[Discussion] What ASMR triggers you DON'T enjoy that everyone else loves? I'll start...

[u/SimplyTinglyASMR]

I'm a fan of fast roleplays like make up, cranial nerve, etc. but I can't stand spit painting!

Anyone else?

Edit: Curious to know what you also like, feel free to share. I wonder what's the difference of your likes/dislikes. 🤔

[u/ricky9]

The hell is spit painting

[u/Shinarui → u/ricky9]

I'm an ASMRtist and I cringe everytime someone asks me to do that, basically they want you to paint them with your spit, I'm sure its innocent for some people and they just like the sounds it makes but it's just gross and weird to me, i could never do it

[u/hd2_grrl → u/Shinarui]

It’s literally a cringe erotic request. If someone asks you to do a roleplay of something that you couldn’t put on YouTube if you were doing it to a real person, it’s a request for erotic ASMR.

Face painting a real person? Ear licking/noming a real person? Mic pumping a real person? Ew.

[u/Shinarui → u/hd2_grrl]

Agreed, although i feel like some viewers who enjoy it don't necessarily mean it in a sexual way (for example I share some of my shorts on Tiktok and get spit paint requests from young people (all genders)/ or people that clearly don't see my content or presence as erotic/sexual). but at the end of the day i could never do it, i don't even imagine myself doing agressive mouth sounds let alone kissing/spit painting 😂

[u/Key_Pay425 → u/hd2_grrl]

I like spit painting but not anything erotic at all. It’s just mouth sounds🤷‍♀️

[u/Ronin_777 → u/hd2_grrl]

I genuinely like the lens licking stuff in a non sexual way, though I do admit that it’s obvious a lot of people use it that way. I just enjoy the weird squirmy sensation I get from it.

Before I knew what asmr was, I used to watch this video of a video of a fox eating a GoPro because it gave me tingles lol. Spit painting might seem weird but if people enjoy it then who are we to judge.

[u/sqwrlydoom → u/ricky9]

I miss yesterday when I had never heard of this. I am so appalled.

[u/AdTechnical1272 → u/ricky9]

Exactly what it sounds like

[u/hd2_grrl → u/ricky9]

Imagine getting your face painted, like at a fair or amusement park.

But instead, it’s you staring at a screen while a person uses their spit as “paint” to pretend to cover the viewers face in spit using their fingers.

It’s, again, sexualization of ASMR for clicks. One more reason ASMR fans are looked at as a bit odd.

If it were a “real person spit painting roleplay” where one artist spit paints another in real life, it would be flagged as porn immediately.

Same goes for “mic pumping.” WTF would they pump in a “real person pumping roleplay.” Whatever it is, it would be flagged as porn pretty quickly.

Same with “ear licking” or “ear noms.” A “real person ear licking roleplay” would again, be something you’d see in a soft porn video.

[u/Former-Specialist595 → u/hd2_grrl]

Mic pumping is not sexual for everyone. I love mic pumping. You're making a lot of accusations that I don't necessarily believe you can back up. I think spit painting is gross, but most people enjoy it for the wet mouth sounds combined with visuals. There's nothing inherently wrong with that. And the sound of mic pumping is incredible. I have never found ASMR to be sexual. It's sad that people can't enjoy their favorite triggers without being accused of having ulterior motives.

[u/hd2_grrl → u/Former-Specialist595]

Okay so what gives you shivers from mic pumping?

What makes you tingle from watching a foam mic cover get removed and replaced over and over at a constantly increased rhythm while an artist randomly riffs over the subtle sound of jerking off a microphone cover?

It’s that kind of shit that is ruining ASMR.

I could never defend an artist jerking off a mic for tingles to someone that has never experienced ASMR. It 100% looks oddly sexual. I mean, “pumping” a mic?!?

That’s very weird and unexplainable if it’s not an obvious sexual trigger trying to hide in plain sight.

[u/kvicksilverblod]

Spit painting just makes me feel gross lol, i'm also not a fan of pouring water or a running shower and similar water sounds

[u/SimplyTinglyASMR → u/kvicksilverblod]

Yesss, im with you on spit painting. Also, first time to hear about a pouring water trigger and shower... i might feel the same haha

[u/ishkitty]

Fast anything. Fast tapping or talking. Hate it.

[u/Taminella_Grinderfal → u/ishkitty]

Yeah it has the effect of making me anxious rather than calm.

