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Listening to triggering music

Listening to triggering music

Why do I keep doing this to myself?

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@rav3n a number of things. Uni is tiring, but even more tiring when you’re struggling with mental health and chronic pain. I just don’t want to have to think about stuff. My thoughts don’t leave me when I’m studying

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oh yep, having so many things weighing on your mind at once is definitely tiring @creative_writer i can see how that makes studying even harder. do ever get those moments of hyperfocus where you're just so in the zone?

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@rav3n I’ve had moments where I have hyper focused. Though I tend to more distracted than not when I have been studying lately. Writing assignments takes so much brain power. I can’t help but find myself drawn to depressing music. I also had my therapist appointment today, so feel a bit heavy

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@creative_writer ahh so i'm guessing that being drawn to the depressing music is probably making it harder to get out of those heavy thoughts/feelings?

and the psych appointment too must've been a lot today, please do go easy on yourself tonight! i know how raw it can feel after those sessions, don't forget to get some extra self-care in.

not sure if i've asked you this before but what are your thoughts on white noise/ green noise, etc.?

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@rav3n yeah it is easier to connect with depressing music.

I do feel a bit raw. I don’t think I’ve tried white or green noise.

The wounded me in screaming inside me. I can’t get back what’s been taken

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aw hun @creative_writer sending you lots of healing energy 💙

i can hear how painful this is for you, and it seems like your grieving 'what’s been taken' from you. the thing about grief is that the pain is there but it lessens over time. it gets less heavy over time and easier to carry over time.

suppressing those feelings will only delay when it gets processed so it's okay if you want to shout, cry or scribble out how angry and hurt you are by this. whatever helps you process. perhaps taking some time to pray or do some sort of mindfulness activity would help with those raw feelings too?

also not sure if it was a white noise but the thing i tried was Solfeggio Frequencies (852 hertz i think) - basically it's a frequency that's supposed to calm your mind, i think it varies person to person - for me, it helped focus my distracted thoughts but i've only tried it once.

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@rav3n underneath the frustration and anger is grief. I’m grieving over what my life would have been like. You can’t change the past. I feel like I was robbed in a way. The thing is, I’m not good at getting things off my chest. I’ve learnt to not cry or shout, so that people don’t feel uncomfortable with my emotions. I fear my emotions are too much for other people.

I might look into white noise. I hope I actually remember to do it, I can be a bit forgetful

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I feel spacey

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Here it goes again. I feel so sick and my head feels heavy. I don’t feel like I am performing as well as I would like with uni, but I’m just not well
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