[uchiha]

Fr to days now I have been eperening ear wrms - a piece of music that sticks in your mind. I tried listening to a different song just to later have that song stick in my mind. I don't remember ever having an ear worm lasting that long. Have anyone experience this as part of their anxiety.

oh...yes.

[meleenee]

Yes, never heard of it called ear worms though.

[uchiha]

How long did your ear worms last? I have tried everything I can think of to shake it, but nothing is working. Feel like I am loosing my mind. I fell asleep for an hour and a half, woke up to use the bathroom and the damn song is still in my head. Any advice you can give is much appreciated.

Mine usually stick around for weeks before they get replaced by others. I also associate some songs with certain memories or feelings and vice versa. For instance, when I get panicky while driving on a certain street in my city, the song I listened to the first time I got a panic attack on that street gets into my head. I haven't really found a way to get rid of them. A friend told me she got rid of her ear worm after she sang the song out loud a number of times to someone else.

Mine usually lasted for days rather than weeks. Long enough to get very annoyed and frustrated. I tried several things including letting the song play all the way through in my head and trying to replace it with something better but I wasn't able to resolve it myself. Eventually it just stopped. It still happens once in a while.
Laura8's mention of association with a particular trigger is something I'd never thought of but sounds interesting.

[Perna]

I have heard from professional jingle creators that it helps to replace with another song (which you tried) or to play the song all the way through and "finish" with it.

That being said, I did have a song that would literally wake me at night and that I would dream about, it was part of my therapy though and was helpful to me. It stuck around for a few weeks!

Instead of letting it drive you crazy, embrace it and welcome it and think about it and why "that" song, etc. and, perhaps, it will get tired of you

[uchiha]

Thanks everyone for the support. It is getting better.

[unaluna]

do you take medication? I used to count my steps when I walked, I was always counting, stepping, singing in my head, but it stopped significantly when I started taking prozac. you might want to talk to your dr if this is something new, or has always been there? like I didn't realize it COULD be different until these voices STOPPED.

Originally Posted by uchiha

Fr to days now I have been eperening ear wrms - a piece of music that sticks in your mind. I tried listening to a different song just to later have that song stick in my mind. I don't remember ever having an ear worm lasting that long. Have anyone experience this as part of their anxiety.

holy crap!....fanbloodytastic.

I thought I was the only one...sort of at least in a 1000 mile radius.

it's a diabolical affliction it can send a person nuts...I was told about it by my crisis team when I explained my ears were playing music and dialogue and dumbass obscure sounds on a permanent loop for days and days and it just would not SHUTUP....she said..."yeah it's an ear worm"

I said "ok now what?"

damn worms don't leave till they done their business it seems but I get them really badly significantly badly and last time I was admitted to hospital couple months back during a breakdown I had squished tissues shoved way deep in my ears I tried so hard to shut them up! they refused to dig them out so I did when I got home damn worms!

there was a damn beetle outside squeaking it's beetle squeaks and I bashed the tree with a broom for four hours with intervals trying to kill it and it probably was not even there just the DJ worms tracking on loops damn worms.

I simply cannot listen to music! especially when I'm manic....

and so sensitive to some sounds I sleep with earplugs in when I am not well....it helps

[uchiha]

Originally Posted by hankster

do you take medication? I used to count my steps when I walked, I was always counting, stepping, singing in my head, but it stopped significantly when I started taking prozac. you might want to talk to your dr if this is something new, or has always been there? like I didn't realize it COULD be different until these voices STOPPED.

The only medication I was taking was Lorazepam. Its been at least 2 weeks now since I have taken it. My head felt like crap on the medication and my body just felt off. I am a very active person, so I need to be coherent. I am learning to control the anxiety through breathing, relaxation, and constant positive thinking. Doing it this way is going to be long and painful, but I feel for me that's the path I must take.