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Default Feb 08, 2019 at 03:03 PM
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I don't understand why you are spending time on music when clearly you aren't interested and it even causes you anxiety.

What would YOU like to learn or do for YOU?
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Default Feb 08, 2019 at 03:15 PM
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What would YOU like to learn or do for YOU?

Great question. I have absolutely no idea.

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Default Feb 09, 2019 at 08:24 AM
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I'll simply keep playing because I believe it's good for the connection of brain hemispheres. Because you have to play with both hands independently. I definitely have a hard time using both hemispheres at once. So I'll take it just as a neurological exercise or playing a game in order to train my brain using an app. It makes me feel good when I get through a level. It makes me feel like "hey, I can learn something!". So yeah... I will never be one of those who play music with feeling, but I might keep using it as a form of brain training. Perhaps it will help to heal my brain a little.

When it comes to passive listening, I can only do that for a short time when I'm in an exceptionally great and unusually relaxed mood. Otherwise it causes me anxiety.
What was bothering me most was what should I say when someone asks me about it so I don't look weird. I will say I like the 80's. It's mostly true, 80's usually don't make me anxious And it's a culturally acceptable answer, too. (hey, I told you I don't have a unique personality! I just try to copy and learn from my environment and people around me lol)

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Default Dec 23, 2020 at 04:41 PM
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So I'm forced to take a break from therapy due to sudden and negative changes in my life. Also my T is going on a holiday in December and there'll be those stupid holidays...

My T has asked me a few times whether I sing, play an instrument or at least listen to music. No I don't. I don't really enjoy or need music in my life. I don't even know what genre I like...

However I remembered that when I was a young child I used to like music singing. And when I was 6-10 my father used to teach me some very simple songs on the keyboard. It's been laying untouched since then, which is 20 years. I never learned to read music, all I could do was play maybe 10 simple folk tunes from memory.

Now that I feel my depression coming back due to all the stress and changes... Me and my T were thinking that maybe I should try that old keyboard again.

I can't say I'm excited, as I said I don't really like music in general... But I can try it to prevent the relapse of depression. I can already see red flags in my mood and behaviour suggesting time without T is going to be bad

I'm sorry I don't know why I'm writing this. Just needed to share my struggle.
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