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Over the weekend, I met a number of clusterheads that are also involved with music. Personally, during a hit, I've found that playing piano quietly really seems to help a lot. Exactly why, I don't know. It seems to be more than a matter of simply changing my focus.
For those of you who play instruments or enjoy listening to music, have you found that it helps during an attack? Any theories as to why it seems to help? (If you've found that it does...) Thanks.
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Great article, Thomas. Thank you... Is this a newsletter that comes out every month? How do I sign up for it, or get notified of updates? Thanks!
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Music is the comfort that comes after an attack. During a cluster, I can't focus on anything except trying to remain calm and not freak out and make it so much worse. But afterwards I'll play guitar, I'll sing, I'll write, or I'll turn on a CD for some comfort from a stranger.
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Re: Music & CH?
« Reply #4 on: Jul 19th, 2004, 3:32pm » |
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I'm surrounded by all kinds of synthesizers and recording equipment...
But even looking at it, let alone playing it during a hit is not an option for me.
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Re: Music & CH?
« Reply #5 on: Jul 19th, 2004, 3:37pm » |
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I play my guitar a lot when I'm having a bad CH.
I try to stay from my nicer guitars but I have a special $120 one that gets abused when I'm hurting bad. It kind of distracts me from the CH a little.
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Re: Music & CH?
« Reply #6 on: Jul 19th, 2004, 3:56pm » |
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I've been a pro musician since '79 but didn't start getting clusters until 4 yrs. ago. I've been hit a couple of times while playing before I was on meds and I think it did help me to fight through it. It might have been the fact that it's a drag to fuck up in front of people and you become focused on not making a mistake. I can't say for sure that the music soothed my head though.The mental process of making the music could be an abortive however. I feel a cluster in some ways is brought on by the state of mind your in at the time. Doing some thing like playing music raises adrenilin levels- in my case at least and changes my brain in some way.
When I let down after the gig is when I can get hit bigtime.
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Re: Music & CH?
« Reply #7 on: Jul 19th, 2004, 4:34pm » |
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I sing and when I am having an attack, I get a song stuck in my head and it drives me nuts!! Don't know if it helps my CH to stop or what...but it never fails some stupid song pops in my head and I can't get it to stop  
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on Jul 19th, 2004, 12:58pm, Jeepgun wrote:| Great article, Thomas. Thank you... Is this a newsletter that comes out every month? How do I sign up for it, or get notified of updates? Thanks! |
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Just wander on over to the ouch site and click on "newsletter" under the ouch button. 
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Re: Music & CH?
« Reply #9 on: Jul 20th, 2004, 12:19pm » |
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Me too April... always some stupid song or even a good song but it still drives me crazy.
I'll try heading for the guitar next cycle, but it doesn't seem like it's possible. You guys can actually play music, or do you just break strings?
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Re: Music & CH?
« Reply #10 on: Jul 20th, 2004, 12:47pm » |
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on Jul 20th, 2004, 12:19pm, JJA wrote:| .... You guys can actually play music, or do you just break strings? |
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This is why I said that I stay away from my nicer guitars when I'm having an attack.
I don't break strings but sometimes I drop the guitar or beat my head against it.
BTW: I can actually play music during an attack but it always comes out as blues.
Pat
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