I experience both asmr and misophonia. It depends on the situation and context. I love putting on an asmr video but when people are making similar sounds around me I can become intensely irritated. The difference is that I didn’t choose to hear those sounds and it’s incredibly distracting, it disrupts my focus and thoughts. But when I listen to asmr, that is actually the desired effect, it holds my focus on the sounds and silences my thoughts. Like mindfulness or meditation.
@@stacielivinthedream8510 same!! I get incredibly annoyed when people around me chew…yet I can sit though a mukbang…AND asmr video are non stimulating for me
I have both too, misophonia from the OCD I avoid ASMR mouth sounds like the plague cuz it can make me desperate but i feel strong ASMR with soft spoken like the ones maria do I can't stop thinking that those two things probably happen in the same space on our brains
You summed it up quite nicely! It's about the choice of watching ASMR and being able to close the video if it's bothering me vs. being subjected to sounds and not being able to escape. I used to share an office with someone who had a throat clearing tic and I had to ask my doctor for a note so I could wear headphones while I worked and drown out that sound with music and ASMR videos 😂
I love ASMR, it helps my brain stop overthinking when I’m trying to sleep. It tickles my brain and helps calms it. I relied on it heavily when I had severe anxiety from being in a toxic relationship and couldn’t sleep at night.
I have never seen anyone speak about Misophonia. My husband suffers terribly with it and the GP’s barely recognise it as real. Thank you so so much for touching on it!
@@DrTraceyMarks Would love to see a video with your thoughts on potential benefits or healthy patterns in consistent long-term viewing of asmr. I am transgender, been diagnosed with depressive disorder and ADHD (inattentive) and in a neuropsych evaluation I was found to have strong visual memory and reasoning abilities (scoring superior or very superior in multiple categories across visual memory and spatial relations. I scored high in tests such as the Rey Osterrieth Complex Figure, Visual Reproduction on Wechsler Memory Scale, and Perceptual Reasoning index) How might ASMR benefit someone similar to my condition? I have never begun to even think why asmr works for me or why the tingling sensations and relaxation feel even better than meditation. Ive had bouts of depressive episodes, anxiety, and intense gender dysphoria over the last 4 years. No matter my current condition at any given moment, asmr typically soothes me almost every time. I also have many misophonic triggers that instigate intense fits of rage, anxiety, and discomfort. Loud talking and yelling, silverware scrapes on ceramic dishes, metal scraping, wet chewing, mouth breathing (especially when they are simultaneously chewing), etc. How can I have intense positive relations with my ASMR reflex yet trigger my misophonia reflex just as easily with other sounds. I experience Frisson constantly as well, especially during good music and musical performances or dynamic media like compelling tv or movie moments. How mights all of these connect and how might asmr benefit those with mental health concerns.
I’ve been consuming ASMR content for almost 10 years now and it’s turn from small, “weird” corner in the Internet to popular trend that’s included in advertising has been extremely interesting. There is still so little research done on it and I can’t wait until we find out more about it and what happens in the brain and body. Thank you for this very educational and concise video!
Thank you for this video! As someone who desperately tries to avoid ASMR videos because they do nothing for me but creep me out and annoy me, I couldn’t for the life of me understand why it’s so popular and genuinely wanted someone to explain it to me. You did just that!
I use ASMR, massage, medication, therapy to try to help my ptsd, severe depression and anxiety. It does help...I always thought I was weird bc watching people doing something or playing with my hair etc always made me tingly since I was a kid
I really appreciate your work on this channel. Beyond this specific video, you are doing something that really matter and that can improve people life. You seems a very genuin and person, thank you for what you are doing.
I have been meditating and praying for over 30 years. This is a very common experience for me when I focus or listen during these times. Tingling starts at head extends to mouth, eyes, downward through entire body. I am very calm and focused during these times. Thanks for the educational videos. 💕
Dr. Marks, *thank you* for the clearest explanation of ASMR I've ever heard. I have experienced the ASMR physical response but not via videos designed for this purpose, although their content is relaxing. Certain musical passages bring on _frisson_ and I can now predict it with songs/pieces I'm familiar with, but ASMR response is completely unpredictable.
ASMR for me feels like screeching nails on a blackboard. I Definitely become unglued. I accidentally came across a recording the other evening and found it so disturbing I couldn’t sleep all night. This has always made me feel like something was wrong with me. I have no trouble getting in the zone but ASMR is definitely not something I’m going anywhere near. Thank you for explaining all this 🙏🏼
I've been experiencing the ASMR sensation since I was at least 7-8 years old. I think it has something to do with human bonding? I found that my most positive ASMR experiences have been related to recieving personal attention in safe settings devoid of judgment, crowds, and loud noises. Having my hair braided, getting examined at the doctor's, getting my hair cut, being taught how to do a task, etc. were some of my favorites.
Massage/hair washing/facials/personal service videos do it for me every time - but I don't typically tingle for them, they mainly induce drowsiness and relaxation. Other random things make me tingle when tingling is not even the desired response.
It's also worth mentioning that before the term ASMR was coined, the community was simply called "the whisper community" and still had an online presence
I love listening to scary stories to fall asleep. I find it (usually) to be extremely calming and makes anxiety go away. I don’t feel any tingling but it relaxes me. Wonder if that’s related? I experience frisson with music quite a bit. Thanks Dr. Marks!
What you share says so much, especially at the 6:10 mark. It is an answer to many undesirable feelings we have and how to ground ourselves back into balance. We can use this tool for any situation. Thank you for sharing all of this. ASMR works for me “and” it has to be the right sounds. No loud crinkles for me. Lol.
