summer82
08-04-16, 14:06
I thought I'd start a thread about ASMR as it's been extremely useful for me when I'm anxious or can't sleep.
ASMR stands for Autonomous sensory meridian response which is a euphoric experience characterized by a tingling sensation on the skin that typically begins on the scalp and moves down the back of the neck and upper spine, making you feel very relaxed and sleepy. It's usually triggered by whispering, certain sounds or visually when watching someone do certain movements. For me, it's watching people have their hair brushed (don't ask me why, I have no idea lol) If you've ever noticed a relaxing sensation when hearing or seeing certain things then you are probably capable of ASMR.
I've had people ask me to try an explain the tingly sensation and the best way I know how is to ask them if they liked having their back or arm tickled when they were kids, if the answer is yes, then it feels like that. Someone told me it also feels like the sensation you get when you use one of those head scratchers.
Youtube has lots of these videos. If you think you could benefit from them, just type in ASMR followed by something you think may trigger the relaxing sensation, for e.g ASMR rain sounds or ASMR back tickling ect.. and you'll find lots of videos. Get comfortable, pop in some headphones and see if it helps you.
If you do not experience ASMR you will be staring at a screen watching a woman tap on a book wondering what the hell is going on lol
I found this a couple of years ago and it's been more helpful to my ability to relax and go to sleep than any drug I've been given over the years, so I wanted to share this in case it could help anyone else :) good luck.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OoNWLyNbFaY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rmiSCjjLFQQ&nohtml5=False
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_1GiRBZQbPw&nohtml5=False
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lasWefVUCsI&nohtml5=False
Here are some examples to get you started.
ASMR stands for Autonomous sensory meridian response which is a euphoric experience characterized by a tingling sensation on the skin that typically begins on the scalp and moves down the back of the neck and upper spine, making you feel very relaxed and sleepy. It's usually triggered by whispering, certain sounds or visually when watching someone do certain movements. For me, it's watching people have their hair brushed (don't ask me why, I have no idea lol) If you've ever noticed a relaxing sensation when hearing or seeing certain things then you are probably capable of ASMR.
I've had people ask me to try an explain the tingly sensation and the best way I know how is to ask them if they liked having their back or arm tickled when they were kids, if the answer is yes, then it feels like that. Someone told me it also feels like the sensation you get when you use one of those head scratchers.
Youtube has lots of these videos. If you think you could benefit from them, just type in ASMR followed by something you think may trigger the relaxing sensation, for e.g ASMR rain sounds or ASMR back tickling ect.. and you'll find lots of videos. Get comfortable, pop in some headphones and see if it helps you.
If you do not experience ASMR you will be staring at a screen watching a woman tap on a book wondering what the hell is going on lol
I found this a couple of years ago and it's been more helpful to my ability to relax and go to sleep than any drug I've been given over the years, so I wanted to share this in case it could help anyone else :) good luck.
---------- Post added at 14:06 ---------- Previous post was at 13:57 ----------
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OoNWLyNbFaY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rmiSCjjLFQQ&nohtml5=False
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_1GiRBZQbPw&nohtml5=False
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lasWefVUCsI&nohtml5=False
Here are some examples to get you started.