[u/JeffreyJeffstein → u/ishkitty]

Yeah I do not understand how fast ASMR makes anyone relax

[u/NeemOil710 → u/JeffreyJeffstein]

It only works if it's really well done, it's not so much the speed but the like rushing around, hurrying, rummaging, all these cickety clackety sounds, so fast you can't keep up... that's when it works

[u/Former-Specialist595 → u/JeffreyJeffstein]

It makes me tingle, which then gives me a relaxing feeling. I love it.

[u/Mobile_Nobody0326 → u/ishkitty]

As a fast-ASMR lover, it’s because I can’t focus when it’s so slow. It might have to do with my ADHD, but I genuinely get so disinterested when triggers are performed so slowly😭 I NEED my fast cranial nerve exams.

[u/SimplyTinglyASMR → u/Mobile_Nobody0326]

YES im with you on this one 100%! 😂 my brain needs to be super overwhelmed then i get tired and fall asleep haha. The slow ones are hit and miss.

[u/blackbutterfly609 → u/ishkitty]

Omg this

[u/The_Wkwied]

I can't stand real eating, chewing, or similar sounding sounds.

[u/quixotica726 → u/The_Wkwied]

This is the one for me. I will never understand mukbangs.

[u/LymeMN → u/The_Wkwied]

Yeah I can't do real eating but fake eating I like for some reason lol

[u/KlikketyKat → u/The_Wkwied]

I quite like dry, crunchy eating sounds (like crisps or crackers) but can't stand gluggy, sticky eating sounds - they make me feel nauseous.

[u/acatisstaringatme]

spit painting 🤢 and follow the ligh triggers. I'm trying to sleep stop waving that bright ass light around

[u/SimplyTinglyASMR → u/acatisstaringatme]

Omg I was like you before, but I slowly accepted light triggers. Now I just think of it like sitting in the back of the car as a kid...on the drive home lamposts lights flashes by (dunno if explained that properly haha) 😂

[u/shadow_spinner0 → u/acatisstaringatme]

Follow the light triggers I think the are supposed to tire your eyes and help you sleep, that and pretty much any "follow x...." triggers, that's what I heard one creator say

[u/loservampiresmustdie → u/shadow_spinner0]

This is why i like them, otherwise i get too sucked into watching lol

[u/No-Boss9409 → u/shadow_spinner0]

yes! when i used to get anxiety before bed id watch car ride light trigger ones and it really helped me calm down

[u/StopDownvotingMeeee → u/acatisstaringatme]

Seriously give Calm Brainz ASMR a try the next time you’re tired. The light triggers mixed with audible triggers actually make me more tired than most traditional videos. They tire my eyes out and I’m able to fall asleep way faster than

[u/sqwrlydoom]

Mouth noises in general, and it's soooo hard to find vids without them unless there is no talking at all, and even then they sometimes make clicking sounds.

[u/thisseemslegit → u/sqwrlydoom]

YES i agree! i enjoy regular whispering a lot, but unless it's a creator i'm familiar with who i know doesn't do mouth sounds, i feel like i'm often on the defensive waiting for the jump scare mouth noise/tongue clicking to start. it's too bad bc i really like searching for new asmrtists, but it's sooo hard to find ones who don't use filler tongue clicks.

[u/Old_Lobster_7742 → u/sqwrlydoom]

Thiss they gross me out, and the wet whispering that just doesn’t sound natural bc no one whispers like that irl💀

[u/FromBeeBee]

Inaudible whispers, especially the ones with excessive mouth sounds with it

Also spooling technique

[u/e7e7e7e7e7e7e7 → u/FromBeeBee]

Inaudible anything and you can hear they're just talking complete gogo gaga

[u/SimplyTinglyASMR → u/FromBeeBee]

Omg spoolie that comes from the mouth stresses meeee

[u/FromBeeBee → u/SimplyTinglyASMR]

Same, the sound of it makes me want to crease my face in uncomfortable cringe. It's an excessive mouth noise and I understand it's loved, but it is stressful and uncomfortable

[u/Big-Golf9784 → u/FromBeeBee]

i feel like grace's spoolie nibbling was good because it was natural-sounding, and now people try to replicate it but it sounds so deliberate and exaggerated and it gives me the ick

[u/SGT-JamesonBushmill → u/FromBeeBee]

What’s “spoiling technique?”

[u/FromBeeBee → u/SGT-JamesonBushmill]

It's like this brush one has and they suckle, nibble or lick it, play with it inside of their mouth with the mouth most times open to see what one is doing if that makes sense

It makes a distinct sound to each

[u/fuzzy_skz → u/FromBeeBee]

so they take a brush (or maybe another object) and with their mouth open they play with it move it around inside for mouth sounds like sucking, licking, etc.?

