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I've thought about making this thread a few times and gave up because I was kind of shy, for this is a topic that is often misunderstood. But now I feel like giving it a shot: Have you ever heard of ASMR? Do you experience it? ASMR stands for Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response. It's often described as a tingly sensation you get at the back of your head/down your spine/your limbs/etc when trigged by relaxing sounds, such as a whisper or soft speaking voice, soft tapping sounds, crinkly sounds, and so on. The number of possible triggers are endless and each person has different triggers. For most people, it is NOT sexual. I won't get into the history and scientific aspects of ASMR, because I don't know much anyway, but what I can say is that it's a relatively new thing (well, not the thing in itself, but the whole discussion, community, etc) and therefore there isn't any research to support it's existence or explain it. But thousands of people do have these very similar experiences, and there is a whole community on youtube, where people make videos in order to trigger this feeling. These videos usually feature someone whispering or speaking in a soft voice, and deliberately making sounds that would otherwise be considered ordinary and boring, such as tapping their nails on a hard surface, playing around with paper, plastic, sand, coffee beans, anything really... And there are also roleplays, where people pretend to give you a hair cut or to give you a cranial nerve exam. For those who don't experience ASMR and/or are unfamiliar with the community will usually find these videos creepy and uncomfortable to watch. But for those who do, these videos are very relaxing and are often used to deal with anxiety and insomnia. Anyway, I could go on and on about it, but I think this will suffice for now. If you're confused, try these links: http://www.asmrlab.com/ Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autonomous_sensory_meridian_response http://theness.com/neurologicablog/index.php/asmr/ Or just ask, and I'll try my best to answer! I was hoping to find other people who experience ASMR here on the forums :) Also, there is a research project going on, and they have a survey up for anyone to answer! So even if you don't experience ASMR, your input will be helpful. https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/ASMRsurvey