I'm at my weekly Spravato appointment (TRD) and I watch a FB reel of an impressionist which leads me to his other reels... One is of sounds and tagged ASMR... I haven't heard of that before so I looked it up and there you are with a RUclips video explaining, magnificently!! You really are incredible! Thank you
I've been consuming ASMR content for 5 years (that's so long!! I just counted haha). I have experienced tingles only 3-5 times! the first time it happened, I almost dropped my phone cuz my eyes automatically closed & I remember the pleasant waves I could feel on my head. BUT it only lasted for a couple seconds. it was so nice, I wish I could experience that again. even without tingles I still very much enjoy ASMR videos, mostly at night as they relax me and help me fall asleep :)
@@TreasureTrackerGreenToad ah that's true. I'll have to meditate before bed to fall asleep for some time then, because I'd gotten too used to bedtime asmr and it'd be hard for me to fall asleep without asmr at this point I reckon.
I came across it by mistake... I really enjoy it. It's so relaxing and as you said not all of it triggers me. I like the hair combing and personal care videos. Mouth sounds get kinda crazy...lol It didn't help as much when I had intense anxiety only mediation really worked for that.
I have OCD and enjoy ASMR but only particular ASMRtists, I know to steer clear of any tapping heavy videos, chewing, and people with sloppy/sticky whispering voices. The good videos are super relaxing and I feel sorry for people who don't get to experience the good tingles
I just learned the name for what I have! Misophonia! Can you please, please do a video on it. I also have lifelong anxiety and diagnosed with adhd at 50. I’m wondering how all of these are connected now. I’ll talk to my dr and therapist. Thank you so much!
For years I felt these sensations and never knew what it was, I found about ASMR looking for flipping magazines videos (a trigger for me) then I knew the name.
i have misophonia and experience ASMR. it's a fine line with some videos, for sure. 😊 before ASMR had a name i would seek out (in the earliest days of youtube) crafting videos in the hopes of finding something soothing. also, the best ASMR is what happens in real life- some people just naturally have a voice that is ASMR-inducing.
Your channel teaches me a lot. I was diagnosed ADHD a bit over a year ago and definitely deal with anxiety and I think OCD as well (sadly not about my housework...but counting, sounds, imperfections, prayer rituals to calm worries etc...and I'm not religious.) I have exceptionally strong negative reactions to ASMR videos. I loathe them. I do get the tingles etc with some music to the point of emotional full reaction. But never with ASMR videos. I can't stand the sounds and if it is a topic I want to see (mixing watercolors) I have to watch on mute (I watch most videos on mute with captions) but I don't get the tingles from visuals either. I'm curious how people decided these close up sounds were ASMR triggers, but beautiful music doesn't often seem to be the topic. I'm most calmed by bubbling aquarium sounds and most agitated by high pitches and repetitive or up close noises. People can chew. I don't care. But brush nails I'm fabric? Noooo. I can't stand to touch most fabric either. Off topic.
Me too!!! I HATE the sound of Styrofoam rubbing against other Styrofoam. I hate nails on ANYTHING. Blackboard. Fabric. Tapping. It just grates on my nerves......
Had no idea myself and my brother have misphonia until I just heard you define it. For him, it's eating noises. For me, it's neighbor noise. I've been shocked by strength of the negative emotions that erupt out of me when triggered, even when the noise is barely perceptible. I've learned to use rain sounds to drown it out and to remind myself that the person isn't irking me deliberately... they're just doing normal people things, and it's up to me to address my reaction to it.
I get frisson all the time, I'm very responsive when it comes to music. As far as ASMR, I sometimes appreciate certain types of sounds but I never get a tingly feeling from it. I wish I did, sounds like a nice way to relax and get to sleep. Great video Dr. Mark's!
Music annoys me 99% of the time, I don't know why really. It's just obnoxious. I don't know if it's because I know how the music industry is used to manipulate people or if it's the tones and sounds but no thanks.....lol
Wow!! I did not know there was a name for it!! I hate mouth sounds. I struggle to listen people speak. I hear every single sound (including tongue movement) as people speak and it drives me crazy. I need to go do my research on this! Thank you. I however do enjoy the all the last categories of ASMR that you mentioned. I’m 50/50 on the second category because I need water noise and rain noises to go to sleep, but I hate the sound of crinkling paper. I didn’t not realize any of this qualified as such. Thank you!
I'm definitely not good with certain sounds. I learn really fast what to stay away from. Or that I need to find a good way of getting through the feelings without extreme negativity flying 🤬. I really like how things are explained here. Looking at things from different perspectives is so helpful.
I get irritated listening to most ASMR videos..I always wondered why people enjoy them so much. But then again I get irritated with some sounds irl as well (most of the ones are irritated are man-made..I don't mind for example the sound of cars or trains passing by)
Thank you, Dr. Marks! I was trying to explain ASMR to a relative yesterday but was totally failing. This is perfect timing. It also clarifies a lot for me. I am split on ASMR, personally, and when I notice the soft voice and soothing images, etc., I feel a mix of exploited and soothed...but the eating thing...OMG the eating thing...ever since early childhood I have had exactly the "freak out" reaction you describe. For me, the best ASMR experiences have occurred when someone is speaking naturally in a tone of voice that I find soothing. They're not trying to soothe, it's just their voice.
I feel the tingles pretty intensely and I like to watch some asmr videos some times, but I don't like the actual feeling IRL that they simulate. My worst nightmare is getting a haircut, the closeness and the attention from a stranger quickly turns pleasure into anxiety
I really can't stand the sounds made by most ASMR videos, especially mouth sounds and whispering, but it was interesting that you mentioned falling rain as I find that quite soothing. I don't think I've ever experienced the ASMR response although I do get frisson from beautiful music!
I, and many of my peers, discovered touch ASMR as schoolgirls in the 80s. At storytime, we would all play with each others' hair. I have no idea how it started - it just became a free-for-all to find a friend who was willing to do and undo your plaits (braids). As an adult, it's one of the only thing that calms me during emotional distress. This touch ASMR also happened when my mother used to clean my ears with a cotton bud. Of course, now we know we shouldn't be poking into our ears at all, but I really miss those sensations.
