Ok so I just learned that this was a thing today and I got so excited because I've been experiencing this my whole life but just thought I was really weird. For those of you who don't know, ASMR is "a euphoric experience characterized by a static-like or tingling sensation on the skin that typically begins on the scalp and moves down the back of the neck and upper spine, precipitating relaxation." It is caused by certain triggers, such as being touched in a certain way (e.g. getting a massage) or hearing a certain sound (e.g. whispering)
Does anyone else experience this? If so, do you have any type of synesthesia? I'm curious to see if the two are connected. I do have synesthesia as I associate certain musical pitches with colours.
I've experienced this but I honestly don't really like YouTube channels dedicated to ASMR. It's hard for me to be relaxed by a lot of the people who make those videos for some reason.
The only ASMR I don't find extremely creepy and actually relaxing is done by this one YouTube channel I watch called Maqaroon. When she has an ASMR video she's just crafting and she doesn't say anything which is the problem for me with almost all ASMR channels, I find the whispering really disturbing.
The ASMR videos are... interesting. They're definitely cool to listen to but I think it's gotten so popular to a point where people will literally turn anything into another cash grab asmr video :s
Oh, it's called ASMR, i thought they were just goosebumps. This usually happens with me when someone scratches a chalkboard, a wall, or paper. But yeah, these feelings happen to me alot.
