Every year on April 9th, International #ASMR Day spreads #awareness for a #perceptual #phenomenon…

Every year on April 9th, International #ASMR Day spreads #awareness for a #perceptual #phenomenon called " Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response " . It’s also a day to focus on the various #sounds and #images that cause this #tingling #sensation in humans.

Have you ever had a tingling sensation that begins in your head, moves down your spine, and spreads through the rest of your body? If so, you have had an Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response (ASMR). This sensation isn’t a weird or scary #feeling. Instead, many people who have had an ASMR find it to be a good and #relaxing feeling.

According to #psychologists, this feeling is most often triggered in socially #intimate settings. Repetitive movements or sounds are what often cause the #pleasurable feeling.

Examples of these triggers include watching someone brush their hair or listening to whispers. Online communities first started reporting ASMR episodes in 2010. It’s not known exactly how many people experience ASMR. According to one study, anywhere from 20 to 70 percent of the population experiences ASMR. Those who don’t ever feel this sensation have a hard time believing it’s real.