I am not asexual.

I find ASMR triggers one of two different sets of internal reactions.

One reaction is, as best I can describe it, very primal. I hear it and brain off, out cold. Great for getting to sleep.
The other is from the RPs, which briefly give the illusion someone gives a toss about my existence/well-being. Relating, but in a more conscious way.

Neither has any affect on my sex drive, which can be off, on or in overdrive after or even during ASMR.

Yeah I hear you there...I substitute asmr for not having friends to talk to x.x

thanks for the feedback re: the topic :)

For me it's less a substitute for friends, so much as a substitute for the level of non-sexual intimacy many people are uncomfortable with.

I'm not an asexual.

I think it just depends what it is though, some of the whispering/personal attention stuff is something I've noticed that heightens my sex drive. Other things like page turning, or hearing heels clack against the floor, that calms me down enough to be relaxed and sleepy. It feels weird to say that ASMR in a way does affect my sex drive (a lot of people don't like associating it with anything sexual).

I'm not asexual, either. I generally use ASMR to help lull me to sleep, so it's definitely not something that increases my sex drive.

It might have, I met a few asexuals who considered ASMR as a bigger pleasure since there are no sexual attractions, sexual pleasure doesn't mean much to us (I'm asexual too)... while ASMR has many triggers and it feels so good. ASMR might just be a more complete expereince than sexual in our case, it's the same for me.

thanks for responding :) nice to hear other people feel the same way as i do

I'm not asexual. But I have noticed that if I'm watching an ASMR video and they are doing certain
Things with their hands or whispering in a certain way it heightens it. Because in that moment it's as if I feel what the person is doing. For example I watched a video of a woman feeling the bristles of a makeup brush on her face, hands, neck, and chest and it triggered me major. But when it is just normal things like playing with hair or tappig on things and normal whispering it just relaxes me. If my husband plays with my hair and was to softly talk while playing with my hair. I believe that would be a sexual feeling for me. I'm not sure why certain things increase sex drive. It's interesting though.

i cant see them both of them as an only combination but more as asmr being a stress relief or cognitive enhancement.
Maybe it probably is a benefit for those who are asexual.

I am asexual
For me it's definitely a thing about personal attention but I never really get aroused from it. I got into ASMR with the Ear Cleaning/Doctor roleplays so it never really acted as arousal or messed with me in that way. I definitely use it for relaxation and I do find that sometimes I'll get that way during one, because of the whispering, but not too much.

If that makes sense XD

I feel ya

ASMR is not a sexual thing. Not one bit. People could get off on it but...people also get off on feet...and feet are not sexual.

I am asexual and ASMR gives me the emotional intimacy no one else gave me. It also helps me sleep. All of my previous mates ditched me the minute they found out I was asexual. ASMR makes me...happy in a way. It's a companionship I don't think I can find easily.

i can relate

more power to you! and welcome to the group! hope you feel at home here :)

:3 thank you. I actually was looking at someone's profile when I saw this icon and flipped out ////

heh thats cool! most people that join seem to be surprised that it exists :) makes me wonder if anyone else has started their own without knowing there already is one~

Well if they try to take this name FA will tell them it's already in use so...maybe?

I am... opposite. Meaning "Will possibly do mud to get some relief". But I almost always listen to ASMR afterwards. It helps me to relax and refill with mental energy :3

"do mud"?

Attempt at joke. Saying I'm eager :P

Not asexual.

Well, wouldn't say my boner just goes off after watching ASMR vids. They make my boner fade though, because I want that relaxation more than sex.