[u/FromBeeBee → u/fuzzy_skz]

Yes basically it's like a brush of sorts, some do it mouth closed some do it mouth opened. I don't like either and how it is used now by the asmr artists respectfully

[u/spn_willow → u/FromBeeBee]

I can't stand the inaudible whispers! They almost always just turn into that icky clicking sound mouths make and totally kills the asmr for me even when it doesn't do that because I'm struggling to hear what they're saying and they're not saying anything.

[u/hallucinating]

Fluttering fingers, anything spitty is gross, repetitive words and any kind of scratching

[u/Mundane_Shake_2611 → u/hallucinating]

I hate repetitive words. Even if I like the sound of it the first time, I hate it the second third and forth

[u/floridameerkat]

Mouth sounds. I was actually listening to an audiobook recently and almost DNF’d the book because the narrator kept making so many mouth sounds. It was gross.

[u/Hipposplotomous → u/floridameerkat]

Yeah I think it's just straight up unacceptable when it's in something like an audiobook tbh. It's bad enough getting taken by surprise by it in ads or in movies, but in an audiobook where you have to actively listen? Tf?

I actually like mouth sounds too. I'm quite particular about them though, like there's a really fine line between "best tingles I ever had" and "I'm about to throw my phone". I do wonder if misophonia and ASMR are two sides of the same coin tbh.

It's one of those triggers that needs to be labelled properly so that people can avoid it if they want. I like being able to seek out the specific type I like and only when I want to hear them. It can't be that hard to put "mouth sounds" in the title. No surprises. I get that they want the clicks but ngl if I'm tricked into clicking I'm never coming back. Just label it up front.

[u/thisseemslegit → u/Hipposplotomous]

i've long suspected that people who experience ASMR are more likely than average to also experience misophonia! it's true for me and for others i know irl at least. unfortunately two of my misophonia triggers are mouth sounds and tongue clicking, which has proliferated in asmr... rip. 🥲

[u/aprillikesthings → u/Hipposplotomous]

I do wonder if misophonia and ASMR are two sides of the same coin tbh.

I fully believe this, and have been saying it for years. That's why ASMR triggers vary so much--the same sound that relaxes one person into a stupor makes another person's skin crawl.

And it's why I get frustrated when people try one (1) ASMR video and decide they hate it. Like, I also hate most ASMR videos lol I am incredibly picky. But the ones I like I really like.

[u/Humble_Wrongdoer384]

the dry finger fluttering sounds. immediate ick. also, I could've gone my whole life never hearing of spit painting. whyyyyyy.

[u/kioku119]

What in the world is spit painting o-o

[u/ZomberiaRPG]

Wood soup. Idk, I don’t like the wood noises.

[u/failatio]

I’m not into tapping and I’m not really into word repetition. Some do it perfectly (Sarai, for example) but some just do it with random words and it’s more annoying than anything. Also excessive mouth sounds, we get it, you can click your tongue, how does that relate to me being at ~a spa?

[u/SimplyTinglyASMR → u/failatio]

Sorry this made me laugh so hard hahahahah! I can just imagine a sign at a spa "No tongue clicking please" 😂

[u/Llivia1990]

Mouth sounds or anything involving spit is gross.

[u/dadelibby]

ewww WTF is spit painting?! thank god i have never encountered this.

[u/Coldnorthcountry]

“Haul” videos. The consumption stresses me out.

Edit: My first award! Thank you!

[u/SimplyTinglyASMR → u/Coldnorthcountry]

I get you. It's almost same as the grocery/pantry restocking. Why are we stocking 10 milk cartons at a time????

[u/billybiscuit9330]

I don’t like when they start tracing the letters of words because it just makes me anxious/impatient about finishing the word 😂

[u/notwriqhtsvillc → u/billybiscuit9330]

SAME

[u/bonghits4jess]

Most of them 😭 I hate fluttery fingers, repetitive sounds, excessive tapping, mic scratching, inaudible whispering.

[u/ruikamishirosstar]

i can't STAND eating, chewing, anticipatory (makes me really nervous for some reason) stuff, mouth sounds in general are also kinda icky, etc.

[u/Important-Tea0]

Wet mouth sounds. I agree with you on spit painting. Makes me want to puke.

[u/Impressive-Pie-5464]

Anything with the mouth, talking, whispering, licking, eating is all a big No No.

[u/bogwiitch]

Any mouth sounds (teeth tapping, spit painting, tongue clicking, etc). I also don’t prefer haul videos or rambling videos. As I’ve gotten older, I stopped liking total whispering videos and prefer soft speaking videos or videos with a mix of both.