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I’ve had asmr since I was a kid maybe 5 or 6. I stumbled onto an asmr video back in 2011 and have been watching them ever since. I like what you said about the flow state because I’ve never thought about it like that. But now that I think about it every time I’ve had tingles (in real life or from a video) it’s because I was so focused on whatever was happening. Also, gentlewhispering is the og queen of asmr so please watch her, she’s amazing ❤️
Same! Started probably about 5 for me. I remember being so excited 10 or so years ago finding there was a name for what I felt and that there were RUclips vids. I very quickly found Maria/Gentle Whispering. Sometimes I wonder if there are other benefits other than the pleasure of tingling and the relaxation.
@@lauraparker396 hopefully there will be more extensive research on it soon. I always feel like it’s healing some part of my brain haha that’s what I’d like to believe
One thing I've noticed about watching my favorite ASMR videos is that the feeling diminishes for me with exposure. Sadly. (I LOVE watching and listening to shoe shine videos...go figure)
Thank you for this video on ASMR. I really appreciate your work on this channel that you give for free. It helps me and many other people a lot. May I ask you if you can make a video on subliminals, reiki and nature sounds? I don't know how scientifically true they are and if they deserve your attention or the attention of the scientific field in general but would like to see a scientific analysis on them. I found these type of sounds to soothe and affirm me so was wondering if there is something real about them. Thank you.
I think Bob Ross became so popular because he triggers ASMR reflexes. I have experienced asmr since I was a kid. I love asmr videos, but don't usually get the reflex from videos.
Massage videos and personal attention videos are my jam. I never knew I liked it until the pandemic. I am someone who absolutely hates the sound of someone chewing. It irritates the crap out of me.
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A very interesting video. I am in between. Some sounds I find a bit relaxing (like rain sound, but real , not a video as I hear the electric sound from the speakers, real fire, nature sounds in general), but other sounds are very annoying (a type of whisper with too much saliva, like chewing, some repetitive sounds like knocking, taping with the nail on screens).
I definitely have misophonia. Can't stand mouth sounds. Recently discovered because of someone I'm around, just how much I can't stand hearing chewing. I get so agitated. 😩 Once I had a playlist running when I fell asleep and it ended up on a video with whisper ASMR. I legit jumped up out of my sleep and slammed down the space key to stop the video. I've never felt so disgusted in my sleep. 😭 Haven't really experienced any other ASMR reactions. 🤔
Oh wow! I've only ever felt the tingling starting at my head and going down to my chest when I'm disgusted by something! Like when I'm SO repulsed by something I'm looking at, but I can't look away! Certainly not relaxing. lol. It's VERY stimulating, and only ever happens from what I consider to be highly unpleasant visual stimuli. Eventually I have to stop as I become squeamish and unable to sit still. I always found whispering, chewing or gum popping, or any repetitive sounds like tapping, scrabbling, crinkling, sniffing, loud breathing, nose whistling and such, SOOOOO ANNOYING! And yes, I do have OCD, anxiety and I'm pretty sure I have Misophonia.
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There is one ASMR category you forgot to mention but I understand it may have been inappropriate to talk about it! Ok, on a serious note. Love your videos and learned a lot from you. Thank you Ma'am.
I really learned a lot from this. Thank you again, Dr. Marks!!! I wonder if researchers will find any culturally-specific trends....do most people find the smell of baking bread soothing? Do most Anericans like that "new car" smell and the individual attention of a salesperson, whereas do most Germans like the repetitive sound and smell of sizzling sauerkraut, for example? What about "universals": Is anybody soothed by someone snacking their lips while eating, or the repetitive yap of a dog barking at the wee hours of a night or someone desperately slurping through a straw for that last nip of cornsweetner goodness? I find the whole idea fascinating. Speaking of popular RUclipsrs, how do you explain the 10s of thousands who find HORROR and TRUE CRIME stories (see Mr. Nightmare, True Scary Stories by BeBusta, Being Scared by Dane Patrolli, Let's Read Podcast by Joel , Creepy Pasta Podcast by Creepy McPasta, etc.) comforting to sleep to? (Besides me😉)
I have ocd (mainly obsessive thinking and intrusive thoughts) and some misophonia sometimes when I'm more stressed and I find some ASMR relaxing and satisfying but I don't know what you're talking about when u said tingling sensation 😮 never felt it...is it supposed to be a metaphorical way of saying it? or really a physical sensation? cause I don't feel anything physically in my brain or spine
I hate ASMR, but I don't think I have Misophonia. At least the sounds I find irritating don't fit the criteria for it. I'm so glad I'm not the only one who doesn't like them. I have watched some due to the visual stimulation like cooking or soap cutting even though sometimes I turn the volume down, but no whispering or body or mouth sounds for me thanks.
Hello Doctor Tracey. Wow I've always seen these videos. Ive always wondered what ASMR stood for...Wow this is more in-depth than I thought. I always liked the white noise sounds. Like crunching snow, crispy leaves, someone writing on The board with chalk. Or even seeing someone's hair or back being gently scratched by someone else.
Misophonia and ASMR are DEFINITELY not on opposite ends because I personally know many people with both. We’re not gonna get good research till we get more people that experience the stuff. 😂
For years I don’t understand why o would become relaxed while watching someone get a haircut or styled at the salon. I could watch someone get a back rub and I would feel relaxed. Until I learned about ASMR. Now I don’t feel weird about it. Is there an actual term fir someone with ASMR triggers and those without?
Thank I enjoy rain videos I also enjoy watching people who have pica: eating white dirt, eating starch and eating corn starch Wow, as always you are correct. Some sounds like rubbing a balloon or scratching a chalk board makes me want to run away or burst my own ear drums. I stay away at all cost from these noises
Hi Dr. Marks, this is unrelated but I was wondering if you know anything about anxiety and an inability to stop staring at people through the corner of your eyes. I've searched the internet for years on how to fix this but no luck.
