Does Music Help You?

[Jagged Angel]

Mina, I also have found music in languages other than English to be good. I listen to a lot of music in Spanish and French (I speak small amounts of both, but not enough to understand all of it), and I think sometimes it is because I don't have to pressure of the words in there, but I still have something to sing along to.

 

[Jagged Angel]

I do find that certain types of music upset me.

I was at a local cafe the other day, and they were playing the radio station Triple J (for those of you who don't live in Australia, this station tends to be for indie music, uni students, and annoying dance music), and the song playing was just repeating the one line over and over (I won't say what that line was - it may trigger people... it certainly triggered me!). I couldn't stay. I certainly was unable to order a coffee and sit down in there to drink it.

I do tend to stay away from Triple J - I find a lot of the music they play to trigger violent images in my head.

 

[Jagged Angel]

Hi Grama-Herc, can I ask what you mean by 'a lilt type with a hint of oriental flavour'? I have this vision of a yummy-smelling cup of tea!

 

[Grama-Herc]

Envision a small babbling brook with a weeping willow leaning gracefully over the water and Japanese music in the background.

Just a quiet, peaceful scene with an occasional leaf or lotus blossom floating by on top of the tiny brook.

 

[LoveWins]

Unfortunately a lot of music triggers me. I was often locked up with a CD player playing things on a loop outside, and he had a broad taste in music:( It hurts that I cant listen to some of the songs anymore without those feelings and memories. Im better than I used to be and can sit through them, but its never all that pleasant

 

[skyp56]

I have days when music-any music is just annoying to me--more noise when I need peace and quiet.

Other times, music can be energizing, or calming, or even joyful--as long as it isn't too loud.

I can't handle loud music no matter what kind--that's an instant trigger. I get migraines from loud noises of any kind, so that's part of it.

 

[Jagged Angel]

Yes, I can see it. Very nice!

 

[Gunchief]

Celtic music and even older music is damn near sedating for me. I use it to destress on friday night or whenever.
Dave

 

[Petchen]

I'm a self described music nut...I am not real sure it hasn't sometimes hindered me in someways.

I've used it to shut out the demons, quiet my mind, and generally drown when I could have been working on shit. Louder the better. More often the better. Tour here, tour there. I made a living of it. I hadn't even considered that it was my drug of choice until a few weeks ago when the EMDR doc asked me what I was addicted to. I laughed at him...me? Addicted? hah... Drugs and Alcohol don't work for me, I thought I told you that. They don't provide enough coverage. A little light went on in my head...and I thought of TOOL. Now there's some visceral coverage of my numb.

"Choosing to be here right now. Hold on, stay inside...
This body holding me, reminding me that I am not alone in
This body, makes me feel eternal."

Been listening to "Parabola" for years...and it only dawns on me after that appointment that the g-dam song is about not being numb anymore...

I am always....

"Over thinking, over analyzing separates the body from the mind.
Withering my intuition, missing opportunities and I must
Feed my will to feel this moment....."

~Lateralus

 

[Gunchief]

Also don't really know why but Lincoln Park hits some button in me that I enjoy at work.
Dave

 

[Petchen]

Also don't really know why but Lincoln Park hits some button in me that I enjoy at work.
Dave

***slams hands over ears... screams....anything but LINKIN PARK.....NOOOO!!!


;-)

LOL I still haven't bought a ticket to the So Calif TOOL show because Linkin Park is co-headlining with TOOL. Sorry GF. ;-)

 

[Jagged Angel]

That's really funny - just as I was reading your post, 'In The End' came on the i-pod.