Only some people experience ASMR, a trait where people may feel a tingling sensation on their scalp and back of the neck in response to auditory and/or visual stimuli. There is a wide range of sensory ...

Heather Feather, “Candy Queen ASMR Role Play for Relaxation” (screenshot by the author for Hyperallergic via YouTube) Sometimes we all just want someone’s gentle, soothing voice whispering in our ear ...

Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response. A condition that I always knew I had and suspected that others had. Having turned 50 last year I found out about this by accident – looking at videos that have ...

I can’t say who told me but I heard that there’s a big chance of someone falling asleep in 20 minutes if they’re watching ...

ASMR, which has become more common in recent years, is an abbreviation for 'autonomous sensory meridian response' and refers to the comfort, tingling pleasure, and relaxed feeling felt by auditory and ...

There are millions of YouTube channels with people crinkling bubble wrap or whispering about folding laundry. Our guest talks about why autonomous sensory meridian response (ASMR) makes her, and many ...

As Andy Williams croons in the iconic song, "It's the holiday season. And Santa Claus is coming 'round." But you know what else is coming 'round? STRESS. Finding gifts for everyone on your list.

ASMR – short for autonomous sensory meridian response – is a physical sensation that has dominated a corner of the internet for the best part of a decade. It has a dedicated following, with more than ...

Does listening to a whisper send a tingle through your scalp? Do you find watching the snip of scissors around your ears at the hair salon soothing? How about the sound of nails clicking softy, the ...

The subreddit r/oddlysatisfying has always had a wholesome mission: it collects small moments of magic in the world – "those little things that are inexplicably satisfying". It began in 2013, when ...