Flow state/being in the zone. All auditory is muted. Time stands still. Is that a condition you can assume willingly, or something imposed on you by an external power? I never know if it is my doing. Can ASMR give you a sense of electric shocks all over your body? Can it happen very often?
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I wish more people would give ASMR a chance. Even though it may seem weird, it is so nice. You have to give different triggers a chance to find what you like, which is also affected by mood etc.
I remember being in school and during tests I would fall asleep right when I finished. I never realized it was because we were in a quiet room with folks writing on paper (one of my triggers) and the teacher whispering to the other students (whispers are my other trigger). It's cool seeing there's a reason for this and I'm not the only one this happened to lol
Tactile sensations can also trigger this, though, people probably don't talk about it as much because the focus is on youtube videos and content. The first time i ever experienced ASMR was face painting at a county fair when i was young. The soft bristles of the brush coupled with wondering about how they were painting and how it would turn out. I would also get triggers if our elementary classes were ever checked for lice. Getting my eyes checked at an eye doctors. The physical relaxation portion is pretty important too. I notice triggers are stronger if i am under the influence of depressants like sleep aids or alcohol. In a way my head clears, and the only thing there is, is experiencing what is in front of me.
I literally got ASMR response while watching this video. Thank you for scientific explanation. I would love to hear more about it, eg whether we should trigger it and what for. I use to get it when I orient, I.e. pause to focus on my body, breathing and outside at the same time. In the somatic work I heard it is due to the “freeze response shifting”. Now I understand it better :)
Oh yay, a video about something I definitely experience! I didn't even know ASMR was a thing for many years. I just knew that I'd always found certain sounds relaxing and others gave me tingles. Then a few years ago when a friend shared an article online about ASMR, and a link to a video, I tried experimenting to see if this was what I'd been feeling. I've been exploring the world of ASMR since. It's cool that there is serious research being done it because it's not something I can recall ever hearing about when I was a kid.
Dr Marks, I really appreciate that you mentioned the folks who can’t tolerate ASMR. I discovered very quickly that auditory ASMR videos make me irrationally ANGRY, just absolutely furious, which was startling! I find whispering annoying in general, probably because I have trouble with auditory processing, but it’s not the same as the blind rage ASMR triggers for me. I love rain sounds, and there’s ONE youtuber who doesn’t even do ASMR - he talks about solving expert sudoku puzzles - and his voice is so soothing I can fall asleep to it. I also like some of those mesmerizing “so satisfying” videos, but I don’t think I’ve ever felt a tingling sensation in my head like you described. Too bad, because it sounds nice!
I don't have misophonia but I hate ASMR and actively avoid it. It so intense and loud and excessive. I don't find it weird, it's just unpleasant to me. Do others feel this too? I feel weird because so many people seem to love ASMR
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For me, ASMR is really intense. I feel a strong tingling sensation but it’s SO strong that it stimulates me and’s travels from my head through my whole body. I definitely can’t relax because it’s basically a scalp massage x6000. Is it still ASMR at that point or frisson? It doesn’t feel anything like goosebumps.
I am pretty sure Dr Tracy does not experience ASMR. OCD is only connected to also hating human body sounds like smacking or chewing vs hair brushing or crinkling paper. I know plenty of people with both OCD and the ASMR response, they just hate mouth noises.
I experience both asmr and misophonia. It depends on the situation and context. I love putting on an asmr video but when people are making similar sounds around me I can become intensely irritated. The difference is that I didn’t choose to hear those sounds and it’s incredibly distracting, it disrupts my focus and thoughts. But when I listen to asmr, that is actually the desired effect, it holds my focus on the sounds and silences my thoughts. Like mindfulness or meditation.
I experience both, but ASMR from some music, never from ASMR videos which unsettle me.
I never knew there was a name to be irritated by these sound when not my choice! I see i have misophonia also. Ugh
@@stacielivinthedream8510 same!! I get incredibly annoyed when people around me chew…yet I can sit though a mukbang…AND asmr video are non stimulating for me
I have both too, misophonia from the OCD I avoid ASMR mouth sounds like the plague cuz it can make me desperate but i feel strong ASMR with soft spoken like the ones maria do I can't stop thinking that those two things probably happen in the same space on our brains
You summed it up quite nicely! It's about the choice of watching ASMR and being able to close the video if it's bothering me vs. being subjected to sounds and not being able to escape. I used to share an office with someone who had a throat clearing tic and I had to ask my doctor for a note so I could wear headphones while I worked and drown out that sound with music and ASMR videos 😂
I love ASMR, it helps my brain stop overthinking when I’m trying to sleep. It tickles my brain and helps calms it. I relied on it heavily when I had severe anxiety from being in a toxic relationship and couldn’t sleep at night.
This is so me
This is such a beautiful & educational video. I feel like I can send this to people who don’t get or discredit ASMR. Thank you ❤️
You’re welcome. I hope others learns from it. Thanks for helping spread awareness 😊❤️
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Very informative, intelligent and easy to comprehend for the layman.
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I have never seen anyone speak about Misophonia. My husband suffers terribly with it and the GP’s barely recognise it as real. Thank you so so much for touching on it!
Poor guy. I hope he finds a GP who not only acknowledges his dilemma but also can properly treat it.
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This is one of the most thorough, concise and non-judgmental explanations I have seen ♥️
Thanks so much Anony 😊
The lack of judgment is soooooo important!
@@DrTraceyMarks Would love to see a video with your thoughts on potential benefits or healthy patterns in consistent long-term viewing of asmr.
