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soft spoken and natural sounds willl trigger the spine shivers like nothing else. it soothes ones inner and gives good sleep. if you dont receive this upgrade your gear! *laugh*
I think the concept of ASMR gets a bad reputation from all the roleplaying and anime stuff which is certainly not everyone's cup of tea. Pretty people jumping on the train and pushing overly sexualized content also contributed very negatively.
I've been observing the concept spread when it first gained popularity, because it was an effective tool for reducing my anxiety. The videos I watched were more in the line of professionals explaining their craft with a calm and certain tone or simply environmental sounds though.
Shameless plug alert. This is from a new channel I just started. I like a good narrator with a pleasing voice. I find it relaxing and it helps me get to sleep rather quickly. I think this woman has a stellar voice for reading and I consider it ASMR. Next I'm doing Mary Shelley's Frankenstein by the same narrator:
During the nascent days of youtube... one of the earliest ASMR videos was of a beautiful female whispering "brush... brush... brush... dab... dab... dab... stroke... stroke..." while putting on make-up.
I must admit it was like (mesmerizing, hypnotizing) attention-getting for about 5 minutes and the time it took to share the link using emails << before texting was a thing.
Some of the linked youtube videos here seem to be the offshoot of that earlier ASMR episode.