Music Therapy

I have learnt a lot of distraction techniques while dealing with chronic illness but it has only just occurred to me that listening to my favourite songs on the radio or MTV is the easiest no effort way of losing myself.  So here is my tip to you......Surrender to the music!!  When something is bothering or upsetting you, you can't sleep, feel ill or depressed....  Turn up the volume and sing your heart out!!  It really works!! :)).  If you have the energy try dancing too!

It doesn't matter what sort of music you are into, if it makes you happy it will do the trick!  It's all about living in the moment...mindfulness! You become absorbed in the words and theme of the song without even realising.  For those few minutes the song lasts you are living someone else's story and you can be whoever you want to be!  Almost like role play, and we all know how much fun that can be ;))..  Seriously though, think about it...what tunes make you smile??  For me it can be anything romantic, with a fairytale ending or something empowering because they remind me of a simpler time and help me be the best me I can be and remind me that it really doesn't matter.

So, when my legs don't work like they used to before, and he can't sweep me off my feet, I know Ed Sheeran will love me until I'm 70!  now that's what is important!!