ASMR Brain Orgasms
ASMR (Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response) is a biological phenomenon that produces relaxation and may be accompanied by tingling in the head and other parts of the body from the auditory and visual stimuli that are presented. This term has been gaining more and more strength thanks to audiovisual platforms such as YouTube as it is here where these videos are usually uploaded, however, the ASMR is a feeling that we can all feel without the need to watch a video.
This biological response is the result of how certain triggers are relaxing for us, for example: There are people who relax just by listening to the keys on their computer, with the sound of rain, with the sound of fingernails when they touch wood or simply the voice of a person because it is warm, that is, many individuals can experience it throughout their lives and do not even realize it.
However, not everyone is able to feel it, just 1 in 1000 people, and not everyone feels the same way: For some people the sound of a plastic bag can be relaxing and for others it can be a martyrdom, even for people who use ASMR. For this reason, there are now videos of all kinds on the Internet aimed at this trend:
ASMR whispered: It is the most common, because it is also the most basic, and you can talk about anything. Whispers are the most characteristic feature of this phenomenon as almost all videos are accompanied by this even if they are directed to other ASMR content.
ASMR tapping: This is a type of video that makes it easier to find triggers, based on the sounds of objects, a box, a book cover, cutting scissors, a computer keyboard, etc.
Visual ASMR: It consists of movements in front of the camera, it can be the movement of a pencil, hands or make-up brushes; many call it stroking the screen.
ASMR roleplay: They are a series of videos that consist of acting and giving a different theme to the subject, since the consumer can be transferred to a hairdresser, a clothing store or the doctor. These videos come with whispers, tapping and even a visual game.
ASMR of food: Perhaps for many of the people who consume this, the videos of people eating are not as relaxing, however, there are others that do. There are even asmrtist who base their entire content on just eating in front of the camera.
These are the basic types of ASMR videos, then there are subcategories that start from all of these.
The ASMR community has been growing a lot, which is positive because more people are discovering new sensations. But on the other hand, the community has also been filled with many prejudices on the part of those who do not understand the intention of the videos or who do not manage to experience the sensation. This was aggravated after famous youtubers began to deal with the subject with a certain amount of humor, but they did not do so with the intention of damaging or discrediting these types of videos. But this also brought new people to join this trend on the YouTube platform.
ASMR is a phenomenon worth trying because it can relax you, get you to sleep in minutes, and there are even people who say they have overcome insomnia and have given up sleeping pills because of it. New trends must be given a chance, the world is moving ten times faster today in a day than it was 10 years ago. We are facing a phenomenon in its infancy that still has many things to discover.