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YouTube and TikTok can be tools in your self-care kit — if you know how to use them SatSaturday 16 Experts say even some of the strangest video content could be therapeutic. ( Print text only Cancel As the pandemic turned the world on its head, audiences turned to their screens, seeking out video content on everything from baking tutorials and home workouts to "whisper videos", pimple popping and cleaning. Callum James Roberts is a Brisbane-based YouTube content creator who specialises in ...

>> it feels very realistic. >> for people that have experienced it, they claim powerful results but this is untested. its unvalidated, and its really largely unresearched. >> reporter: and yet there are now more than a million videos on youtube designed to trigger the asmr response. maria says its her turn to help others after they helped her de-stress and overcome depression. >> im trying to break the barriers of the camera and almost be with them there. >> reporter: bazi kanani, abc news, wash...

Wooden brush. her fans hanging on her every quiet word. >> soft voices. >> a whisper feels very intimate. >> it is. almost as though youre part of something secret. >> reporter: what is the secret? why would anyone want to watch this? >> it puts you in this euphoric like bubbly champagne bubbling in your head. >> reporter: maria is describing a condition called asmr, autonomous sensory meridian response. for people asmr sensitive look her, there are certain sounds or images that trigger a sublim...

Wooden brush. her fans hanging on her every quiet word. >> soft voices. >> a whisper feels very intimate. >> it is. almost as though youre part of something secret. >> reporter: what is the secret? why would anyone want to watch this? >> it puts you in this euphoric like bubbly champagne bubbling in your head. >> reporter: maria is describing a condition called asmr, autonomous sensory meridian response. for people asmr sensitive look her, there are certain sounds or images that trigger a sublim...

I was hooked. my brain relaxes and i just fall asleep. just conk out. >> thats with no pills, no side effects, no danger of addiction. >> it is quite believable to me that somebody says this works better than a sleeping pill for me. >> in fact, khan says that asmr videos could be a good solution to insomnia. >> if brings me comfort that i cant find in other things. >> millions of people now relying on the internets equivalent of counting sheep. linsey davis, abc news, new york. >> so in a sense ...

One of an exploding community on the internet known as autonomous sensory meridian responders or asmr. they tap, brush, pour and mostly whisper, all to lull people to sleep. >> is it just a soothing voice? is it a calming voice? >> it has to do with the combination of sounds and voices. im not convinced that it works. it actually works. >> her videos have generated nearly 16 million clicks. and hers are among the thousands of asmr options. >> one of her followers is emily hansen who says ilses v...

One of an exploding community on the internet known as autonomous sensory meridian responders or asmr. they tap, brush, pour and mostly whisper, all to lull people to sleep. >> is it just a soothing voice? is it a calming voice? >> it has to do with the combination of sounds and voices. im not convinced that it works. it actually works. >> her videos have generated nearly 16 million clicks. and hers are among the thousands of asmr options. >> one of her followers is emily hansen who says ilses v...

My brain relaxes and i just fall asleep. just conk out. >> thats with no pills, no side effects, no danger of addiction. >> it is quite believable to me that somebody says this works better than a sleeping pill for me. >> in fact, khan says that asmr videos could be a good solution to insomnia. >> it brings me comfort that i cant find in other things. >> millions of people now relying on the internets equivalent of counting sheep. linsey davis, abc news, new york. >> so in a sense these are basi...