I would love to hear from some ASMR "users" (is that the right term?) why they are using it, how often, and how it helps them.
I only heard about ASMR last year, and I was amazed about this whole parallel universe that seems to exist, with ASMR Youtubers having more subscribers than pop stars or celebrities. Well, I guess they are celebrities in their field!
Here's an example, in case you've never encountered it before. Soft spoken language - OK, I'm totally on board with that - but just skip through the video to see all the other props she uses to produce sound.
While I'm super happy for people like the girl above, to have tapped into a niche and become super successful at it - well done!! - the success of this whole Youtube phenomenon does concern me a little.
There seems to be a whole (young!!) generation that can't sleep. I guess listening to youtube is better than taking pills, but still, why is there such a I need help sleeping epidemic? I'm obviously living under a rock. And, thankfully, I'm sleeping very well!
So, I'm really looking for some first hand experiences. Are you using ASMR?
Why do you prefer listening to finger clicking, eating noises or ear cleaning noises (what the what??) over relaxing music or people talking on a podcast (you can turn the volume down...) or an audio book?
Does this really make your scalp "tingle"? And does it really help you sleep?
I am sooo curious...