“Timesays it is “a strange, tingly sensation… a brain orgasm.”
Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response, or ASMR, is a unique phenomenon.
And here’s the result my response to the question: what the heck is up with ASMR?
If you immediately identify with one of these descriptions, you may have the ability to experience ASMR.
Butthe ASMR feelingdoesn’t seem to just pop up out of nowhere.
Just witnessing or thinking about the touch, as Mark O’ConnellforSlatediscusses, can sometimes produce ASMR.
Visual stimulation includes “eye gazing and observing slow [often methodical] hand movements.”
An older kid was carefully explaining some concept of astronomy to me.
34% of participants also reported that their ASMR was triggered by watching repetitive tasks.”
Makes sense for common triggers like close-in whispering, or clinical examination role play, right?
That’s why some less-common yet still reported triggers sound bizarre and sometimes a little funny.
Not everybody experiences ASMR
We don’t know what percentage of the population experiences ASMR.
Could it mean they just haven’t foundtheirparticular triggers yet?
But it’s likely that some people’s physiology just aren’t hardwired for it.
Could ASMR, synesthesia, and/or misophonia work through similar biological, neurological and/or chemical functions?
What exactly does that mean?
The jury is still out.
And he’s not exactly casual about his work either.
“As far as equipment, I use five different microphones to make my work happen.
Not all at the same time, but in different variables,” he told me in our interview.
Bomboni is far from being the only one who makes a living creating tingly content for his YouTube channel.
It’s not sexual…or is it?
And many other people who experience ASMR seem to agree.
ASMR itself is not sexual.
It is biologically not sexual."
Like… examining what you stole from the store roleplay… something along those lines."
How to tell if you get ASMR
Have you experienced ASMR?
Do you “get it” frequently, intentionally or unintentionally?
Are you not sure?
Do you think we’re all crazy?
So grab a pair of headphones, go to YouTube, and search “ASMR test.
“You’ll find what you’re looking for.
So you think you get ASMR.
Maybe you’re shaking your head at this ‘weirdo fringe group.’