I am transgender, been diagnosed with depressive disorder and ADHD (inattentive) and in a neuropsych evaluation I was found to have strong visual memory and reasoning abilities (scoring superior or very superior in multiple categories across visual memory and spatial relations. I scored high in tests such as the Rey Osterrieth Complex Figure, Visual Reproduction on Wechsler Memory Scale, and Perceptual Reasoning index)
How might ASMR benefit someone similar to my condition? I have never begun to even think why asmr works for me or why the tingling sensations and relaxation feel even better than meditation.
Ive had bouts of depressive episodes, anxiety, and intense gender dysphoria over the last 4 years. No matter my current condition at any given moment, asmr typically soothes me almost every time.
I also have many misophonic triggers that instigate intense fits of rage, anxiety, and discomfort. Loud talking and yelling, silverware scrapes on ceramic dishes, metal scraping, wet chewing, mouth breathing (especially when they are simultaneously chewing), etc.
How can I have intense positive relations with my ASMR reflex yet trigger my misophonia reflex just as easily with other sounds.
I experience Frisson constantly as well, especially during good music and musical performances or dynamic media like compelling tv or movie moments.
How mights all of these connect and how might asmr benefit those with mental health concerns.
I agree!
I’ve been consuming ASMR content for almost 10 years now and it’s turn from small, “weird” corner in the Internet to popular trend that’s included in advertising has been extremely interesting. There is still so little research done on it and I can’t wait until we find out more about it and what happens in the brain and body.
Thank you for this very educational and concise video!
Thank you for this video! As someone who desperately tries to avoid ASMR videos because they do nothing for me but creep me out and annoy me, I couldn’t for the life of me understand why it’s so popular and genuinely wanted someone to explain it to me. You did just that!
Right? It helped me too and I was able to relate it to what does do that for me
Same!!!!
So many of the whispering and related videos do not help to relax. I'm more of weather sounds person. TY for your comment!
To be fair most ASMR is like most anything - most is kinda shitty and only some are high quality
I use ASMR, massage, medication, therapy to try to help my ptsd, severe depression and anxiety. It does help...I always thought I was weird bc watching people doing something or playing with my hair etc always made me tingly since I was a kid
I really appreciate your work on this channel. Beyond this specific video, you are doing something that really matter and that can improve people life. You seems a very genuin and person, thank you for what you are doing.
I have been meditating and praying for over 30 years. This is a very common experience for me when I focus or listen during these times. Tingling starts at head extends to mouth, eyes, downward through entire body. I am very calm and focused during these times.
Thanks for the educational videos. 💕
I do get that at times when I'm in church even though I'm not religious. There is a connection feeling.
Dr. Marks, *thank you* for the clearest explanation of ASMR I've ever heard. I have experienced the ASMR physical response but not via videos designed for this purpose, although their content is relaxing. Certain musical passages bring on _frisson_ and I can now predict it with songs/pieces I'm familiar with, but ASMR response is completely unpredictable.
ASMR for me feels like screeching nails on a blackboard. I Definitely become unglued.
I accidentally came across a recording the other evening and found it so disturbing I couldn’t sleep all night. This has always made me feel like something was wrong with me. I have no trouble getting in the zone but ASMR is definitely not something I’m going anywhere near. Thank you for explaining all this 🙏🏼
I've been experiencing the ASMR sensation since I was at least 7-8 years old. I think it has something to do with human bonding? I found that my most positive ASMR experiences have been related to recieving personal attention in safe settings devoid of judgment, crowds, and loud noises. Having my hair braided, getting examined at the doctor's, getting my hair cut, being taught how to do a task, etc. were some of my favorites.
Massage/hair washing/facials/personal service videos do it for me every time - but I don't typically tingle for them, they mainly induce drowsiness and relaxation. Other random things make me tingle when tingling is not even the desired response.
It's also worth mentioning that before the term ASMR was coined, the community was simply called "the whisper community" and still had an online presence
I love listening to scary stories to fall asleep. I find it (usually) to be extremely calming and makes anxiety go away. I don’t feel any tingling but it relaxes me. Wonder if that’s related? I experience frisson with music quite a bit. Thanks Dr. Marks!
What you share says so much, especially at the 6:10 mark. It is an answer to many undesirable feelings we have and how to ground ourselves back into balance. We can use this tool for any situation. Thank you for sharing all of this. ASMR works for me “and” it has to be the right sounds. No loud crinkles for me. Lol.
You did the best job of everyone I've heard of explaining what ASMR is. Thank you you did an awesome job
I'm at my weekly Spravato appointment (TRD) and I watch a FB reel of an impressionist which leads me to his other reels... One is of sounds and tagged ASMR... I haven't heard of that before so I looked it up and there you are with a RUclips video explaining, magnificently!! You really are incredible! Thank you
I've been consuming ASMR content for 5 years (that's so long!! I just counted haha). I have experienced tingles only 3-5 times! the first time it happened, I almost dropped my phone cuz my eyes automatically closed & I remember the pleasant waves I could feel on my head. BUT it only lasted for a couple seconds. it was so nice, I wish I could experience that again. even without tingles I still very much enjoy ASMR videos, mostly at night as they relax me and help me fall asleep :)
Taking a break from asmr may help with your tingle immunity. Your brain may have just gotten too used to the sounds, preventing tingles.
@@TreasureTrackerGreenToad ah that's true. I'll have to meditate before bed to fall asleep for some time then, because I'd gotten too used to bedtime asmr and it'd be hard for me to fall asleep without asmr at this point I reckon.
I came across it by mistake... I really enjoy it. It's so relaxing and as you said not all of it triggers me. I like the hair combing and personal care videos. Mouth sounds get kinda crazy...lol It didn't help as much when I had intense anxiety only mediation really worked for that.
I have OCD and enjoy ASMR but only particular ASMRtists, I know to steer clear of any tapping heavy videos, chewing, and people with sloppy/sticky whispering voices. The good videos are super relaxing and I feel sorry for people who don't get to experience the good tingles
I think it’s the same hardware and people are just very sensitive to sound
I don’t understand people treating it as some kind of freak thing
@@namedrop721 it's not a freak thing, just some people get it and others don't, like how some people get frisson from music and some people don't 🤷♀️
your theory is correct. I don't care about baking but I watch baking vids for the tingles and relaxation.