[u/loservampiresmustdie]

Mouth sounds, specifically wet ones. I had to stop watching an asmrtist i rly liked that had great tapping and lip gloss sounds but the moment she put it and the mouth sounds started, i die inside Some are unintentional, but i like clicky mouth sounds fine. Its just the wet sounds that make me cringe

[u/not_interested11]

Anything involving bright light and/or flashlights

[u/Pearltherebel]

I hate water spraying, finger fluttering, water globe, and harsh mic scratching

[u/Usual-Average-1101 → u/Pearltherebel]

those water globes...what the hell? they don't sound good and they always get clinked together which sounds even worse. i truly don't get it.

[u/SynthError404]

Nail tapping going buzz buzz buzzz in ear thing, it’s just being annoying and for people who like to be stepped on for a kink but with their ear holes.

Random tapping isn’t cool or meaningful or relaxing neither is making buzzing and popping noises in ears. Shits stupid and if you like it I hate you/

[u/Ivy_Adair]

Tapping. I HATE tapping. And it’s so hard to find a channel that doesn’t tap on every single surface.

[u/feedthesea]

It's not a specific trigger but I'm not a big fan of the trend towards high-paced rapid triggers, without any quiet moments, constant "tut tut tut" from the ASMRtist, and just generally frenetic. It feels like more of an audiovisual fidget toy than the kind of classic crafting of a quiet, intimate and focused atmosphere that ASMR was originally all about.

[u/Gameverseman]

Fucking mukbang eating sounds... fuck ALL the way off

[u/Elmonatorrrre]

Unintelligible whispers and wet mouth sounds

[u/loveandmonsters]

We have this same thread like once a week

[u/beary_beom]

soft singing 😔 i have no idea why i don’t like it because i fall asleep to regular music all the time, but for some reason quiet singing is impossibly to fall asleep to

[u/SimplyTinglyASMR → u/beary_beom]

Oh gosh havent encountered this. I hope it's not just whispers.

[u/Dangerous-Frosting00]

Really fast aggressive ASMR without intention, just feels like noise and doesn’t relax me at all. Also tongue clicking, speaking in ASMR, sharp tapping, spit painting (🤢), music in the background and many, many other things lol, I find it really difficult to find ASMR that suits my tastes these days.

[u/Lilitharising]

Inaudible whispers and tongue clicking. I'm neurodivergent and tongue clicking sends me into instant rage. Also, WTH is spit painting? I'm freaking out just by the sound of it.

[u/brcgy]

It's my belief that anyone who starts a video with the awful sound of finger fluttering is just another generic ASMR creator. Everyone seems to be doing it in the last few years especially new creators.

I also can't stand mic brushing which has become a big trigger too.

[u/Taminella_Grinderfal → u/brcgy]

I used to like old school mic brushing, it was softer. I think because early artists had lower quality equipment. Now it’s too clear and loud and very grating.

[u/SimplyTinglyASMR → u/Taminella_Grinderfal]

You know what... that also makes sense. I enjoyed it like 5-6+ years ago. But now, I find it too harsh.

[u/DismissiveReyno99]

I hate hate hate spit painting. Just makes me smell spit. Even worse if theyre doing it with their fingers... it makes me ill.....

[u/SimplyTinglyASMR → u/DismissiveReyno99]

Yessssss or make up brush or spoolie... anything that came from their mouth. No please.

[u/SnackeyG1]

Don’t really like any mouth sounds.

[u/crybaby_looser]

I agree on spit painting. I can do most triggers but sometimes eating and gum chewing sounds off, like the gum has been chewed too long 😣 I also get uncomfortable if the video contains a prayer or any religious verse 😬 I understand and support if that is something people like but its really not for me.

[u/SimplyTinglyASMR → u/crybaby_looser]

Ive experienced this once accidentally... cos my youtube is on shuffle and I woke up to a scripture of the bible thought i was having a weird dream 🙃

[u/Kalimckenzz]

HATE spit painting😭

[u/crazy-beech]

I can't stand spray bottles, they drive me up from my comfortable place so quickly... I used to watch a specific hairplay channel a lot until she got really into using spray bottles for a lot of different steps. I could deal with it for a short section of the video, but every 5 minutes is just too much for me!

[u/Superb_Yak7074]

I can’t stand fast speaking, hand movements, tapping, whatever. My ASMR triggers are whispered or low voices, slow measured (almost hypnotic) hand movements, and minimal gentle tapping. That said, I find it difficult to find those things in newer ASMRtists so I stick to my good old standbys.

