Comments | kel_reiley: INSOMNIA IV: THE SLEEPENING

kel_reiley

INSOMNIA IV: THE SLEEPENING

May 10, 2013 05:12

So, I just read this fic describing the effects of ASMR (Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response) and was like, "THAT SOUNDS AWESOME. I NEED THAT ( Read more... )

sleep? what is this sleep?, the world and its ppl

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momebie May 10 2013, 14:29:31 UTC

I don't have any idea what any of this means, but as a person who can't sleep I'm totally going to look into it.

Also, I'm sorry you want to punch people.

kel_reiley May 10 2013, 19:05:22 UTC

I don't think it's strictly for sleeping, but apparently has very relaxing effects. Good luck!

eldarwannabe May 10 2013, 18:20:30 UTC

The first time I ever read an article describing ASMR I nearly wept because I finally had a word for what I've been feeling my whole life. (I still remember the first time I realized that I was feeling something odd, from sixth grade. Hell, I've discussed it with people and colloquially refer to it as "listening to people read.")

Anyway, yeah. Just letting you know that it's not a myth or anything, but not everyone feels it.

kel_reiley May 10 2013, 19:06:39 UTC

Yeah, I gathered that it's very rare. I am just SUPER JEALOUS b/c I want relaxing tingles dammit!

eldarwannabe May 10 2013, 19:32:21 UTC

Weird. I always thought it was more common but just too hard to describe to people. Huh.

While it feels good and calming, I have never fallen asleep from it and the calming feeling doesn't last any longer than any other calming habit. And barring these youtube videos (which I have never heard of before and am now planning to check out) it's weirdly hard to trigger.

kel_reiley May 11 2013, 01:15:40 UTC

Oh, man, there are apparently entire YT CHANNELS dedicated to this. I thought I might be feeling something in the glass-tapping video, but it was too inconsistent that it started bugging me.

rexluscus May 11 2013, 00:52:50 UTC

Oh yeah, I find that stuff irritating too, fingernails-on-a-blackboard amounts of irritating. Like the sound of whispering: UGHGHGHG get it away stop! It's like if you have the response, it relaxes you, and if you don't, it REALLY DOESN'T.

kel_reiley May 11 2013, 01:19:50 UTC

The closest I got to relaxing was with the glass-tapping one, but it was too inconsistent.

Like, I find the sound of rain soothing, and obviously getting a scalp massage is awesome, but I have ALWAYS been sound-sensitive. Little things like that just irritate me. I need white noise to fall asleep usually.

But, man, I'm jealous of the tingles.