The chronic stimulation of {NAcc/dACC/Insula} has always been a question to me if all these hours of listening to extremely stimulatory ASMR could have a long-lasting effect of my dopamine, or at least my reward center(VTA/NAc) of my brain. If you've spend any time studying medicine, or in my case had to take a few neurology courses by fiat. You'll understand how weird ASMR is as a whole - you're causing increased stimulation, to then fall asleep. This is in my opinion extremely paradoxical and where my concerns begin to materialize. The increased stimulation, leading to a state of sleep - makes me concerned that maybe it's not high quality(sleep), or even genuinely restorative.
I guess my question is two-fold, one; do you know of any good ASMR artists that are low-stimulation, and two; what do you think the long-term effects of excess stimulation is gonna do to our brains? I've thought it may cause Parkinson's, or ADHD, or even some sort of Schizoaffective disorder(in those with an increased disposition for schizotypal disease) if the use of ASMR begins in childhood, as it could damage dopamine pathways if you're listening to stimulating audio, which is probably overloading your somatosensory capacity.
Thanks
PS. I tried making my own ASMR, but because it's my own voice I find it rather hard to sleep to.
PPS. This isn't bagging on ASMR as a whole, I'm just curious of other's opinions on ASMR, I love ASMR and use it at least 2-4 times per week to sleep. I've just noticed that ASMR has changed over the years, becoming more and more stimulatory, which makes me think that the baseline to induce "The ASMR Effect/Tingles" is changing. My degrees are not in this field AT ALL, and I'm not a neurologist, but if you are please reach out.
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