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Dealing with stress

Grimmc
Grimmc
Hi, I live about 20 min outside of Buffalo, NY and it gets COLD here... right now its well below freezing. Sometimes when the weather gets this cold its really tough to do things as simple as dishes or clean my apartment.

Along with this I get stressed with the every day life and things that everyone has to deal with. Most of the time when I start feeling this way I will put on some really loud rock music.. (Slipknot, Metallica, etc....) I listen to all sorts of music but the rock genre is the one that lets me get a lot of my stress out... I also try and practice my bass guitar if my body feels up to it.


What does everyone else do to deal with stress????
guitarman79
guitarman79
I hear ya,
It's FREEZING HERE IN PA, Isn't it funny how our bodies react to the change in temp.
I also feel alot of stress, I play guitar, only dayy's im feeling so tight, and I feel like I can fallow through on each note and chord, A good guitar day for me is about 2 someday's 3 hr's depend's on if Im droping stuff alot, And posture for me has alot to with it, cuz if my posture is off, my whole day pretty much shit.

Also, I love music in genral, so, that helps a little.
Cp's a bitch....mild or not.
Grimmc
Grimmc
good to see a fellow musician on here. What kind of music do you usually play??... I am looking for a new Bass soon. Right now I am using a Fender P bass (beginner lol).. Ive had it for about 3 years and the action is far too high for what I am comfortable with. I picked up a 6 string bass a few months ago and fell in love with it. It was a Peavey solid body and it fit my hands a lot more comfortably and played like a dream.. 500 bucks which isn't bad at all
guitarman79
guitarman79
I play mainly Alternatve rock......Pear Jam,weezer,Nirvana,.....etc
been playin 20yrs......I LOVE IT!
It oes get hard on my off day's when im feelin shakey, my pick get's droped alot. Plus I have dexterity issues, so I should have started with bass, cause the string's are thicker, And would build my finger's snd hand's up.
Grimmc
Grimmc
oh cool I love all the 90's rock and alternative the most I think... Ive also been trying to learn a lot of Rage Against The Machine songs.... The bass lines are proving to be challenging but still fun. If you are interested in picking up bass I suggest maybe getting a Jazz bass.. the spacing between frets is a bit smaller so its easier to play then a precision bass.. The thicker strings are easier to play. I switched my strings from Round Wounds to Flat wounds... gives more of a thicker sound in my opinion and doesn't destroy my fingers while playing or trying to slide. I play exclusively with my fingers but would like to learn to use a pick. I have the same problem as you with dropping them.
guitarman79
guitarman79
what r ur symtoms from Your cp, if You drop stuff alot (small items,like pick's,pen's/pencil's ) You could have ataxic Cerebral palsy
I also loose control of my body sometimes.
Go to www.ninds.nih.gov they have a list of all the kids of cerebral palsy if ur curios.
and yes, Band's like Rage,metalica and all the metal and hard-core stuff really does have alot of rapid movement's,
If ur teaching Yourself, Try starting something maybe a little easier, band's Like Nirvana,Bush or Greenday (if ur into those kind's of music
cause the are easier to hear, and it's not as complex as band's like metalica,slipknot or rage.
I'll Pm You and tell You about a program that might help with speed.
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