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Movember – Day 4

by Whaleoil on November 4, 2010

Movember - Day 4

I have said that music is one o the things that gets me through my depression and DPD episodes. Here is another of my favourites, The Verve, Lucky Man, again it is a combination of the words and the tune that I like. The songs that help the most mean something to me, and the songs snap me out (temporarily) of my DPD episodes.

The only sad thing is that the f*ckwits at EMI don’t allow embedding…I have o idea why they would do that…surely they’d like to see their songs spread far and wide.

The only industry more intransigent and unreasonable than the music industry is the insurance industry and companies like Fidelity Life who ignore medical advice and add to their clients mental health issues by treating them like crap.

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  • jman

    My favorite song by The Verve is The drugs don’t work, which I expect would apply to you as well.

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  • mervtheswerve

    Good choice of song WO (most of The Verves songs have that exact same effect for me, get the mind moving forwards as opposed to full force reverse or totally stagnant). Good music is definitely a good ice breaker especially when the depression decides to rear it’s ugly head.

  • Blondie

    Hmmm, personally I can’t stand the Verve – that sad woe-is-me music just MAKES me depressed.

    Would much rather a bit of pop or dance or R&B if I need cheering up; something I can dance around to. Or even some decent rock that I can sing along with. But NOT that emo-sounding I’m-so-depressed-I-have-nothing-to-live-for rubbish – how the heck is THAT gonna make you feel better?

  • http://www.cadlow.co.nz spanishbride

    Apparently the best way to help someone with depression is to empathise with how they are feeling and show understanding. Apparenty the WORST thing you can do is to be all POSITIVE and cheerful and focussed on the future.
    Guess what I have been doing for the past 6 or so years? Yes that’s right, Ms Positivity.
    I guess the music is good because it expresses what they are feeling.
    Personally I need to stay upbeat to keep myself from sliding into depression myself.

    Looking forward is the ONLY way for me. I wish the bloody doctor had told me 6 years ago that my pep talks were making WO worse. Geez who would have guessed?
    Mine you the reaction I got every time should have been a clue LOL.

  • mervtheswerve

    Music in itself like any form of art, it is an expression of feeling (ever hear a song that makes you stop dead in tracks? You hear the words and think ye gods who stole my life and put it into words?) but it’s that recognition of the simillar feeling that helps. It helps to think that you’re not the only one who is battling through that particular feeling, and the ability to relate to what the artist is trying to portray, can help to lift the spirit because you know that even though you feel like you are, you’re not alone.