Beyond Tingles is my bachelor's research, published in PLOS One, one of the first papers on why people consume ASMR, the scalp-tingling response some get from whispering, tapping, and soft sounds. Most existing work treats ASMR as a fixed physiological reflex, which explains the sensation but not why millions seek it out for hours to fall asleep, calm down, or feel less alone. So I ran a qualitative study asking viewers what the thing actually was for them, and what surfaced looked less like a physiological trick than a social environment of comfort: people disagreed on what even counted as ASMR, described the mediated intimacy with a stranger as genuinely personal, and used it as a self-soothing tool they could dose and exit at will. The conclusion I argued: ASMR isn't just a body thing, but a relational one.