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Rain, subdued sunlight, the smell of cookies coming out of the oven…. Based on sounds, smells or images, the technique of ASMR (“Autonomous sensory meridian response”, or in French, autonomous sensory response) consists in making someone experience a pleasant sensation, in response to a stimulation. visual, sound, olfactory or cognitive.
ASMR: chills in the scalp
How does your body feel in the middle of a session? It can be chills, tingling in the scalp and scalp, or located on peripheral areas of the body. For this, the AMSR appeals to the powers of suggestion: for example, remember the head massages performed by your partner, or the massage, always cranial, performed after shampooing by the hairdresser. Did that give you chills, a feeling of well-being? It’s the same thing during an ASMR session!
ASMR: calming videos on the Internet
This is not a new miracle method, it has been used and has become popular since the 2010s. In times of confinement, the technique returns to the fore. On the Internet, many videos and podcasts help us to fall asleep, to relax thanks to the technique. Particularly thanks to the framework that surrounds ASMR: softness of the voice, whispers, light tapping… More and more of us are testing ASMR and appreciating its soothing benefits.
Controversies around ASMR
If a community has been formed around this relaxing method, controversies surround its nature and the scientific classification of its manifestations … Especially since the effect of ASMR is variable according to each person. Some will remain unmoved in the face of stimuli of all kinds. Indeed, as in hypnosis, the technique is based on letting go. If an individual blocks, opposes relaxation, his mind will be unable to “go”, dream or simply, operate his imagination. So shh … we let go and we try the ASMR …