I just learned the name for what I have! Misophonia! Can you please, please do a video on it. I also have lifelong anxiety and diagnosed with adhd at 50. I’m wondering how all of these are connected now. I’ll talk to my dr and therapist. Thank you so much!
For years I felt these sensations and never knew what it was, I found about ASMR looking for flipping magazines videos (a trigger for me) then I knew the name.
i have misophonia and experience ASMR. it's a fine line with some videos, for sure. 😊 before ASMR had a name i would seek out (in the earliest days of youtube) crafting videos in the hopes of finding something soothing. also, the best ASMR is what happens in real life- some people just naturally have a voice that is ASMR-inducing.
Your channel teaches me a lot. I was diagnosed ADHD a bit over a year ago and definitely deal with anxiety and I think OCD as well (sadly not about my housework...but counting, sounds, imperfections, prayer rituals to calm worries etc...and I'm not religious.) I have exceptionally strong negative reactions to ASMR videos. I loathe them. I do get the tingles etc with some music to the point of emotional full reaction. But never with ASMR videos.
I can't stand the sounds and if it is a topic I want to see (mixing watercolors) I have to watch on mute (I watch most videos on mute with captions) but I don't get the tingles from visuals either.
I'm curious how people decided these close up sounds were ASMR triggers, but beautiful music doesn't often seem to be the topic. I'm most calmed by bubbling aquarium sounds and most agitated by high pitches and repetitive or up close noises. People can chew. I don't care. But brush nails I'm fabric? Noooo. I can't stand to touch most fabric either. Off topic.
Me too!!! I HATE the sound of Styrofoam rubbing against other Styrofoam. I hate nails on ANYTHING. Blackboard. Fabric. Tapping. It just grates on my nerves......
Had no idea myself and my brother have misphonia until I just heard you define it. For him, it's eating noises. For me, it's neighbor noise. I've been shocked by strength of the negative emotions that erupt out of me when triggered, even when the noise is barely perceptible. I've learned to use rain sounds to drown it out and to remind myself that the person isn't irking me deliberately... they're just doing normal people things, and it's up to me to address my reaction to it.
I get frisson all the time, I'm very responsive when it comes to music. As far as ASMR, I sometimes appreciate certain types of sounds but I never get a tingly feeling from it. I wish I did, sounds like a nice way to relax and get to sleep. Great video Dr. Mark's!
Music annoys me 99% of the time, I don't know why really. It's just obnoxious. I don't know if it's because I know how the music industry is used to manipulate people or if it's the tones and sounds but no thanks.....lol
Same here.
Me too, Robin.
Dr. Tracy!!! I have always known what asmr was...I didn't understand the full scope until this video. Thank you for the concise explanation!
You did an amazing explanation of ASMR. Enjoyed watching and will send others with questions your way for the best explanation!
Wow!! I did not know there was a name for it!! I hate mouth sounds. I struggle to listen people speak. I hear every single sound (including tongue movement) as people speak and it drives me crazy. I need to go do my research on this! Thank you.
I however do enjoy the all the last categories of ASMR that you mentioned. I’m 50/50 on the second category because I need water noise and rain noises to go to sleep, but I hate the sound of crinkling paper. I didn’t not realize any of this qualified as such. Thank you!
I'm definitely not good with certain sounds. I learn really fast what to stay away from. Or that I need to find a good way of getting through the feelings without extreme negativity flying 🤬. I really like how things are explained here. Looking at things from different perspectives is so helpful.
I get irritated listening to most ASMR videos..I always wondered why people enjoy them so much. But then again I get irritated with some sounds irl as well (most of the ones are irritated are man-made..I don't mind for example the sound of cars or trains passing by)
Thank you, Dr. Marks! I was trying to explain ASMR to a relative yesterday but was totally failing. This is perfect timing. It also clarifies a lot for me. I am split on ASMR, personally, and when I notice the soft voice and soothing images, etc., I feel a mix of exploited and soothed...but the eating thing...OMG the eating thing...ever since early childhood I have had exactly the "freak out" reaction you describe. For me, the best ASMR experiences have occurred when someone is speaking naturally in a tone of voice that I find soothing. They're not trying to soothe, it's just their voice.
I'm glad to see this gaining interest
I feel the tingles pretty intensely and I like to watch some asmr videos some times, but I don't like the actual feeling IRL that they simulate. My worst nightmare is getting a haircut, the closeness and the attention from a stranger quickly turns pleasure into anxiety
Thank you for this video, Dr. Marks! Very informative.
Thanks! Again, I appreciate your no nonsense and easy to understand videos.
Thanks a ton Anthony! I really appreciate you 😊🙏🏽❤️
Love ASMR! I would be interested in a video on binaural beats.
I really can't stand the sounds made by most ASMR videos, especially mouth sounds and whispering, but it was interesting that you mentioned falling rain as I find that quite soothing. I don't think I've ever experienced the ASMR response although I do get frisson from beautiful music!
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What’s great presentation and explInation of something I have never heard of! Very good!
I, and many of my peers, discovered touch ASMR as schoolgirls in the 80s. At storytime, we would all play with each others' hair. I have no idea how it started - it just became a free-for-all to find a friend who was willing to do and undo your plaits (braids). As an adult, it's one of the only thing that calms me during emotional distress. This touch ASMR also happened when my mother used to clean my ears with a cotton bud. Of course, now we know we shouldn't be poking into our ears at all, but I really miss those sensations.
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What happened?
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@K2G Hoyt fortunately my account was not hacked. Someone was impersonating me. That person has been blocked and I deleted their comments.
