Do you listen to ASMR?

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Pools2013 Dec 29, 2023 @ 5:54pm

...and I wonder why most of the people who make ASMR are women.

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Sir Dookface McFerretballs Dec 29, 2023 @ 10:15pm

Because lonely straight guys apparently really like the sound of a chick slurping on their ears for some reason.

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Edge_Master Dec 29, 2023 @ 10:26pm

yes most nights I lay awake listening to the neighbors absolutely pond each other. sometimes i wonder if it's domestic violence related or just really rough sex

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Sixtyfivekills Dec 29, 2023 @ 10:40pm

I've only seen some indian "massage" videos, no idea how anyone can relax to it, but the videos I've seen were pure chaos and I loved every second.

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fnv Dec 29, 2023 @ 10:47pm

no, but i love listening the rain sound videos

Last edited by fnv; Dec 29, 2023 @ 10:47pm

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Daxank Dec 30, 2023 @ 12:02am

No, doesn't do anything for me

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Thadeus Dec 30, 2023 @ 12:03am

I tried, but it just doesn't do much for me.

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PawgaliciouS QueeN Dec 30, 2023 @ 12:44am

Listen and watch tyvm. 😊

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Verboten Dec 30, 2023 @ 2:05am

I don't have headphones

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Dom Dec 30, 2023 @ 2:06am

It's been studied that only around 15% of the world's population is actually able to experience ASMR, so that's likely one reason why it seems weird to most (85%) people because they cannot relate to the content in any way. It has no effect on them.

I wouldn't discredit the minority that does feel it. Especially when it is just a feel-good thing, and even comes with proven health benefits.

Last edited by Dom; Dec 30, 2023 @ 2:07am

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Phénomènes Mystiques Dec 30, 2023 @ 2:15am

I think it is pointless garbage, kinda like OT...

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Daxank Dec 30, 2023 @ 2:23am

Originally posted by Dom:
It's been studied that only around 15% of the world's population is actually able to experience ASMR, so that's likely one reason why it seems weird to most (85%) people because they cannot relate to the content in any way. It has no effect on them.

I wouldn't discredit the minority that does feel it. Especially when it is just a feel-good thing, and even comes with proven health benefits.

But that doesn't explain why it's so popular tho.
Because it seems like it's way too popular for something that only actually appeals to 15% of the population

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Dom Dec 30, 2023 @ 2:45am

Originally posted by Daxank:
Originally posted by Dom:
It's been studied that only around 15% of the world's population is actually able to experience ASMR, so that's likely one reason why it seems weird to most (85%) people because they cannot relate to the content in any way. It has no effect on them.

I wouldn't discredit the minority that does feel it. Especially when it is just a feel-good thing, and even comes with proven health benefits.
But that doesn't explain why it's so popular tho.
Because it seems like it's way too popular for something that only actually appeals to 15% of the population

Not really. There are millions who experience it because 15% of something like billion people is still 150 million. And of course someone doesn't have to be experiencing ASMR necessarily in order to watch it either. They could watch it just due to its calming nature, not because they experience sensations from it.

But the reason ASMR is so huge as an overall thing is because there is a smaller but very dedicated minority that experiences strong reactions from it.

People who experience ASMR are more sensitive to oxytocin and multiple brain chemicals due to differing gene sequences in the brain from the rest of the population. So it's kind of a neuroatypical thing too.

Last edited by Dom; Dec 30, 2023 @ 2:48am

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