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ASMR What does the tingling you feel with some sounds mean
If the sound of some everyday objects makes you shiver with pleasure, then ASMR has an effect on you
Do you see those Instagram videos where someone cuts a soap into pieces or dips their fingers into a fluffy mass? They do it with such care and tranquility that only some people relax and can feel a tingling that goes through the head and runs throughout the body as an involuntary response to this series of visual and auditory stimuli. The ASMR, which means ‘Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response’ or, in Spanish, Autonomous Meridian Sensory ResponseIts main objective is to improve mood, remove stress and get to sleep. But, beware, not everyone can feel this sensitivity …
Tips for listening to AMSR
- Find a quiet place
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- Move your mobile away from you or at least put it on silence and with notifications disabled
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- Get in a horizontal and relaxed position
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- Wear comfortable clothes that do not constrict you
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- Use headphones to increase the experience
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Ana Muñoz, author of «7 habits for better sleep», Has been in charge of bringing this trend that is triumphing on the Internet, and especially in the United States, closer to people around them, and has spread it throughout Spain and other countries. «I started by watching some videos on YouTube and, after getting the necessary material, I opened a channel on this social network, with the main objective of transmitting the sounds as best as possible, and thus finding the relaxing effect, ”says the pioneer in Spain.
However, although it may be pleasing to the eye (the videos show visually pleasing images), it is not always achieved ‘I am aware that the AMSR it helps many people, but there is also an audience that does not like it, “he says. Ana Muñoz, who has admitted to having lost, at times, sensitivity to sounds since listening to it and practicing it so frequently: «There are people who write to tell me that they do not feel it as before. From my own experience I advise to leave it for a while and come back, that makes it able to work again, “he says.
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ASMR is not an anti-anxiety pathway
While these videos relax and disconnect the mind are not, in any case, an exercise against anxiety. «The content that I offer is what works for me: videos that manage to relax. How each of these exercises is taken is beyond my control. They are recommended for sleeping, but I don’t think they are a substitute for therapy, for example, “he says. Ana Muñoz, «Youtuber» de ASMR with more than a million subscribers. «I listen to it at nap time: I put on my headphones and go to sleep after a short time. In addition, it is also advisable to use it on the bus, to catch a plane … »
7 habits for better sleep
- Use sounds to relax
- Avoid caffeinated and energy drinks
- Do not play video games, watch series or use mobile devices minutes before going to sleep
Contraindications
- Does not claim to avoid anxiety
- It can be annoying for people who do not define these sounds as relaxing