Stress seems to belong to our age as reliably and annoyingly as Facebook ads for discount designer sunglasses. So we’re always looking for ways to relax. When we heard that people are turning to something called ASMR for tension reduction, we wanted to know: Is this really a thing?
ASMR stands for Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response. It’s a recently discovered phenomenon, and it refers to a mildly euphoric feeling coupled with scalp tingling and pleasant “shivers” that can be triggered by soft, sibilant sounds like whispering, crinkling of soft plastic, rustling paper, and the like.
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