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yay i loooove the shins!! Zach braff introduced me to them in my fav film "the garden state" a must see for anyone that hasnt seen it!!

[peachy]

are you kidding me? that's my favorite film too. who are you?? geez :shock: lol
i take it you are probably a zach braff fan as well?

[hurricane12]

you know whats weird ever since i got dp everytime i listen to music it gets stuck in my head for days and i can hear it so clearly in my mind

[cyberafrica]

I slowly am regaining reality, and from being a person who has always loved and played music, when I first got DP/DR, I did not even listen to music. But now, that "feeling" when you hear music which resonates with ones soul, is slowly coming back, and I find myself listening to music more often now. Soon I will get back to playing the guitar and keyboard.

Maybe, an expert can look at music therapy as part of a holistic healing process for us DP/DR'd, to bring ones emotions back, or bring us back from the dissociative feeling...???

It is well documented that music therapy is used to affect different parts of the brain. It is also associated with a decrease in depression, improved mood, and a reduction in state anxiety. See http://en.wikipedia....i/Music_therapy

So music is definitely a healer!

CyberA

Yes im guilty of owning all of his films, are you female? maybe we are twins! Or share the same dreams/insights, awesome. Tell me more about you!

[peachy]

female i am! haha but i never know how to answer "tell me more about you". must be the dp, loss of ego, or something. do you have a facebook?

yes yes i do

ha robyn travers - add me! xx

[letsgetbetter]

I'd love to be listening to more music but I get tinnitus, a low gushing sound in my right ear so I have to have it really quiet.

I play guitar and actually it really helps me feel connected. I can feel when I look out the window whilst I play that I'm feeling more normal. But I always get tinnitus afterwards for a while so I tend not to play much.

I'm also sensitive to noises sometimes, so they feel like they go right through my head and make me jumpy. Happens less and less though now as I'm getting closer to full recovery. I can't wait to be writing and recording again.

[Cathal_08]

radiohead are great to help you with DP, thier album in rainbows, ok computer, the bends, etc.
any music really, reggae, jazz, soul is brilliant!
watever your into

i love radiohead they do make me wallow in it though haha.

i agree reggae and soul, also heck out mazzy star and cat power, very nice

music helps me express myself and it's great to find a band/songwriter that seems to know exactly what your going through. I LOVE the Shins, The Verve (the drugs don't work!) and Radiohead!

Great depression music (or relaxing): team sleep, ELLIOT SMITH, Nick Drake, some Radiohead, shins, Peter Gabriel
Great feel-good music: Jack Johnson, Pavement, 311, Built to Spill, Dave Mathews, Modest Mouse, Smashing Pumpkins(siamese dream prefferably)
Great Frustration music: Sonic Youth, The Pixies, Violent Femmes, NIN

... to name a few of my favorites...