Poem: "As Varied as the Individuals"
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ysabetwordsmithThis poem is spillover from the August 17, 2021 Poetry Fishbowl. It was inspired by prompts from ng_moonmoth and erulisse. It also fills the "atypical neurology" square in my 8-2-21 card for the August Intimacies: Time Bingo fest. This poem has been sponsored by ng_moonmoth. It belongs to An Army of One series.
"As Varied as the Individuals"
Over time, the Lord of Pr0n
has expanded his collection.
He still has all sorts of
videos and pictures about
sexcapades of all kinds.
He still has a cache
of food pr0n that
Sam the Gardener
often contributes to.
But that's not all.
The Lord of Pr0n
has stretched out
to collect anything
and everything that
people find exciting
or otherwise sensual.
Lately he's gotten
into what people call
whisper pr0n, although
not all of it is whispering.
The technical term for it
is Autonomous Sensory
Meridian Response, or
ASMR for short, and it's
a trick the brain does.
Some sounds create
pleasant tingles all over
the body that help people
to relax and unwind.
This is a precious resource
for people of atypical neurology,
who often find it hard to let go.
They even give a thrill to
the asexual and aromantic folks
who rarely feel physical passion.
These ASMR anchors are likely
as varied as the individuals
experiencing the tingles, but
there are recurrent themes.
Soft, calm whispering,
slow hand motions, and
sounds made by objects
are popular anchors.
The Lord of Pr0n has
audio recordings of
people reading poetry,
campfires crackling,
paper crinkling, and
keyboards tapping.
Thinking about it,
he realizes that
many of these are
background sounds
that reassure the brain --
you are not alone -- but
without any obligation
to provide actual company.
No wonder they're so popular.
Humming softly to himself,
the Lord of Pr0n tapes
a microphone to an engine
to record its reassuring thrum.
There's no telling what people
will request next, and he prides
himself on meeting all desires.
No matter how varied the individuals,
the Lord of Pr0n serves them all.
* * *
Notes:
"ASMR triggers are likely as varied as the individuals experiencing 'the tingles,' but there are recurrent themes. Soft, calm whispering, slow hand motions, and sounds made by objects are frequent triggers."
— Susana Martinez-Conde, 11 Awesome Facts About ASMR, The Phenomenon Behind Brain 'Tingles'
Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response (ASMR) is a tingly, relaxing sensation that comes from some audiovisual stimuli. Not everyone experiences it, and those who do have a variety of different causes; what one person enjoys, another may find indifferent or even irritating. ASMR has mental and physical benefits similar to other relaxation techniques, thus putting it in that category of self-regulation tools. You can start your own ASMR channel on YouTube or another service. These are some common anchors that cause ASMR. Bob Ross is a famous example because his show The Joy of Painting combined many different anchors. Although some people say it's accidental, it's really not -- Bob deliberately used everything from a soft voice and timeless dress mode to a casual teaching style in creating a relaxed and encouraging experience.
ng_moonmoth and erulisse. It also fills the "atypical neurology" square in my 8-2-21 card for the August Intimacies: Time Bingo fest. This poem has been sponsored by ng_moonmoth. It belongs to An Army of One series."As Varied as the Individuals"
Over time, the Lord of Pr0n
has expanded his collection.
He still has all sorts of
videos and pictures about
sexcapades of all kinds.
He still has a cache
of food pr0n that
Sam the Gardener
often contributes to.
But that's not all.
The Lord of Pr0n
has stretched out
to collect anything
and everything that
people find exciting
or otherwise sensual.
Lately he's gotten
into what people call
whisper pr0n, although
not all of it is whispering.
The technical term for it
is Autonomous Sensory
Meridian Response, or
ASMR for short, and it's
a trick the brain does.
Some sounds create
pleasant tingles all over
the body that help people
to relax and unwind.
This is a precious resource
for people of atypical neurology,
who often find it hard to let go.
They even give a thrill to
the asexual and aromantic folks
who rarely feel physical passion.
These ASMR anchors are likely
as varied as the individuals
experiencing the tingles, but
there are recurrent themes.
Soft, calm whispering,
slow hand motions, and
sounds made by objects
are popular anchors.
The Lord of Pr0n has
audio recordings of
people reading poetry,
campfires crackling,
paper crinkling, and
keyboards tapping.
Thinking about it,
he realizes that
many of these are
background sounds
that reassure the brain --
you are not alone -- but
without any obligation
to provide actual company.
No wonder they're so popular.
Humming softly to himself,
the Lord of Pr0n tapes
a microphone to an engine
to record its reassuring thrum.
There's no telling what people
will request next, and he prides
himself on meeting all desires.
No matter how varied the individuals,
the Lord of Pr0n serves them all.
* * *
Notes:
"ASMR triggers are likely as varied as the individuals experiencing 'the tingles,' but there are recurrent themes. Soft, calm whispering, slow hand motions, and sounds made by objects are frequent triggers."
— Susana Martinez-Conde, 11 Awesome Facts About ASMR, The Phenomenon Behind Brain 'Tingles'
Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response (ASMR) is a tingly, relaxing sensation that comes from some audiovisual stimuli. Not everyone experiences it, and those who do have a variety of different causes; what one person enjoys, another may find indifferent or even irritating. ASMR has mental and physical benefits similar to other relaxation techniques, thus putting it in that category of self-regulation tools. You can start your own ASMR channel on YouTube or another service. These are some common anchors that cause ASMR. Bob Ross is a famous example because his show The Joy of Painting combined many different anchors. Although some people say it's accidental, it's really not -- Bob deliberately used everything from a soft voice and timeless dress mode to a casual teaching style in creating a relaxed and encouraging experience.
Re: Thoughts
Date: 2021-08-20 01:04 pm (UTC)Maybe. There are certain religious traditions (think meditation but not exactly) that I can find very relaxing but they are usually conducted without audio stimuli. Maybe I'm just not used to going for the same sort of relaxation with background noise?
>> If I think about what nerves are affected,...<<
[Laugh] Don't think so /small/! Yeah, those nerves probably /are/ heavily affected, but you'd also get spillover to nerves connected to your hands or voice, or possibly other things, depending on specific stimuli and if you have corresponding body parts.
Remember, they found the things by noticing that a nonhuman primate observing a researcher eat had his brain light up exactly as if he [the primate] was eating - and eating involves multiple connections, taste, texture, kinesthetic of moving limbs and coordinating mouthparts...
Now I wonder if human mirror neurons would activate to things like cat purrs, engine noise or computer signals where we don't have the bio-hardware [or bio software] to produce the stimulus. Maybe it depends a bit on our software updates and empathy?
>>Some people can, especially those with a strong social intelligence.<<
I am from a subculture which has been doing the "chill and nonthreatening" bit for a very long time. And I suspect we attract compatibly-inclined personalities. So I suspect I learned some of the skills there.
I'm pretty sure being raised in that environment got me a nonstandard set of "Respect everyone, treat 'em as people, and therefore important," which tends to involve people [especially those who are on a similar personality wavelength or somehow 'different'] orienting towards me like sunflowers. Plus the whole calming nonviolent presence skillset.
And adding the social anxiety...maybe I'm like that empath dragonfly from Sector General, who tries to make the emotional radiation 'as pleasant as possible.' I certainly dislike emotional friction.