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W39GEN Aubing, Germany. Dea Levina, Mental Domina, breathes into a microphone in a recording studio. Dea Levina takes up erotic audio books in the ASMR style (Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response), which are supposed to trigger a tingling sensation in the recipients. Credit: Matthias Balk/dpa/Alamy Live News

Anxious and neurotic personality traits linked to ASMR sensations

2 February 2022

People who get weird sensations in their head and neck when they watch soothing videos are more likely to be anxious – but the tingles may give some relief

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