‘Like having a brain orgasm'

[Jazzy]

‘Like having a brain orgasm': Videos of people whispering is the new YouTube craze

After a long day at work, some people like to unwind with a nice glass of wine or a good book or some trash television.

Some people like to watch videos of people whispering.

In fact, ASMR – Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response – videos have quite a few fans, and their growing popularity is threatening to become a full-blown YouTube craze.

Early names for ASMR included ‘attention induced euphoria’ and ‘attention induced observant euphoria’, and it’s described by ASMR Research and Support founder Jennifer Allen as ‘a physical sensation characterised by a pleasurable tingling that typically begins in the head and scalp, and often moves down the spine and through the limbs’.

No one really knows the science behind ASMR, and not everyone experiences the response, but fans are very vocal indeed, with one describing the sensation as ‘having a brain orgasm’.

‘I first realised it when I talked to someone about the shivers I get when I have my hair cut,’ one adherent told The Independent.

‘I also get it when I watch someone doing something really practical really well. Gardening, for example, or spreadsheets.’
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RVpfHgC3ye0

Does ASMR work for you?

 

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[Nebulous's iconNebulous]

Creepy.

I don't need stuff like that to relax.

 

[DrLeftover]

I watched about half of it.

I couldn't understand most of what she said and the camera work was hard on my eyes.

I'll stick with booze, thank you very much.

 

[+paradox]

very kinky...

 

[Nebulous's iconNebulous]

I watched about half of it.

I couldn't understand most of what she said and the camera work was hard on my eyes.

I'll stick with booze, thank you very much.

Make that a double!