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Originally Posted by BethRags
"Musical hallucinations" is exactly the term. I was reading about it last night. I don't know if mine are hallucinations, or not. Apparently, one can have both internal and external musical hallucinations.
I have a degree of OCD, definitely anxiety, but the music seems to arrive completely on its own without being attached to anything. It seems there are about 100 reasons (at least) for musical hallucinations.
I always thought it was a by-product of mania, I just don't know.
When you had that experience, did the music sound like it was coming from outside or was it inside your brain?
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Hi Beth Rags. It was as if coming from outside my brain, but the reality was that it was not playing.
Not sure if you have the time or interest, but you can read more about my past musical hallucinations in my following blog posts. Mine became highly distressing over time. In the end, it still wasn't 100% known what was causing them, but it seemed as if reaching a therapeutic dose of carbamazepine ER (Tegretol XR) solved the problem.
My main story about my musical hallucinations is at:
A Story of Musical Hallucinations (When music mostly died for me) – Bird Flight
And a reference in this post:
Trauma from years of severe bipolar disorder episodes – Bird Flight
Also:
MC, Day 3: Surprise song playing in my head – Bird Flight
If of interest:
Interesting similarities/links between bipolar disorder & other conditions – Bird Flight
And:
Psychiatric Avalanche Effect – Unraveling the mystery of my past brain quirks – Bird Flight