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ASMR - heard of it?

April 28 2019

Autonomous sensory meridian response (ASMR). You know that overwheliming 'feeling' that can cause deep relaxation simply by watching and/or listening and/or feeling another person doing something mundane or calming? The ASMR can be triggered by whispering, personal attention (e.g. hair brushing), a physical exam (e.g. a nurse performing an assessment or intervention), or something completely banal like turning pages of a magazine or organising a desk space for example. It causes frisson (goose-bumps or tingling) and auditory-tactile synthenesia (sensation inducing, hypontic relaxtion). Ubiquitious on YouTube. Total paucity of scientific research (as of 2017 only three papers ever published). ASMR triggers relaxtion, stress relief and promotes sleep. It saved my life five years ago when I was desperate for calm and peace during the most unstable and traumatic time of my life. I was always able to zone-out when I noticed someone doing something banal, it caused me to relax, deeply. Finding ASMR on YouTube was a gift. Nowadays, lavender & candles, gratitude & Zen, and my beloved and life-saving ASMR have me the strongest, happiest and most calm I have ever been. Sleep is bliss. Who also uses it? Who loves it as much as I? My best friend hates it. I recommended it to my girls (early 20's) and they love it. What's your favourite, if you do use it? If you don't, try it and let me know. - Posted from rhpmobile

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181Dinner4Two

7 years ago

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:MobileLanguages/Autonomous_sensory_meridian_response Is this an extension of, or similar to NLP & the use of mindfulness acts / habits to active a medative state linked with physical activities ? It is an interesting concept, one that I will look into and read over in the coming days Thanx ever so much GetMePlease, edd.

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RHP User

7 years ago

Fingernails on a chalkboard?

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RHP User

7 years ago

I used to get it a bit as a kid when a girl was paying me physical attention (not in a sexual way), much like the nurse scenario. Now I can think myself into that state and I use it at work during especially physically demanding times to push through the pain, heat stress and fatigue. It's sort of like meditating and is very useful.

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EarthQueen

7 years ago

..... My kids use it to relax and fall asleep. I prefer meditating with no background noise. If I listen to it I can easily get sucked down a rabbit hole of vividly imagining visual representation of the sounds which I find relaxing. Is this what happens to you OP?

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RHP User

7 years ago

@Dinner2two I had not heard of NLP, so I looked it up. I would suggest these are two very different concepts. ASMR is autonomic which is almost like an involuntary response, and that response sends a tingle through your body off creates a deep relaxation. NLP on the other hand, I think, is using hypnosis type techniques to enable you to achieve an end goal.

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RHP User

7 years ago

@ladylover The reason my best friend despises ASMR is because out annoys the shit pout of her. It does not have the desired effect at all. To be honest I'm picky, there are only certain types of ASMR that really relax me and tapping noises etc. doesn't too it for me.

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RHP User

7 years ago

@Deepest Long time and its nice to great from you. Wow Deepest you can go deep! If you are able to summon that type of relaxtion, by imagination, when you are in hot, stressed and being physically pushed to your limits, that is a gift that you should be very grateful for. My best friend, when we were very young, used to trigger that response in me just with everything she did, from playing with my hair, tickling my back, rummaging a record collection, etc. It's a magical feeling. I love mostly 'unintentional ASMR' on YouTube. I am in heaven.

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RHP User

7 years ago

@EarthQueen Well it appears meditation and ASMR both can work for you. I keep practising focussed meditation with podcasts but find it hard to quieten my mind. ASMR, hair cutting or brushing, magazine page turning, tidying a dressing table, just absolute banal activity makes me zone out and I can feel the relaxtion overwhelm me and the sleep take affect, it's like being anesthetised.

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EarthQueen

7 years ago

I forgot to say, the eating ones gross me out . I can visualise that too much 😂 It’s like someone eating loudly next to you at the table. No!

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RHP User

7 years ago

I am quite capable of just tuning everything out and letting my brain go into what I describe as being similar to the Thousand Yard Stare. My job actually developed this in me - there are periods where you can do nothing and you just have to sit (or stand) and wait. I'm like Jaime Lannister (or at least, I wish I was - minus the fucking your sister bit) - I just go away inside. It is amazingly calm and peaceful. I am at once thinking but also not thinking, if that makes sense. More to the point, I am thinking about being anywhere but where I am, and being with anyone but who I'm with.

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RHP User

7 years ago

No never heard of it Must be a very special medical condition

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RHP User

7 years ago

Okey - that's a gift. I can zone out too, watching someone 'doodling' or watching a shop window being dressed. I can't just zone in to zone out. You're lucky to do that that. Earth Q - I'm not into ASMR sounds either. Luvu2 - you're back I see. I hope you plan to be a 'good boy' this time.

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bonefide

7 years ago

Yes, looks very relaxing, even just watching the different methods on YouTube.

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ASMR - heard of it?

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