Hello, everypony, and welcome to another episode of Twilight Tries.
If you’re wondering why I’m whispering right now, it’s because in today’s episode of Twilight Tries I’ll be trying…ASMR. For those who don’t know what ASMR is, it stands for Auto Sensory Meridian Response, and is a pleasant form of paresthesia. In other words, it’s a tingling sensation that usually begins on your scalp and moves down the back of your neck and upper spine. The reason I'm trying ASMR today is because I know a number of ponies who regularly watch ASMR videos and say they're very relaxing, so I figured I'd try using my vlog to help some of you who are stressed relax a bit.
Now there are many different triggers for ASMR that exist within four basic categories; sound, physical, situational, and visual. I will be doing one trigger from each of these categories in the hopes that you will all be able to experience ASMR for yourselves.
I should probably point out though that not everypony is able to experience ASMR. However, just because you don’t feel it right away doesn’t mean you may never feel it. Some ponies have said that it took them a while to find their trigger, so if you don’t feel anything after watching this video but are still interested in ASMR I encourage you to try watching other ASMR videos to find a trigger that works for you.
So with that, let’s get started.
Sound
I thought for the sound trigger I’d try reading a short poem to you. This is one of my favorite poems of all time; Ozymandias by Percy Shelley. I hope you enjoy it.
Ahem.
‘I met a traveler from an antique land,
Who said, “Two vast and trunkless legs of stone
Stand in the desert. . . . Near them, on the sand,
Half sunk a shattered visage lies, whose frown,
And wrinkled lip, and sneer of cold command,
Tell that its sculptor well those passions read
Which yet survive, stamped on these lifeless things,
The hand that mocked them, and the heart that fed;
And on the pedestal, these words appear:
My name is Ozymandias, King of Kings;
Look on my Works, ye Mighty, and-’
*SLAM*
AH!
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Starlight, what the heck?! I’m in the middle of recording an episode for my vlog!
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What do you 500 bits for?
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Wait, what?
Who’s threatening to break your horn?
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Oh for…
Okay, I’ll lend you the bits, but you have to promise me you’ll get help for your gambling problem.
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Starlight, a pony named Bugsy Neighgel is threatening to break your horn because you owe him 500 bits for losing at blackjack.
You have a gambling problem.
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Look, just take the bits and settle your debt, okay? We’ll talk about this later.
*SIGH*
I worry about her sometimes.
Physical
My apologies for that little interruption. Let’s just put it behind us and move on to the physical trigger, shall we?
For this trigger, I’ll be bringing in my good friend, Fluttershy, for a bit of help. Just give me a second to go get her.
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And we’re back.
Thank you so much for agreeing to do help me with this, Fluttershy.
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Oh don’t be silly. You’re the perfect pony to assist me with my ASMR video. You’re delicate and demure with the sweetest little voice.
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Don’t worry, all we’ll be doing is brushing your mane.
From my understanding, watching and listening to a pony getting their mane brushed can provoke the same response as having it done to yourself.
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Yep, that’s all. I promise.
Now let’s get brushing.
*BRUSHING NOISES*
There. Doesn’t that feel relaxing?
I don’t know about you, but having somepony else brushing my mane always gives me that tingling sensation.
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You’re right, Fluttershy. It just feels like all of your stress is disappearing with each stro- AH!
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Angel? What are you doing here?
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What’s he saying, Fluttershy?
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Antoine the python is trying to eat Muriel the baby elephant again?!
Oh dear, you should probably go take care of that.
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Don’t worry about the video, it'll be fine. Just go help Muriel.
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I really hope Muriel’s okay.
Situational
My apologies for that other unfortunate interruption. As you can tell I’ve decided to move this up to the attic where hopefully no pony will interrupt us.
So for this next trigger I’ll be looking directly into the camera and placing my hooves near the lens as if I were touching your face or mane. I’ll also be whispering some positive, reassuring messages to you while I do this.
This trigger is often referred to as the Personal Attention trigger, and it helps to provide the viewer with a sense of companionship and intimacy. Which, as the Princess of Friendship, I am always happy to provide.
Here we go.
*DEEP BREATH*
You are a wonderful pony.
You are capable of amazing things.
You have the power to make your dreams come true.
You-
*SLAM*
Oh for the love of Luna!
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This had better be important, Spike.
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Cadance and Shining Armor are here for a surprise visit and they brought Flurry Heart!
Okay, that’s pretty important. Let’s go.
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Hold on a second though. They aren’t here to leave her with us while they go off to some art show or something like last time, are they?
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Good. As much as I love Flurry Heart, I do not want a repeat of everything that happened when we last watched her.
Visual
My apologies for yet another interruption, but I believe I’ve come up with a solution to this continuing problem. I’ve put a magic, soundproof barrier around my room to ensure that we don’t have anymore unexpected and loud guests.
So with that, let’s get to our final trigger; light patterns. Basically for this trigger I’ll be moving this little flashlight around and occasionally clicking it on and off. For the most part I’ll be quiet during this, but I'll occasionally say ‘click’ whenever I turn the light on or off.
Let’s begin.
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*CLICK*
Click.
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*CLICK*
Click.
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*CLICK*
Cli – AH! IT CAUGHT FIRE! THE FLASHLIGHT CAUGHT FIRE!
HOW THE HECK DID THAT EVEN HAPPEN?!
WATER! I NEED WATER!!
Well, this video didn’t go the way I expected.
I honestly thought that ASMR would be pretty easy to do, but as it turns out it’s difficult to keep things quiet enough to do it properly. Even still though, I enjoyed it for the most part, but I don’t think I’ll be trying it again. At least not until I can find an isolated enough place to do it in and with equipment that won’t spontaneously combust on me.
So as always, thank you all for watching Twilight Tries and I’ll see you next time!