Life ‘An antidote to the loneliness’: How ASMR is helping people cope during the COVID-19 pandemic September 15, 2020 Charles Trepany, USA TODAY Comments Off on ‘An antidote to the loneliness’: How ASMR is helping people cope during the COVID-19 pandemic Faced with the COVID-19 pandemic and social distancing, some people are turning to ASMR to escape the stresses of 2020.