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>I tried to listen to some ASMR triggers, and I got the same physical reaction and feelings of discomfort I get from fingernails scratching on a blackboard or h
by dunmalg 12y ago
>I tried to listen to some ASMR triggers, and I got the same physical reaction and feelings of discomfort I get from fingernails scratching on a blackboard or hearing someone clean their teeth.
Glad to hear I'm not alone. My wife and I listened to the This American Life program on ASMR and I couldn't even stand the few short snippets in the program. The whispery sound of quiet talking where you can hear the speaker's tongue flapping around in their mouth makes me want to pull my teeth out with pliers.
- TeMPOraL 12y agoSo maybe we should find (or found) some kind of Negative Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response society? ;).
- dunmalg 12y agoHeh. Seriously though, it does feel like I have anti-ASMR. I swear, every single thing that is supposedly happy-making for ASMR folks is "please pull my teeth out with pliers" level bad to me. It's like the same neurological response, only wired to my revulsion center. Perversely though, I kind of enjoy the sensation of scratching a chalkboard with my fingernails.
- m4x 12y agoYou may still find that other noises are pleasurable, despite not enjoying that radio show. I find the sound of somebody's tongue rather off-putting but still get strong ASMR to other sounds, particularly foreign accents and rustling leaves.