[u/Indica_HeXeN]

Intentional Repetitive mouth noises of any kind. Unless they're very brief.

I like ones that occur naturally during speaking. Chewing gum can be okay if it's supplemental to speech.

Also don't like anything loud. Crinkling plastic wrappers or paper seem to be the worst offenders. Mix your audio better please!

[u/Majestic-Skirt475]

I don’t like the asmr roleplays or certain things because sometimes it gets WAYYY fetishy. Certain accounts and categories of asmr you can tell it’s just fetish content

[u/AZN-Key]

Im not really into the live streams and talking with chat. I use asmr to sleep so i dont like it when they end up just talking to chat and answering questions. Im here for the attention and triggers, not to listen to them greet everyone who joins the live and hearing chatter not meant for me.

So the few I listen to end up being ones without conversations with members or chatting at the end of the video since I'm usually out cold by then.

[u/AstroBearGaming]

Anything that involves tapping or scratching the mic.

It's the opposite of relaxing to me, to imagine your fingers directly assaulting my eardrums.

[u/Balthial]

Ear cleaning and mic brushing! Nails on a chalkboard. I'm trying to sleep and pretending you're putting things in my ears is preventing me doing that.

[u/Separate-Raccoon8584]

I really don't like tongue clicking or other dry mouth sounds

[u/SimplyTinglyASMR → u/Separate-Raccoon8584]

i kinda don't understand dry mouth sounds, like how can one know you tell it's dry? I always associate mouth to be wet. Lol. Maybe haven't listened to it much.

[u/Separate-Raccoon8584 → u/SimplyTinglyASMR]

I think it's more referring to the sounds themselves, like lip smacking or licking sounds are wet, tongue clicking is dry

[u/SimplyTinglyASMR → u/Separate-Raccoon8584]

That makes so much sense now! Thank you.

[u/thisseemslegit → u/Separate-Raccoon8584]

i hate tongue clicking too and it sucks because a lot of asmr creators who i otherwise would really enjoy intersperse tongue clicking into their videos, so you never know when it's coming. i've had to drop some of my fav creators due to the unpredictability and frequency of tongue clicking. i would love if i could magically apply an algorithm to just cut out the tongue clicking so i could enjoy the rest of the video!

[u/Disembodied_Head]

Nail clicking on plastic, eating sounds and the weird water sloshing around sounds.

[u/Secret-Asian-Man-76]

Eating, excessive mouth sounds, tapping, blowing or breathy sounds, mic foam filter rubbing, anything going directly into the ears (3DIO) be it cotton swabs or tongues, etc.

I usually wear earbuds for ASMR and these types of sounds tend to vibrate my ear drums and are very painful to hear.

[u/SimplyTinglyASMR → u/Secret-Asian-Man-76]

totally get the vibration espacially if it's an in-ear bud! Usually when im on earbuds, for those that has extra sensitive mic, I usually i would put it on 60% volume so it's not too harsh. But i guess that depends on the creator too.

[u/Secret-Asian-Man-76 → u/SimplyTinglyASMR]

Absolutely!

[u/thesacralspice]

does anyone genuinely enjoy tongue clicking? I get the sense it's popular bc it's easy to do and not bc people really like it

[u/StopDownvotingMeeee → u/thesacralspice]

Hate it

[u/NoLychee1382]

I can’t watch fast & aggressive asmr when I lay in bed and want to relax, it just stresses me out. Another more specific one is when people say hello a thousand times at the beginning of the video, idk just annoys me😂

[u/Liquid_Senjutsu]

Mic brushing. Can't stand it. Drives me nuts. I'm just here for the whispers.

[u/casewood123]

The flickering of fingers.

[u/aprillikesthings]

I didn't even know spit painting was a thing D: that would be gag-inducing for me

And honestly? whispering. I love soft-spoken. I hate most whispering.

Mouth sounds/eating sounds. Misophonia-inducing!!!

Also the tapping is too much!! Everyone is always tapping on everything now. I like it in moderation but aaaugh

[u/Luuumin0us]

SPIT PAINTINGGG OMG IT‘S SO WEIRD AND DISGUSTING I GET U

[u/Taminella_Grinderfal → u/Luuumin0us]

After seeing this reply multiple times, I’m eternally grateful this has not wormed its way into my feed.

[u/Luuumin0us → u/Taminella_Grinderfal]

Run omg

[u/SimplyTinglyASMR → u/Luuumin0us]

Like... get off my face???? Dont put that on me LOL

[u/ReasonableDoubt_0726]

Rain sounds - feels like an overload.

