ASMR is divisive : some people hate it and some people love it. It is credited with calming and relaxing effects, but what is it really?
By definition, the Autonomic Sensory Meridian response designates the pleasant phenomenon of tingling and shivering which can occur at the level of the skull, scalp or even the rest of the body, in front a visual, auditory, olfactory, or cognitive stimulus.
Online, there are more and more videos with the title “ASMR” trying to induce this kind of goose bump pleasure sensation. So much so that science is investigating this trend to which a part of the general public is sensitive.
And recent research comes from within explore the causes and consequences.
A study points to the reduction of anxiety thanks to ASMR
In a psychology study released on February 2, 2022, Charlotte Eid and researchers at University of Northumbria found that when volunteers watched a five-minute ASMR video with a variety of triggers (whispering, tapping nails on glass, or running fingers on a comb), people who are sensitive to it have reported a reduction in feelings of anxiety.
The study revealed this too people with anxiety and high levels of neuroticism (an individual’s predisposition to experience negative emotions, as opposed to emotional stability) they tend to be more sensitive to ASMRemphasizes the health media MedicalXpress.
The results of this academic study also suggest this ASMR could have a beneficial effect for people suffering from neuroticism or anxiety.
Find the ASMR trigger for stress, anxiety and insomnia
ASMR University founder and podcast host, Dr. Craig Richard Sleep whispers (which helps people fall asleep with ASMR-style reading), explained to Stunned which also reports the results of this study:
“ASMR has been consistently reported to help people feel more relaxed, less stressed, and fall asleep more easily. Also people with severe anxiety and insomnia problems report the benefits of ASMR. »
Nothing surprising for ASMR fans. But for people who are curious and/or suffer from anxiety, neuroticism, sleep problems or even insomnia, it might be worth taking the detour to YouTube or your favorite podcast app to find content from ASMR and see if you’re sensitive to it. !
And who knows, maybe find the noise that triggers a form of inner peace…
A photo credit: YouTube screenshot.
Source: Madmoizelle
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