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Christmas
wish #6
The gift
of serenity...
Feeling the festive-season stress? Autonomous
Sensory Meridian Response may be just the
shortcut to calm that you need. ASMR videos,
created with closely mic’d sounds of crunching,
tapping and whispering, have taken the internet
by storm: ‘ASMR triggers specific audio and visual
stimuli, which can cause feelings of relaxation,’ says
Dr Mark Winwood, director of psychological
services at AXA PPP healthcare. There’s even
a Christmas-focused strand, which sees ASMR
artists wrapping and unwrapping gifts and tapping
decorations. Search ‘ASMR Christmas’ and let the
anti-stress benefits wash over you...EDITED BY
JULIE POWELL