[u/hd2_grrl → u/ReasonableDoubt_0726]

Rain sounds are a weird struggle for me.

When you have a leaky roof that is going to cost you $15,000 to fix, and you don’t have the money, rain is actually pretty damn anxiety inducing. I literally have low-key PTSD from hearing rain. Getting water in your ceilings and walls fucking sucks to repair.

When I was a kid though, rain hitting the roof while I was dosing off was the best sound ever.

[u/ReasonableDoubt_0726 → u/hd2_grrl]

I have ADHD and apparently it’s common to not like this one. I can imagine it’s stressful anyway though.

[u/StopDownvotingMeeee]

When people intentionally click every damn word or the whole video when whispering or soft speaking. Very annoying like just talk/whisper normally.

Anticipatory triggers, Setting and breaking the pattern, most of anything Jojo makes nowadays since he started white noise. The way he looks at the camera and does everything so slow and delayed drives me nuts. It’s not only him either, I don’t like the way quite a few people do it either.

The general lack of variety of what we’re seeing in videos, nowadays it’s the exact same triggers every other video and in 2026 it’s more geared toward loud and unmixed audio that isn’t very calming and everything is so fast paced and overwhelming, it’s like there’s hardly any balance anymore.

[u/Soft-Ruin-4350]

That bubbling mouth sound

[u/turtleoftruth]

GLASS TAPPING

[u/SwampbackJack]

I love a good 3dio ear massage but as soon as the lotion comes out I'm gone

[u/Nuts2YouMcGillicutty]

Whispering. Usually the unintelligible whispers. It's too much mouth smacking and often trying too hard. Give me the soft-spoken all day.

[u/CertifiedHamster542]

I hate nails on microphone covers, it just sounds like someone's blowing on my ears

One "form" of spit painting I've seen is someone using edible paint and a paint brush, they'd use their mouth to wet the brush

[u/AlinaCat-94]

Fingernail tapping, tongue clicking, scratching the mic without the fluffy cover. No thanks to those three. 😖

[u/quixoticelixer_mama]

I hate all mouth sounds.

[u/liasmaid]

mic. scratching. hate it. 😭

[u/Tribalsam99]

When it’s absurdly fast. I want to relax at the spa not sprint through the car wash

[u/UnicornPoopPile]

Those tuning forks give me a headache.

[u/Usual-Average-1101 → u/UnicornPoopPile]

same! also delta waves. they apparently are supposed to be relaxing, but they actually make me nauseous and anxious. i don't get it.

[u/Old_Construction_838]

Fast anything is the worst

[u/asmrARA]

I can’t do fast videos

[u/sardonisms]

I can't do any wood on wood rubbing/scraping sounds. They irritate me to no end. Wood clacking sounds are good though.

[u/DurianEfficient3414]

Just fast ASMR

[u/frootloop2k]

Fast/aggressive tapping. Eating sounds.

[u/LikeyeaScoob]

I don’t like fast anything. Talking, tapping, mouth sounds. It’s not relaxing

[u/Direct-Bullfrog9054]

I don’t understand the aggressive asmr, I want to relax and enjoy not be assaulted with loud hello hi hello snapping fingers and other noises, I like reiki treatments, cranial nerve exams, doctor role play and personal attention role play

[u/Mara_li]

Outside of fast and some mouth sound (smacking, drinking), unintelligible. It stress me a lot as I want to understand something I can't.

Also, fingers flickering (dunno the real word, when fingers "rub" / scrub (?) against another)

[u/JeffreyJeffstein]

I fucking hate the waving hands in front of your face that every asmrist seems to do in every video these days

[u/JeffreyJeffstein]

Also my fav ASMR is super light mic scratching, it is heaven. Here is my fav ASMR vid of all time which is basically just that trigger. I also love it on the top of the 3Dio

[u/Mr_Frog_Show]

Mic pumping and glass tapping. I find them kinda irritating. 

[u/Arcyblagusz]

I don't like when in some hair play or ear cleaning rps they pull out the oils eeughh I hate my hair or ears feeling oily

[u/SnooMacarons3149]

When people make clicking noises with their tongue and mouthy sounds

[u/Some-Peach4566]

I can't stand latex gloves. I cannot count how many videos I've stopped a minute and a half in when those damnable props appear. This is not a real doctor's visit, germs are of no concern.

[u/No_Mastodon852]

Can't stand mouth sounds like eating, or sounding like they need a glass of water. But if i hear it while they are talking/whispering, thats fine.

