Thursday, 23 May 2013

ASMR

I've actually been listening to and watching ASMR videos on YouTube for a while now, to get to sleep. It's interesting but also sad how dependent I've become towards these videos and these ASMRtists, like I can't fall asleep without listening to one through my phone.
Ok, some background, for those of you who don't know what ASMR is:
ASMR stands for Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response...I literally Googled that because I didn't know what it stood for. And I didn't read anything else on it, all I know is that it makes me feel nice and relaxed before I completely shut down to rest.
There's one aspect of it, which I'm not sure how it fits into all of this, but how I know it works for me: I get "tingles" at the back of my head, and it feels soooo good. I didn't understand what these ASMRtists were talking about in their videos, but once I started watching them, I got hooked.
One of the questions that many of these YouTubers ask is when was the first time you experienced tingles. It took me a while to figure it out, because my memories blur a little. I've definitely had tingles all of my life, but the one moment where it stands out the most is when I was in grade 5. I needed help with either science or math homework, so one of my friends at the time helped me out. All of a sudden, I had this weird sensation going on in my head, somewhere at the back of my brain. It felt really nice, and I wanted it to continue, but it didn't. I don't know how long it lasted for, but I think it was quite a while.
Anyway, some of my favourite ASMRtists are GentleWhispering, TheWaterWhispers, and UnicornWhispers. All three of them are really great in their own ways, and I'm currently obsessed with their videos, slowly going through their combined 300 videos or so. Check them out if you're having trouble relaxing and/or going to sleep.
Love.

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