'An antidote to the loneliness': How ASMR is helping people cope during the COVID-19 pandemic

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'An antidote to the loneliness': How ASMR is helping people cope during the COVID-19 pandemic
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ASMR is often described as a tingling that starts in the head and moves down the spine. Not everyone feels this sensation, but those who do say it helps relieve stress and induce sleep.

that found people who say they feel ASMR demonstrated decreased heart rates and increased skin conductance levels – that is, the amount of sweat on their skin – when exposed to ASMR videos.

"It seems that people have sought refuge from their mental health problems in the ASMR community for some time, but particularly during this difficult time," she said via email."The videos have become a very accessible way of dealing with the emotional challenges the pandemic has thrown up." "If we just stop, breathe and be smart...do simple things, we can greatly increase our chances to get through this unscathed," she says while using her hands to rub a muffed microphone to create white noise in the background., she plays a soft-spoken doctor testing the viewer for COVID-19. Donning a white lab coat and face mask, Taylor pretends to take blood pressure and swab the back of the viewer's throat and nose.

According to Morris, ASMR videos don't just help people fall asleep – they also make people feel less alone.For Kevin Frazelis, a high school English teacher in New York, ASMR was crucial at the beginning of quarantine in March. According to Frazelis, who lives alone, ASMR served as"an antidote to the loneliness," making him feel like"there was somebody else that could soothe me or make me feel a little bit better.

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