ASMR?
What the heck is ASMR?
(Offscreen Voice) I'm glad you asked.
Who are you?
(Offscreen Voice) My name is Gibi, but everyone calls me Gibby.
Oh! H..Hi Gibby
(Offscreen Voice) Don't call me that..
Sorry!
(Offscreen Voice) ASMR is an acronym standing for autonomous sensory meridian response.
Oh...
What?
(Offscreen Voice) It doesn't tell you much, but
(Offscreen Voice) essentially it's a pleasant reaction to certain stimuli
(Offscreen Voice) And it's believed that ASMR is something people have or don't have.
You.... you mean like a condition?
Am I going to die?
(Offscreen Voice) No no no, not that sort of condition.
(Offscreen Voice) More of a characteristic,
(Offscreen Voice) an ability to feel a pleasant tingling sensation that can be triggered by acoustic or visual stimuli, that's
(Offscreen Voice) ASMR some people describe it as a brain massage
(Offscreen Voice) but you can feel ASMR in different parts of your body such as your back or limbs
(Offscreen Voice) People experience ASMR in different ways, but almost always it feels good
So it's like a superpower
(Offscreen Voice) Su..sure?
Nicee!
(Offscreen Voice) ASMR videos are videos that are categorized to intentionally help trigger that ASMR sensation in people
Intentionally?
(Offscreen Voice) Yes, many people's ASMR gets triggered by unintentional stimuli such as a teacher with a soft voice,
(Offscreen Voice) getting your eyes checked at the doctor or childhood friends drawing on your arm
(Offscreen Voice) There are many, many different types of videos you'll find using the tag ASMR. Some are very trigger heavy,
(Offscreen Voice) Focusing on just making sounds specifically to trigger your ASMR. Others are more casual role plays, or might just be
(Offscreen Voice)whispering or soft talking.
(Offscreen Voice) Some even borrow situations from third party entertainment to create custom simulations.
(Offscreen Voice) These are more for entertainment, but can trigger very strong ASMR in certain people.
(Offscreen Voice) I find that I get ASMR most often during roleplays. I don't know why, I just do.
This, this is weird.
(Offscreen Voice) Youtube is weird.
Fair point.
(Offscreen Voice) At its core, ASMR is an extremely positive genre aimed to aid others.
So what exactly do these...
...tingles feel like?
(Offscreen Voice) You could compare it to the feeling of this head massager.
(Offscreen Voice) Give that a go.
Ohhh
(Offscreen Voice) Yeah.
But Your voice doesn't make me feel that way.
(Offscreen Voice) That's okay
(Offscreen Voice) That doesn't necessarily mean you can't experience or enjoy ASMR. A big part of the ASMR community
(Offscreen Voice) is figuring out which triggers work for you, that includes whose voice or mannerisms end up triggering that ASMR.
(Offscreen Voice) It isn't personal. There are literally hundreds of ASMR artists to choose from.
ASomeARtists?
(Offscreen Voice) I didn't make it up.
Mm-hmm..
(Offscreen Voice) As I was saying,
(Offscreen Voice) hundreds to choose from.
(Offscreen Voice) Buckle up.
Wow.
(Offscreen Voice) No no no, there's more. Shh shh, I'm almost done.
You weren't kidding.
(Offscreen Voice) I never kid...
(Offscreen Voice) ...sometimes.
So ASMR videos are used to give people ASMR.
(Offscreen Voice) Most of the time.
What do you mean most of the time?
What else could ASMR even be used for.
(Offscreen Voice) I am so glad you asked.
You tricked me into asking that..
(Offscreen Voice) ASMR videos can be used for a lot of different things because of their inherently relaxing nature.
(Offscreen Voice) Some of the common uses include: Sleep Aid,
(Offscreen Voice )Daily Relaxation,
(Offscreen Voice) Study Aid / An alternative to music, calming down from anxiety, helping with depression or loneliness,
(Offscreen Voice) simply entertainment.
(Offscreen Voice)I've even gotten several messages from people telling me they use my videos to practice eye contact if they have trouble with it.
So people don't have to have ASMR to watch an ASMR video.
(Offscreen Voice) Nope.
Alright then.
(Offscreen Voice) You can certainly enjoy an ASMR video without getting ASMR tingles.
(Offscreen Voice) There are countless triggers and subgenres to explore to see what you like, but I could do an entire video on that. Wait, that's a good...
..please stop.
(Offscreen Voice) Sorry.
ASMR is actually a massive genre.
(Offscreen Voice) Yep.
Then why haven't I heard about it?
(Offscreen Voice) Intentional ASMR has just recently come into the public eye.
(Offscreen Voice) Even though its origins on YouTube date back to over eight years, now that more and more people admit to watching
(Offscreen Voice) ASMR and utilizing it's benefits, you'll see celebrities doing ASMR.
(Offscreen Voice) Companies starting to use it and advertising and ASMR becoming a more socially acceptable and recognised genre.
(Offscreen Voice) There's still a long way to go in terms of recognition,
(Offscreen Voice) but thanks to the massive efforts of the original ASMR content creators,
(Offscreen Voice) the community has grown into something that millions of people enjoy every day.
So now what?
(Offscreen Voice) Go figure out what you enjoy and then go enjoy it.
I can do that!
(Offscreen Voice) I'm proud of you.
Thank you!
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(Offscreen Voice) Good night, everybody