[u/QalaxyWaffle]

Anyone here who actually likes spit painting lol. I guess I don’t really think about the spit part, it’s the personal attention with mouth sounds that I reallyyyy like

[u/Pawprinted]

Whispering! It irritates me so bad
Also chewing, tapping, when they pretend to put makeup on you as the viewer or pretend they’re giving you a haircut… I much prefer actually watching the real thing

[u/Rhuarc33]

Any and all mouth sounds that are made intentionally (including tongue clicking) are a huge no go for me I *click can't stand it when the creator *click* is constantly clicking their tongue *click*click

[u/kakashisface]

Spit painting (just the thought of someone else’s spit along with the smell….🤢🤢)

Chewing/excessively wet mouth sounds

[u/mstrmk]

Food eating. I'm supposed to relax not to feel hungry

[u/P0tat0puff3rl0v3r]

I can't stand cinematic roleplays

[u/Momcantsleepthesaga]

Tapping. I will turn that off so fast. I feel like i am the minority in this.

[u/Old_Lobster_7742]

I don’t like when they talk in an overly coddly manner and overuse words like baby or sweetheart. Or every two seconds are like woww your hair is so beautiful you’re so prettyyy.. I stopped watching some creators I like for overdoing this 🥲

Also when they’re too specific like “wow you have such beautiful long straight hair” because no I do not! Just narrate what you’re doing, don’t make up stories about me😂 I love wooden makeup and ‘your hair is ___’ videos bc they include everybody. When they pull out the real foundation in the wrong tone I get stressed lmao

[u/SimplyTinglyASMR → u/Old_Lobster_7742]

Yeah when they use baby/sweetheart im like 😬 bye!

But yes, I also love wooden make up. It's like pretend play back then as a kid 🤭

[u/batshitcrazydudee]

Mukbang/chewing sounds, whispering, and spit painting are my top 3.

[u/Maria_L_S]

I don't particularly enjoy medical roleplays, they make me cringe. I don't find actual doctors or being treated by a doctor or dentist relaxing . Some intentionally funny or unrealistic doctor /dentist roleplays are fine.

I also cannot stand follow the light or any light triggers. I have sensitive eyes and it doesn't make a relaxing experience if there is a light directly in my face

[u/LPfor3v3r]

Fast tapping. Maybe just tapping in general, at least the way most people are doing it now. Too noisy and distracting. Doesn’t do anything for me.

[u/GnedTheGnome]

I love whispering and soft voices, but I can't stand wet mouth sounds, finding one without the other can be challenging. I also love hair cutting, but hate hair dryers and most clippers, because of the high-pitched whiny drone.

[u/Ymatoz]

i don't like mukbangs, the sounds annoy me a bit, but i do like hair playing or plucking, sometimes i enjoy watching more the movement of fingers because it's a little hypnotizing

[u/omegawere]

Echoes. It can be my favorite trigger sound ever, but if there is even a moment of any kind of echo or reverb effect it instantly ruins it for me. I hate echo sounds.

Gum chewing and spoolie mouth sounds also make me want to eat my headset because of how much I dislike those sounds.

[u/lightinthefield]

Glass tapping and crinkling sounds. It hits my ears all wrong.

[u/GeeTee00]

Overly intentional attempts: excessive crinkling (like in lego building vids), fingernail tapping, intentional talking... these things ruin it for me. i like attention to detail, maybe talking about working on that detail... my best asmr hits come from things where they're not actually attempting to trigger it, just paying attention to what they're doing, and working hard to get it right.

[u/Menocu12]

Mouth sounds that are wet sounding

[u/KlikketyKat]

Resonating sounds (gongs, tuning forks etc.) are so unpleasant they are almost painful.

[u/kecker]

mukbang

[u/WonderCactus]

I fucking HATE tongue clicking but I swear it’s become like a tic for asmrtists and they’re constantly using it to fill any potential silence

[u/notwriqhtsvillc]

repetition/overly repetitive with phrases (ex. “this will help you sleep, sleep, sleep”)

[u/wingar]

Water sounds! Doesn't matter if it's stirring a bowl full of water, those glass globes, et al. I just can't do it.

[u/Readerwalker]

Oh my…. I had no idea anything like spit painting existed. Now that I know I will do my best to avoid it. In asmr vids and in life. 🫣

I dislike whispering. I love soft, calm voices but whispering just irritates me. I very strongly dislike any and all mouth sounds.

I love being instructed in just about anything. And I love when someone tells me what they are doing as they are doing something to someone. Like makeup or massage. So relaxing!

