrong video.

THIS one:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vag8pHpE4lA

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V57qBZt946A

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

I get the same effect from watching old Bob Ross episodes on YouTube

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.

Julia Child's show did that for me.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2JAz7698sa4

^my favourite asmr bob ross homage

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

loads of asmr vids focus on people working carefully with their hands

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.

are there any crying ASMRs

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

I think there are crying ones, though... got to go out so I can't check. If not, I will make one for you.

lol @ emotional zaireeka

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.

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

loads of asmr vids focus on people working carefully with their hands

someone doing a complicated card trick for me will do this every single time.

That Heather Feather video made me really uncomfortable, it was like low-budget horror movie sound effects.

(Low-budget creepy not low-budget crappy)

these videos make me anxious, it's like i'm expecting a sudden loud noise

mixed with a kind of low level fingernails on chalkboard irritation

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

haha the possibilities

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=czVTga5g66s

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

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Ii5idPcevw

Feel like this guy qualifies.

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

i seriously recommend Elizabeth ASMR - she has the most beautiful, musical icelandic accent, and she's funny as fuck.

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

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.

sk sk sk sk sk sk sk sk sk sk sk sk sk sk sk sk sk sk sk sk sk

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

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

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

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

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...

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.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X6Hq0jZ7lBU
Deep Ocean of Sounds

https://youtu.be/9SFaWp5kF14
ARDRA asmr

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5cT9FB70PjU
SoftAnnaPL

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v_HP6zwhT1A
Caroline ASMR

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hSIfADSHHmg
Asmrsurge

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uZIbF6Qkh1g
Kluna Tik

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.

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.

http://freakytrigger.co.uk/ft/2008/09/a-bite-of-stars-a-slug-of-time-and-thou-episode-10/

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.