An Extended Bare Bones ASMR Session

The title says it all:
00:01:10 A questionnaire
00:07:04 My boot
00:10:15 The Chalkboard
00:15:10 The Big Blue Ball of ASMR
00:18:45 Pokemon TCG cards
00:24:14 Calming hand movements
00:26:49 A can of paint
00:29:55 Some twine
00:32:45 1924 Pennsylvania license plate
00:36:00 The Monster Hands
00:39:35 The Tissue Package
00:43:06 The Leather Steampunk Hat
00:46:00 Reading from a dictionary
00:52:10 A bag of RPG dice
00:55:32 Plastic wrap
00:59:23 Scissors
01:02:22 Acetaminophen
01:05:35 Matchsticks
01:08:50 PS3 controller
01:12:45 The Paper Cups from Urara1966
01:16:02 Margaret's Buttons
01:20:25 Pestles & Mortars (and with salt)
Fade-out at the end

Keep on tinglin' on,
- E.R.

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What is ASMR?

To me, ASMR is 2 things: a sensation and a medium (like music for example).

The sensation itself (ASMR) stands for Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response and is the current (non-scientific) name given to the feeling characterized as a pleasurable tingling sensation felt in the head, scalp, back and other regions of the body in response to visual, auditory, tactile, olfactory, and/or cognitive stimuli, such as crinkling bags, hand movements, whispering and personal attention. It's like goosebumps, but much more pleasant.

ASMR videos, the medium, are not only meant to help induce the sensation or "tingles" in the viewer, but also help provide a relaxing, calming and soothing experience for the viewer. They often help those dealing with anxiety, stress, headaches, insomnia, PTSD, depression, concentrating and more. It is quite therapeutic, for both the creator and recipient, which is not that much different than the mediums of music and painting, for example.

Many people who do not experience ASMR still enjoy the videos for their calming and sleepy affect.