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ASMR as Anxiety Relief
Feb 13 2018
Several years ago, Spirit Payton was diagnosed with severe degenerative bone disease, leaving her with anxiety and chronic pain. She found relief via an unlikely source: ASMR. For the uninitiated, ASMR refers to feelings triggered by visual or auditory stimuli, perhaps by the tapping of nails against glass, or the crinkling of a candy wrapper. Realizing the healing power it had for her, Payton became an ASMR artist, hoping to help others battling their own ailments.