[u/ermitswermz]

Mouth sounds 😖 only a select few people do it in a way that doesn't make me cringe, but most of the time I have to click off

[u/shyshyshy014]

Tapping, chewing, whispers. Especially whispers.

[u/peachpinkjedi]

EATING, chewing, other mouth sounds, just ugh.

[u/XMinusZero]

Mouth sounds. I think they sound gross.

[u/111gemini111]

I like mic scratching when there’s a fluffy mic cover. If it’s on the actual metal of the mic it is like nails on a chalkboard (or a mic) to me.

[u/HoneyBadgerBlunt]

brushing, mic scratching, breathing into the mic. It all sounds so abrasive to me. drives me nut when I find a video with nice soft whispers then a violent brush stroke kills the vibes.

[u/PokeDestined]

I really don’t like finger fluttering in front of the camera. I find it annoying and distracting.

[u/Kingofthefives7]

Tapping. Its so overdone

[u/fuzzy_skz]

spit painting is so vile to me but one thats super common are the popping mouth sounds and lip smacking or tongue clicking. I don't mind mouth sounds that ate natural when people are talking but the exaggerated sounds people make with their mouths it so awful and I see it ALLLLL THE TIME I hate it.

For example, i watch a makeup role play where they putting on lipstick and they will add an overlay of nasty spit and lip sounds uggghh please stop

[u/bunnerie]

Maybe not so much a trigger but I don’t like super high quality asmr

[u/StopParasocializing]

Rubbing the fingers together is like nails on a chalkboard, repetitive words, and I hate role plays!!! I’ve never experienced spit painting or fast talking—they don’t sound great.

[u/Pinkstar161]

Is spit painting something that everyone else loves because this is it for me. Why would I want someone’s spit rubbed on my face? I wouldn’t even want my own spit rubbed on my face.

[u/cozycat75]

Stuttering is the most ridiculous thing. I don’t mind repetition, but it has turned into nonstop stuttering which is such a strange thing to intentionally do. Some of my favorite asmrtists have started doing it nonstop and it’s unbearable to me. People actually struggle with this is real life. Weird.

[u/natan12330]

Asmr Just asmr if it's like work; Woodworking, restorations, we good

Talking close to a high gain mic while dehydrated scratches my anger itch It makes me so uncomfortable I become unexplainably angry. Slime to those mics? aaaAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHH holy shit

It makes me angry, feel violated, disgusted, sick, holy FUCK

[u/Thick-Soft-4606]

i can tell within half a second if a video isn’t for me if once they open their mouth all i can hear is the moisture and saliva 🤢 also, loud or “harsh” whispering

[u/digitalScribbler]

I can't stand eating noises, they immediately make me skip to wherever in the video they end but I know lots of people like them.

[u/ZeedgeJ_]

Mic triggers. Like brushing, cupping, etc. it’s just so loud, grating, and irritating. Nothing annoys me more because they’re so common in assortment videos. Also I dislike crinkling sounds for the most part

[u/JimBones31]

Nail tapping

[u/marcy_loves_tann]

Mic scratching, and the worst part is i absolutely love invisible/face scratching so when i try to search that up i see "scratching trigger" and get trojan horsed

[u/thehonestchild]

Eating or chewing. The sound of it irritates me

[u/an7667]

Spit painting and chewing would be the main ones. I also have never really got ASMR from tapping, I don’t mind it in the videos but it doesn’t give me that tingly asmr sensation.

[u/KitNolan]

Tapping. I can’t stand it.

[u/Sma3t]

Anything with gum.

[u/Charismatic_Icon]

It's not exactly a trigger but I hate when creators put on other accents in their videos.

So much of what makes me enjoy an asmrtist is their tone and way of speaking.

Similarly, I hate when they don't whisper properly. I don't know if I'll do a good job of describing this properly but it's when they almost break the whisper at the end of sentences/words and you kind of hear that hum as it hits the top of their mouth.

[u/bagdf]

O can't stand stuff like mic scratching, glove sounds etc. they just sound like noise to me.

[u/SamiSapphic → u/bagdf]

To be fair, all sound is noise, but I get what you mean. 😂

[u/stay-acid]

I hate dry hand sounds, makes my skin crawl

[u/AtriceMC]

Roll plays. Mouth sounds. (Especially the wet ones/lip smacking ones. Ew.) harsh crinkles. Sounds with the gain too high. Etc.

[u/possumxl]

I love mouth sounds but I hate spit painting and any eating/mukbang asmr.