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I feel like im in the psychiatrist office and she's explaining this to me. It feels so professional. Keep up the good work!
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As always interesting and useful educational videos. thank you, Dr Tracy! ❤
I’ve had asmr since I was a kid maybe 5 or 6. I stumbled onto an asmr video back in 2011 and have been watching them ever since. I like what you said about the flow state because I’ve never thought about it like that. But now that I think about it every time I’ve had tingles (in real life or from a video) it’s because I was so focused on whatever was happening.
Also, gentlewhispering is the og queen of asmr so please watch her, she’s amazing ❤️
Same! Started probably about 5 for me. I remember being so excited 10 or so years ago finding there was a name for what I felt and that there were RUclips vids. I very quickly found Maria/Gentle Whispering.
Sometimes I wonder if there are other benefits other than the pleasure of tingling and the relaxation.
@@lauraparker396 hopefully there will be more extensive research on it soon. I always feel like it’s healing some part of my brain haha that’s what I’d like to believe
@@Yourfriendmegan me too!
Smells can also trigger ASMR. For me, incense and tobacco smells are very effective.
One thing I've noticed about watching my favorite ASMR videos is that the feeling diminishes for me with exposure. Sadly. (I LOVE watching and listening to shoe shine videos...go figure)
Thank you for this video on ASMR. I really appreciate your work on this channel that you give for free. It helps me and many other people a lot. May I ask you if you can make a video on subliminals, reiki and nature sounds? I don't know how scientifically true they are and if they deserve your attention or the attention of the scientific field in general but would like to see a scientific analysis on them. I found these type of sounds to soothe and affirm me so was wondering if there is something real about them. Thank you.
I think Bob Ross became so popular because he triggers ASMR reflexes.
I have experienced asmr since I was a kid. I love asmr videos, but don't usually get the reflex from videos.
Massage videos and personal attention videos are my jam. I never knew I liked it until the pandemic. I am someone who absolutely hates the sound of someone chewing. It irritates the crap out of me.
I gotta say that my pooch is finely attuned to these types of triggers and we have developed some as cues.
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A very interesting video. I am in between.
Some sounds I find a bit relaxing (like rain sound, but real , not a video as I hear the electric sound from the speakers, real fire, nature sounds in general), but other sounds are very annoying (a type of whisper with too much saliva, like chewing, some repetitive sounds like knocking, taping with the nail on screens).
I definitely have misophonia. Can't stand mouth sounds. Recently discovered because of someone I'm around, just how much I can't stand hearing chewing. I get so agitated. 😩 Once I had a playlist running when I fell asleep and it ended up on a video with whisper ASMR. I legit jumped up out of my sleep and slammed down the space key to stop the video. I've never felt so disgusted in my sleep. 😭
Haven't really experienced any other ASMR reactions. 🤔
Great video herd of this curious what this is how does it work
I don't feel tingles, but It helps me to fall asleep.
Can you do video on NLP Neuro Linguistic Programming
How much of is it true ?
Does it resemble CBT or DBT
Oh wow! I've only ever felt the tingling starting at my head and going down to my chest when I'm disgusted by something! Like when I'm SO repulsed by something I'm looking at, but I can't look away! Certainly not relaxing. lol. It's VERY stimulating, and only ever happens from what I consider to be highly unpleasant visual stimuli. Eventually I have to stop as I become squeamish and unable to sit still.
I always found whispering, chewing or gum popping, or any repetitive sounds like tapping, scrabbling, crinkling, sniffing, loud breathing, nose whistling and such, SOOOOO ANNOYING!
And yes, I do have OCD, anxiety and I'm pretty sure I have Misophonia.
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There is one ASMR category you forgot to mention but I understand it may have been inappropriate to talk about it!
Ok, on a serious note. Love your videos and learned a lot from you. Thank you Ma'am.
What is that category you're referring to?
Thank you, Dr. Marks, for your well-planned, beautifully presented, informative videos. I appreciate you and look forward to new posts from you.
Thanks a lot Mama Beebe! 👍🏽
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Thanks Dr. Justin!! So good to see you as always.
I have misophonia in person but ASMR is soo relaxing to me!
Dr Tracy I think your gorgeous, I get an ASMR feeling every time I see you 🤗 (thanks for videos)
I really learned a lot from this. Thank you again, Dr. Marks!!! I wonder if researchers will find any culturally-specific trends....do most people find the smell of baking bread soothing? Do most Anericans like that "new car" smell and the individual attention of a salesperson, whereas do most Germans like the repetitive sound and smell of sizzling sauerkraut, for example? What about "universals": Is anybody soothed by someone snacking their lips while eating, or the repetitive yap of a dog barking at the wee hours of a night or someone desperately slurping through a straw for that last nip of cornsweetner goodness? I find the whole idea fascinating. Speaking of popular RUclipsrs, how do you explain the 10s of thousands who find HORROR and TRUE CRIME stories (see Mr. Nightmare, True Scary Stories by BeBusta, Being Scared by Dane Patrolli, Let's Read Podcast by Joel , Creepy Pasta Podcast by Creepy McPasta, etc.) comforting to sleep to? (Besides me😉)
I have ocd (mainly obsessive thinking and intrusive thoughts) and some misophonia sometimes when I'm more stressed and I find some ASMR relaxing and satisfying but I don't know what you're talking about when u said tingling sensation 😮 never felt it...is it supposed to be a metaphorical way of saying it? or really a physical sensation? cause I don't feel anything physically in my brain or spine
I hate ASMR, but I don't think I have Misophonia. At least the sounds I find irritating don't fit the criteria for it. I'm so glad I'm not the only one who doesn't like them. I have watched some due to the visual stimulation like cooking or soap cutting even though sometimes I turn the volume down, but no whispering or body or mouth sounds for me thanks.
