The Official ASMR Trigger Test 2016 Edition
4,617Pete, the official ASMR Trigger Tester Taker (as appointed by the Global ASMR Consortium), returns after a brief 1,234 day hiatus to perform a series of tests on you to see if/how you respond to ASMR. What is ASMR? Scroll all the way down to the bottom of this wall of text to find out.
This is especially dedicated to those of you who have requested a follow up to the original test video here: http://bit.ly/2du5ZLa and/or where that video was your first introduction to ASMR. If you've been subbed ever since, I thank you.
00:00:00 Intro
00:02:30 Pre-test questionnaire
00:11:16 Smencil tingles
00:12:42 Glass tapping
00:16:06 Cthulhu Crispies
00:31:10 Hand Movements Test
00:35:24 Hands-on Test
00:37:00 Ear-to-Ear Test
00:42:20 Money Test
00:49:06 Charlee Baggs Jr. Test
00:53:30 Premium Cotton Rounds Test
00:56:43 TP Test
01:00:19 Pool Balls Test
01:03:55 Dental Tool Probing Test
01:05:40 Brushing Test
01:07:10 Ping Pong Balls Test
01:10:50 Monster Hands Test
01:15:05 Cthulhu Blocks Test
01:18:00 Tissue Package Test
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You can listen to selected works outside of YouTube:
Out now: "The ASMR Sessions Volume 1"
Spotify ► http://bit.ly/1V23U60
CDBaby ► http://bit.ly/1AUt3Jj
iTunes ► http://apple.co/1xIHLNd
Google Play ► http://bit.ly/1vPUJgF
And others like Deezer, Rhapsody, etc.
Podcasts:
EphemRadio ► http://apple.co/2afSkZQ
Arkham Sanitarium ►http://apple.co/2alraeV
Social Media:
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Twitter ► https://twitter.com/EphemeralRift
IG ► http://instagram.com/e.rift
Deer Head ► http://bit.ly/2aLAw7Q
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, mental health issues, concentrating, studying 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 effect.