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Old Jan 29, 2016, 03:23 PM
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Originally Posted by darien View Post
It's interesting because I notice that whenever I have racing thoughts, my mind races a million miles an hour thinking of everything that has happened, can happen and is happening in my life and which each thought a wave of emotion hits me as it passes by according to it's subject matter. But I also notice, that while my mind is racing a million miles an hour, I frequently have myself singing song lyrics and tunes in my head in between...And I really feel like listening to music increases these racing thoughts and puts a huge load on my brain which causes my troubles.

Also I was reading about how listening to music can put a strain on the brain because with each song not only are we processing what we are hearing, but we also attach the song to things that are meaningful to us, whether its past experiences, or things that we wish for in the future - and mindfulness teaches that we should be here in the present moment - so it's interesting for me to say that music is a bad thing, because I am an audiophile and I got studio monitor speakers on my computer, and I also have one of the best headphones on the planet connected to an external DAC and amplifier and I always play FLAC music... But now I feel like music is a bad thing and should be ERADICATED FROM THIS WORLD!!

However, as always - nobody wants to listen to me, even though i could literally fix this entire planet in 1 week if i had my way, but since nobody ever listened to im just biding my time here on this planet and hoping to die as soon as possible, because since people didn't listen to me, there will always be suffering in this world and the coming years will get much worse as pollution, overpopulation and corporate greed increase. I feel very sad for all the people having children these days, because they cannot even imagine the torment their kids will have to face in the future.


Sounds like you're in some distress, and perhaps you connect this to music because it seems to exaggerate your state.

I'd like to point out something you might already know;
It is known today that music can manipulate/activate areas in our brain that are responsible for increase in activity (mental/physical), sometimes it is even compared to drugs.

So I can totally see how some music may worsen the racing mind, but imho - rarely it will 'create' a certain state on it's own.

We use to listen to kind of music that aligns with our mood.
We will prefer sad music when we feel bit down..
For example I'd listen to something very exuberant and full of tension and color when I feel like I'm in a rush, feeling high. And the music will enhance whatever emotion I experience - almost magically. (God, I love Beethoven).

I understand how sad you feel about world's problems, I feel that way too sometimes, but how can I benefit the world if I, too, will be miserable?
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