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Hello Doctor Tracey. Wow I've always seen these videos. Ive always wondered what ASMR stood for...Wow this is more in-depth than I thought. I always liked the white noise sounds. Like crunching snow, crispy leaves, someone writing on The board with chalk. Or even seeing someone's hair or back being gently scratched by someone else.
Hi Ron I’m glad you enjoy ASMR videos. Thanks for sharing your experience
@@DrTraceyMarks hi
Misophonia and ASMR are DEFINITELY not on opposite ends because I personally know many people with both.
We’re not gonna get good research till we get more people that experience the stuff.
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Great video! I hate ASMR videos bc they seem very creepy. I understand what ASMR is bc of you, Thank you.
I have misophonia and all of the common ASMR triggers make me want to rip my skin off 😱
Aww, thank you for this! ❤️
For years I don’t understand why o would become relaxed while watching someone get a haircut or styled at the salon. I could watch someone get a back rub and I would feel relaxed. Until I learned about ASMR. Now I don’t feel weird about it. Is there an actual term fir someone with ASMR triggers and those without?
Thank
I enjoy rain videos
I also enjoy watching people who have pica: eating white dirt, eating starch and eating corn starch
Wow, as always you are correct. Some sounds like rubbing a balloon or scratching a chalk board makes me want to run away or burst my own ear drums. I stay away at all cost from these noises
Hi Dr. Marks, this is unrelated but I was wondering if you know anything about anxiety and an inability to stop staring at people through the corner of your eyes. I've searched the internet for years on how to fix this but no luck.
Flow state/being in the zone.
All auditory is muted. Time stands still.
Is that a condition you can assume willingly, or something imposed on you by an external power?
I never know if it is my doing.
Can ASMR give you a sense of electric shocks all over your body?
Can it happen very often?
I actually love the sound of bags rattling or boxes opening. Anything crinkly.
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Thanks so much Wynton! ❤️
Yeah, I hate hearing certain sounds, especially hearing someone chew. 😐😐 Now the cooking shows and stuff like this is relaxing for me.
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I wish more people would give ASMR a chance. Even though it may seem weird, it is so nice. You have to give different triggers a chance to find what you like, which is also affected by mood etc.
3:48 gave me tingles
You are dope. Thanks for knowledge in a world of disinformation. This is great.💪🏾❤️
So does doing mundane or otherwise boring things that relax you and free your mind like sweeping or sorting files count as ASMR?
Could you please do a video on scrupulosity?
I remember being in school and during tests I would fall asleep right when I finished. I never realized it was because we were in a quiet room with folks writing on paper (one of my triggers) and the teacher whispering to the other students (whispers are my other trigger). It's cool seeing there's a reason for this and I'm not the only one this happened to lol
Tactile sensations can also trigger this, though, people probably don't talk about it as much because the focus is on youtube videos and content. The first time i ever experienced ASMR was face painting at a county fair when i was young. The soft bristles of the brush coupled with wondering about how they were painting and how it would turn out. I would also get triggers if our elementary classes were ever checked for lice. Getting my eyes checked at an eye doctors. The physical relaxation portion is pretty important too. I notice triggers are stronger if i am under the influence of depressants like sleep aids or alcohol. In a way my head clears, and the only thing there is, is experiencing what is in front of me.
I literally got ASMR response while watching this video. Thank you for scientific explanation. I would love to hear more about it, eg whether we should trigger it and what for. I use to get it when I orient, I.e. pause to focus on my body, breathing and outside at the same time. In the somatic work I heard it is due to the “freeze response shifting”. Now I understand it better :)
Oh yay, a video about something I definitely experience!
I didn't even know ASMR was a thing for many years. I just knew that I'd always found certain sounds relaxing and others gave me tingles. Then a few years ago when a friend shared an article online about ASMR, and a link to a video, I tried experimenting to see if this was what I'd been feeling. I've been exploring the world of ASMR since. It's cool that there is serious research being done it because it's not something I can recall ever hearing about when I was a kid.
Dr Marks, I really appreciate that you mentioned the folks who can’t tolerate ASMR. I discovered very quickly that auditory ASMR videos make me irrationally ANGRY, just absolutely furious, which was startling! I find whispering annoying in general, probably because I have trouble with auditory processing, but it’s not the same as the blind rage ASMR triggers for me.
I love rain sounds, and there’s ONE youtuber who doesn’t even do ASMR - he talks about solving expert sudoku puzzles - and his voice is so soothing I can fall asleep to it. I also like some of those mesmerizing “so satisfying” videos, but I don’t think I’ve ever felt a tingling sensation in my head like you described. Too bad, because it sounds nice!
.... Asmr happens in real life and not just when you watch videos... My first asmr experience was at a store
I don't have misophonia but I hate ASMR and actively avoid it. It so intense and loud and excessive. I don't find it weird, it's just unpleasant to me. Do others feel this too? I feel weird because so many people seem to love ASMR
Fascinating!
This lady gives so much information and she does it for free I am totally convinced that she is an angel that stood in line waiting for her chance to come down the Earth to help people like Dudley in the preacher's wife movie
TBH: Being indoors, single with no physical connection throughout Quarantine. ASMR helps.
For me, ASMR is really intense. I feel a strong tingling sensation but it’s SO strong that it stimulates me and’s travels from my head through my whole body. I definitely can’t relax because it’s basically a scalp massage x6000. Is it still ASMR at that point or frisson? It doesn’t feel anything like goosebumps.
That sounds like frisson to me
Learned something new. Asmr has benefits and can help with sensory response. I like your hair style 😍 Dr. Marks. Looking healthy, good and favored 🙌 😍
Didn’t know ASMR was a thing but I do experience it the same way I experience misophonia. It’s good to put a condition to these triggers.
I am pretty sure Dr Tracy does not experience ASMR.
OCD is only connected to also hating human body sounds like smacking or chewing vs hair brushing or crinkling paper.
I know plenty of people with both OCD and the ASMR response, they just hate mouth noises.