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ASMR, short for autonomous sensory meridian response, has ballooned in popularity over the past 15 years. Julie Luther, who built a massive YouTube and TikTok following with ASMR videos, offers ...
“It’s a physical sensation that begins in the scalp and extends through the body,” says the creator of popular ASMR videos. No time to get a stress-relieving massage in real life? For some people, ...
The pandemic has left many people isolated and craving physical intimacy. Touch-based ASMR videos are helping some touch-deprived people better deal with being alone. Fans of the genre say they find ...
Common ASMR triggers include whispering, hair play, and ear brushing. Not all people experience a positive response or any response to these triggers, though. ASMR, or autonomous sensory meridian ...
As a child, Taylor, aka "ASMR Darling" on YouTube, was watching someone draw her a picture. The hand movements and sounds of the soft scratching of the crayons caused her entire body to tingle. She ...
Michael MacIntyre, MD, is a board-certified general and forensic psychiatrist practicing general psychiatry at the Veterans Affairs Healthcare System in Los Angeles. ASMR is a sensation in which ...