He who hears music, feels his solitude peopled at once. ~Robert Browning
I find music to be an excellent tool for recovery. Music has the potential to bring forth just about any emotion. Some songs trigger me and make me want to turn to my addiction. But when chosen consciously, I have the ability to turn to music that instead inspires me to continue on in my recovery work. I have multiple playlists on my iPhone that I use at different times. As I've mentioned before, my recovery has been largely about learning to tolerate uncomfortable feelings. I think of recovery as strengthening weak muscles of emotions. If I can tolerate feeling sad for the duration of a song, that delays me - at least for the duration of that song - from turning to a substance or addictive behavior to numb out from that feeling. I have created playlists for various emotions. Here is a sampling of the songs on my Feelin' Blue or sad playlist:
- A Better Son / Daughter by Rilo Kiley lyrics youtube Amazon
- Breathe Through by Annie Stella youtube Amazon
- Colorblind by Counting Crows youtube Amazon
- Crying by Roy Orbison youtube with lyrics Amazon
- For the Damaged by Blonde Redhead youtube Amazon
- Good Day by The Dresden Dolls lyrics youtube Amazon
- I Didn't Mean to Hurt You by Spiritualized youtube Amazon
- I Haven't Been Me by Once Blue youtube Amazon
- I'm Safer On an Airplane by Copeland youtube Amazon
- In Spite of Me by Morphine youtube Amazon
- Lest I Forget by The One AM Radio lyrics youtube
- The Littlest Birds by the Be Good Tanyas youtube Amazon
- Loro by Pinback youtube Amazon
- Nobody Knows Me At All by the Weepies youtube Amazon
- Ocean Night Song by Laura Veirs youtube Amazon
- The Other Side of Mt. Heart Attack by the Liars youtube Amazon
- Shame by Smashing Pumpkins youtube Amazon
- Sometimes I Still Feel the Bruise by Trembling Blue Stars youtube
- Son of a Bi+(H by Eels youtube Amazon
If you are feeling blue, but having a hard time sitting with those feelings, check out the songs from this list or consider creating a sad playlist of your own.
What songs would you put on your sad playlist?
What songs would you put on your sad playlist?
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