Music=medication to me?

[Lipz17]

Music relaxes me,it is like a med,it getsput on I chill out.I love my music and I love to sit and listen to a band.


What about you?

[PaPa Smurf]

I like it. I have to have music at all times.

[Lipz17]

I do as well,music is a must.You can throw the tv out but you take my radio those are fighting terms there.

[pembroke]

yep. i like my music playing in the background when i am doing anything, even reading....

[scuro]

Music is innovative, new, and soul soothing. I have collected music for most of my life. It helps a number of adhd students focus.

[Uminchu]

I use music as a tool. I use it to get pumped up to do something, chill me out, keep me working, etc. I always have music going when I am working.

I have playlists on my computer named

• Get into Groove
• Workout Music
• Be Mellow
• DEADLINE TIME
• ... etc.

[wheresmykeys]

I love music. I cant live without it. At the end of the day I must listen to music, it is the only way to sort of unwind after it all.
Somtimes it brings more order to my random thoughts...like theyre easier to manipulate.
It is relaxing but if I lisetn to it for too long my mind overloads with too much daydreaming and it gets me aggitated. Doesn't mean I'll stop listening though.
Lost in music is my favorite place to be.

[Lipz17]

I am the same way,music can help me wind down,help me get motivated to clean,it just helps me live.

When I am reading I also listen to music,it helps drown out any background noises.

[ramzax]

music makes my add worst???? i cant pay attention to the lyrics at ALL or the rhythm unless i concentrate, and when i do listen to music i use the ambient sound to make me zone out even easier. is this the case for anyone?

[Gil R]

I love listening to music. It really helps me.

[qinkin]

Originally Posted by sushix

music makes my add worst???? i cant pay attention to the lyrics at ALL or the rhythm unless i concentrate, and when i do listen to music i use the ambient sound to make me zone out even easier. is this the case for anyone?

I think you need to try the opposite strategy. That's b/c your concentrating too hard. You shouldn't need to concentrate to listen to music. You are just putting yourself through too much trouble. Don't try to hear the music. Just listen to the sounds. Do not try to distinguish certain sounds. Just listen to it as one flowing rythm. And if you don't completely understand the lyrics, who cares. Don't dwell on it. Just listen your brain will work if you just let it.

Music combined with anything else is bad for me. I cannot double task. I admit it. Music for me is best when I am away from everything else.

Music alone however, I can deal with and enjoy.

[onemoreyear]

I cannot live without music. It is the ONE THING that got me through the darkest periods of my life because you can always find a song that describes in perfect detail how you feel about something...must have music.

[ramzax]

wait, so how well can you guys understand lyrics or even pick up on them without trying ? like try this band http://www.purevolume.com/mew can you guys pick up on everything they're saying without reading lyrics?

[T-Bass]

I listen to music without lyrics, a song without lyrics can express anytype of emotion if the listener understands music.

T-Bass

[davey]

When I was in college, I could not study in complete silence. People would watch me study wearing headphones and tell me that it wasn't a very good study habit. For some reason I would have to have loud music playing in order to reach some sort of rhythm with what I was doing. Unfortunately you weren't allowed to wear headsets during exams, and I'm sure it would have helped me.

I think another thing music does is drown out background noise that would otherwise distract me.

I learned that I always have to have constant sound in order to concentrate, relax, and even sleep. And it has to be constant and uniform like the tempo of music or the drone of an electric fan. I'm able to sleep better if there's construction going on outside than if it was completely silent.

I think this also contributes to my aversion to being out in the country. When it's too quiet I start to feel nervous. I had to move back to the city from the suburbs because I can't stand the calm.