SELF: You launched your YouTube channel in 2013. When were you first introduced to ASMR? Emma WhispersRed: I've always experienced the tingly sensation. I had it when I was very little--if I went for a haircut, or if the teacher at school read a story. I didn't know there was a...
“Some people call us ASMR-tists,” she tells SELF. “But whatever you want to call me is fine.” Their trade: performing sultry whispers, tapping fingernails, and brushing people’s hair to create a sensory experience that’s often described as “brain tingles,” sought out by those ...