looking for more opinions - ASMR

[scout86]

I'm not sure this is the right place to post this.

The other day, my T emailed me a link he thought was interesting. He does that. Actually, I pass stuff on to him that I think he might find interesting too. The link follows. link

There are two videos in the link. According to the article, people find watching them to be some kind of positive experience. I made it through about the first 3 seconds of each and quit. To me, it was a strange combination of creepy and annoying. But, the more I think about it (and I can't seem to quit doing that) the more of a "thing" it seems to be. I told my T I actually thought it had potential as a torture device. He said he hadn't watched the videos but maybe he should be more careful what he forwards in the future. (We both laughed.)

So, I'd appreciate hearing what other people think. My T may or may not actually get around to watching the videos. I can't for the life of me imagine how anyone could ENJOY watching them, but I'm wondering if my own reaction isn't a little over the top in the other direction.

The article is in the New York Times. It looks like you can only read so many articles a month for free. If you can't read the actual article, you can search "A.S.M.R. videos". The article actually says they help people sleep and help people with PTSD. I truly don't get it!

 

[Wendell_R]

To me, it was a strange combination of creepy and annoying.

I've watched about 10 seconds of these types of videos before and found them untolerable. I didn't stick around long enough to find out why they were so annoying, though!

Curiously, I have recently had self-induced tingling on my torso, related to one of my parts coming out. When I switch to a confident, female part, it's almost as if I'm experiencing touch for the first time. And the euphoria from that experience definitely is helpful for my PTSD.

I think part of the difficulty is relaxing enough for the videos to have any positive effect on me.

 

[Sideways]

I can't for the life of me imagine how anyone could ENJOY watching them, but I'm wondering if my own reaction isn't a little over the top in the other direction.

I’ve come across this a while ago (think it was local news maybe), and I remember thinking at the time that I’d love to be one of those people that find this stuff to be a really awesome sensation.

It makes sense to me that if you have a condition like ptsd, where your system is exhausted from constantly being in a state of over-arousal, that this stuff is the exact opposite - completely intolerable. Which is what it is for me.

Different strokes for different folks;)

 

[Friday]

I absolutely despise these things.

My kid loves them. And. He. Just. Doesn’t. Connect. that every time he falls asleep listening to them? The next day SUCKS. Rage machine, touchy, snappy, snarky, mean, overreative, easily offended, condescending... it’s like he turns into a teenage girl on her period. :wtf:

Sigh. He HAS, however, caught on that if I’m betting him $20 that I can guess his playlist from the night before? Not to take me up on it. So there’s not even that anymore. :shifty:

 

[somerandomguy]

AMSR doesn't do anything for me. I can't hear when people whisper anyway.

 

[grit]

I have seen this on Netflix not long ago. To me this sounds like people having opposite of certain autism where light or sound hurts. It can be weird but I can also see how exhausting it must be.

 

[Justmehere]

I find the videos annoying. I can get euphoric tinglies from someone playing with my hair (weird, I know) but only if my symptoms are low.

 

[EveHarrington]

I can get euphoric tinglies from someone playing with my hair (weird, I know)

This is weird?

I’ve been like that since I was a young kid.

To me this sounds like people having opposite of certain autism where light or sound hurts.

I have sensory issues where certain sounds DO hurt.

OMG these videos have me so agitated. I was having a good night......WAS!

I need an Ativan.

The funny thing is that many of the sounds mentioned in the articles are indeed soothing.......IN PERSON. Put them through a speaker and it’s torture.

Maybe people who like this have less sensitive ears that don’t pick up on the nuances of sounds that are less than organic ie reproduced.

 

[scout86]

OMG these videos have me so agitated. I was having a good night......WAS!

That was kind of my reaction too. And the more I thought about it, the more it bothered me. Sorry to mess up your night!

 

[barefoot]

Good grief! I only made it through a few seconds of a couple of them and I think I’m now actually having a breakdown!

 

[scout86]

I don't actually, literally "like" that @barefoot , but I appreciate you going to the trouble of adding your input.

This is getting kind of interesting. In spite of the fact (?) that a lot of people apparently like that stuff, for a lot of people here, it's not even neutral, it's bad. I wonder why? (On both sides. Why would anyone like it? What's different that many of us don't?)

 

[barefoot]

Ha! I understand your “like” ?

It is a pretty interesting divide.

I find the sound of whispering completely unbearable - puts me right on edge!

I also found the women in the (very short!) clips I watched rather creepy!