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pseydtonne  ·  3443 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: How YouTubers discovered a human condition no one had talked about before

It turns out my wife has this. She watches massage videos to fall asleep.

I tried watching these and I got twitches. Every tappy, light sound made me shake my arms. I also have tinnitus so I wonder whether there is a relationship.

I can't even get through a few seconds of these videos without feeling overloaded by the sounds of lip smacks, jangling bracelets, and high treble at the same volume as human voices. My discernment falls apart and I feel angry. I keep thinking: POP FILTERS! I spent years recording things and trying to get rid of these noises. It turns out I could've been banking them.

I'll stick to post-rock, grind core, dub step, and other low-intimacy presentations.

However I must thank you for posting this. I never would have known that some people like that tingly sensation. I've had people walk their fingers over my shoulders and it make me freak out like a hit to the funny bone.