Top Searched Videos on Youtube... What on earth is #ASMR ??

in #asmr5 years ago (edited)

I was curious to know what are the Top Searched Videos on Youtube and came across the Term "ASMR"

What on earth is ASMR ?

The letters stand for Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response and it “describes the experience of tingling sensations in the crown of the head, in response to a range of audio-visual triggers such as whispering, tapping, and hand movements”

It's kind of weird. Watching these videos is supposed to help you fall asleep.... especially if you suffer from Insomnia. I'm going to give it a try since I suffer from Insomnia and CBD oil is not working.

The Wikipedia entry on ASMR defines it as a "…term used for an experience characterized by a static-like or tingling sensation on the skin that typically begins on the scalp and moves down the back of the neck and upper spine.” The entry gives quite a lot of information about its history and background. Fredborg, Clark, & Smith (2017) describe it as “a perceptual condition in which the presence of particular audio-visual stimuli triggers intense, pleasurable tingling sensations in the head and neck regions, which may spread to the periphery of the body”. Barratt & Davis (2015), in one of the first studies to begin a scientific investigation of ASMR defined it as “a … sensory phenomenon, in which individuals experience a tingling, static-like sensation across the scalp, back of the neck, and at times further areas in response to specific triggering audio and visual stimuli. This sensation is widely reported to be accompanied by feelings of relaxation and well-being.”

From the time these videos started appearing, a self-selected group of viewers turned to them for relaxation and relief from depression, insomnia, and chronic pain. Many other viewers are bored or turned off by them. I know of people who have watched short segments of these videos and found them to be creepy and unpleasant. But for a certain set of people, they seem to, at least anecdotally, provide something important emotionally and psychologically. Several of the video makers have apparently gathered large enough followings that they can support themselves by making and providing this content. These videos, like the above mentioned cognitive behavioral techniques such as guided relaxation and meditation, may accomplish the same thing by distracting the viewer from worrisome thoughts and by providing a comforting and familiar set of sounds that may remind people of the way they were cared for as children. Or they might offer the feeling of being directly cared for even though the individual viewer is perhaps one of hundreds or thousands of people watching. As more studies are done we may be able to get a better idea of what is going on here.....

More : https://www.psychologytoday.com/ca/blog/sleepless-in-america/201809/what-is-asmr-and-why-are-people-watching-these-videos

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Weird stuff my dude... but hey if it gets a lot of views!

I know man. Weird dude.

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