When I was in inpatient treatment one of the hardest things for me was not having any access to music for two weeks. Listening to music has always been a coping mechanism of mine, especially during that time of high stress because my flashbacks were so persistent, plentiful and overwhelming.
I printed out pages of lyrics after fighting the Dr about my right to access my Ipod when I was in panic mode. This was one of those songs that has become my mantra-
I asked myself for peace.
When things got scary I danced to these lyrics in my head or sung aloud Jeff Buckley's Hallelujah.
It's also my favorite music video/stop motion art of all time.
I was also known for solving my anxiety and bad moods (or really anything at all) by hula hooping in the hallways of our hospital wing.
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