ASMR is very strange and creepy. Which of course means I had to try it.
I watched the videos and they didn't do anything for me. Maybe if I watch the videos again using headphones it'll have more of a impact.
I agree, Vex. Those videos don't do anything for me. The only thing I got was random spots of itchiness because of my heightened senses, which were in anticipation of a reaction. In other words, all I got was what I created for myself psychologically. I definitely see how these videos could be relaxing, because of the sounds and such, but I also think that they could hold one's senses on edge and be the complete opposite of relaxation, which is what I got.
Headphones would probably make a world of difference, (when I can get new ones that actually work, lol), but I'm not expecting any tingles, as I have never had spine-tingles in reaction to any of the sounds illustrated, with the exception of someone whispering at my neck, which only creates the response because I didn't expect it, and the sudden feeling of breath on my skin.
Anyway, that's my two cents.
I'm still itching in random places. Dagnabbit! lol
EDIT: I actually found headphones that work, so I tried them and watched the videos. My reaction was simultaneous boredom and edginess. I feel like I have bugs crawling in random places all over and the sounds used put me on edge, especially the whispering, because I naturally strain my ears to hear it.
I wonder if it has anything to do with how well I hear. When I was a baby the hearing doctors said that I had the best hearing they had ever seen, and I've always been able to hear some things that other people can't, and while I was a baby, and extra sensitive, any loud or sharp sounds whatsoever would make me involuntarily jump. Perhaps my ears are over sensitive, so the ASMR doesn't work?
I'm probably over-analyzing this, but I'm done now.
