Get bent, weirdo. 🤪 Top 5 ASMRartists and/or triggers.
This took me waaaay longer than I expected, sorry! I tried to give a mix of various types of ASMR: talking, no talking, personal attention, roleplay, indoors, outdoors, etc.
To those not familiar with ASMR, there's an entire world of it out there and I highly encourage anybody who struggles with insomnia or anxiety to look into it. Or even if it helps you to have sounds on while you're working or studying but find music a little too distracting. Just doing a general search on Youtube for ASMR will give you a start orrrr... you can check out my following recommendations. 😉 I find that some types of ASMR work for me and others don't and sometimes it's just a matter of what I'm in the mood for. So if you don't find something you like the first couple of times, try a few more and you might be surprised! 💖
In no particular order (and sorry I can't embed them)...
ASMR | stormy ocean night - ASMR_Divinity
I'm weirdly more fond of "that towel over the mic sounds like the ocean" more than I am of actual oceans sounds, I dunno why! I find this one super soothing, one of my all time favs!
ASMR Mic Scratching with 20 mics - Alexa ASMR
This is the mic scratching video to pretty much end all mic scratching videos (except she has more like this with even more mics but you get what I mean 😛😉). You get foam covers, bare mic AND fluffy cover, plus mics of all sizes with their own distinctive sounds. You listen to this with headphones/earbuds/etc and you will swear this is genuinely scratching your brain. Now, whether that's a good thing or not depends on how it feels to you, of course. For some reason, if I'm struggling with insomnia, this sort of "brain scratching" can often help.
I didn't realize how much I'd like concrete scratching until I realized I used to do this when I was younger, though I didn't have such pretty rainbow fluorite to play with at the time, lol! Rainbow fluorite is one of my favorite gems/crystals/whatever category they fall under and so I loved the beautiful colors in addition to the sounds.
ASMR Brushing Your Pain Away - Whispering Gentleman ASMR
Pretty much any of his videos are really good for anxiety, IMO. He has a very calm, gentle manner, and strives to make every video feel like a safe place.
Harley Quinn takes care of you | You're Poison Ivy - ASMR Shanny
There are a lot of roleplay videos out there but Shanny really does a pretty perfect soft-spoken Harley, IMO. She keeps the character the entire time but also takes you through some classic ASMR trigger sounds at the same time. Just a fun, relaxing thing to watch when I'm trying to quiet my mind. 💖
A Dark Hero guards you while you sleep - Ambient Renders
An 8 hour long video of rain and soft city sounds with an atmospheric but lovely background and a special guest that periodically arrives to watch over you and the city. 😉 If "regular" rain sound videos feel a little too monotonous to you, one like this with city sounds might be more to your likening. Plus, I just love the Batman-inspired character who comes and hangs out on my balcony, what can I say? 😎💖
