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Seems like I've been getting these quite frequently lately. I am a 4 year anxiety and depression sufferer. Never stayed on any real medication regimen and for the most part, I have been doing really well. Lately, I get into this mood where I find myself listening to really ambient music and I reflect about my past mistakes. I get anxious because I can't go back and change anything. Also, I just shut down and don't feel like doing much. I push myself as much as possible to not be sad, to not reflect, but it happens anyway. I do try to distract myself with cycling,book reading, and everything else I normally do, but when I have time for myself, all I can help but feel is depressed. This is actually something new that I have never experience before. Can anyone relate? How do you get out of the funk?
I did want to encourage you to stop yourself - you can actually just
without speaking, tell yourself to "STOP", whenever you become anxious over the past. No one, anywhere, can change one second
that's already gone. Whatever there was to learn you keep, but punishing yourself over it will just make the present bad.
Music is so powerful and can completely change moods. I like up temp stuff, like "It Ain't Me" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Beda3kFNjo
Anyway, that song emotionally takes me back (decades) to my
teen years. Very nostalgic and pleasant. Almost like time travel :)
I'll just have to accept and move on. There isn't really anything I can do to change things. Maybe you are right.I shouldn't push myself to much. I always forget to be kind to myself in that aspect. It's crazy how a certain song can take you back. I took a listen to the song you posted the link to. It's really catchy haha.
When I mean ambient stuff...I mean this...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cdiY6kijYHE
I love this song so much but I hate that it brings up past relationship memories and high school memories. I wish I could just have one more chance to do everything all over again.
I used to listen to music that reminded me on the past too, but honestly, I had to stop listening to those songs because they just made me upset and nothing good was coming from it. It's not an easy thing to do, but you've got to move forward with your life no matter what happened in the past.
Good luck and hugs
-Sadie