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22 Dec 2007, 9:03 am

This may sound a bit mad, But listening to Bob Marley in particular and other reggae music seriously relaxes me and stops me from stimming at all.

Listening to electronic punk and other high tempo music does the complete opposite, and can make me stim far more.



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22 Dec 2007, 12:25 pm

That is rather mad. I can't stand reggae at all. "Smooth jazz" makes me angry--it isn't music. It's a disgrace to the art form of jazz (I play the saxophone; perhaps this explains my strong visceral response).

I find that old blues, classical, and rather modern quirky electronic calm me the most. But, according to my EEG, nothing works. Brain scans are fantastic :D



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22 Dec 2007, 2:43 pm

bob marley relaxes me, so does classical. sometimes i like listening to deathmetal though, like dying fetuses destroy the opposition or skinless

for ultamite chill-out music listen to this cd

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22 Dec 2007, 2:59 pm

New Age music relaxes me. I like to put it on and take a nap.


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22 Dec 2007, 3:50 pm

Fast Techno relaxes me and my stims have little to do with music. Sorry!



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22 Dec 2007, 4:01 pm

singularitymadam wrote:
That is rather mad. I can't stand reggae at all.

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"Smooth jazz" makes me angry--it isn't music. It's a disgrace to the art form of jazz (I play the saxophone; perhaps this explains my strong visceral response).

I understand people's frustrations with smooth jazz, however, it IS music, and damn good at that. Especially Wayman Tisdale. Not only a great basketball player, but a great bassist as well.


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22 Dec 2007, 4:24 pm

Oh, Steve Roach helps so much.

http://www.steveroach.com

Beautiful music. I highly recommend him to people that need a calming, creative boost.



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22 Dec 2007, 4:46 pm

LOL! actually most music causes me to stim more. The only thing that stops it is Classical Music.

When I'm singing in my choir, I have to concentrate on not rocking when I sing. During rehersals I rock badly.



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22 Dec 2007, 5:32 pm

I went to an R&B concert, and I was in the front row. And I was rocking in order to deal with the really loud noise.

And I watched the drummer, and saw she was staring straight at me.

And I realized she was drumming the same rate I was rocking.

So I changed my rate of rocking.

And she changed her rate of drumming.

She was using me as a metronome.

:oops: :)


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22 Dec 2007, 5:34 pm

meh... music makes me stim even more....


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22 Dec 2007, 5:41 pm

thyme wrote:
New Age music relaxes me. I like to put it on and take a nap.

Same, new age relaxes me, but not to sleep lol, Ambient music would work like that for me.


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22 Dec 2007, 5:56 pm

vessel wrote:
Oh, Steve Roach helps so much.

http://www.steveroach.com

Beautiful music. I highly recommend him to people that need a calming, creative boost.


odd - I listened to a few excepts, and found it at best boring,. at worst grating...

my uncle has the same name!



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22 Dec 2007, 6:51 pm

anbuend wrote:
I went to an R&B concert, and I was in the front row. And I was rocking in order to deal with the really loud noise.

:)


Interesting.

Thursday night the organ was at 10, the monsignor wanted it that loud. I asked the organist to lower it and he did, but when we were rehearsing a song, it was raised again. I thought I was going to have a meltdown. We were standing right under the pipes. No one else seemed bothered by the loudness of this. I started rocking with my ears covered. I'm sure they all thought I was losing it.



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22 Dec 2007, 8:06 pm

I'll echo what others have said; music in general tends to cause me to stim more; in fact, I typically use music as a part of my stimming routine (rocking).

What music might reduce my stimming? Music I hate; music that annoys and grates on my nerves. But, in all honesty, I'd rather just stim.

I find it strange that several have mentioned classical as anti-stim music. Like (and perhaps because of) Alexander DeLarge, one of my favorite classical stimming pieces is Beethoven's 9th. There is music to stir the soul. And a lot of Mozart has a similar effect on me; I love his Requiem. In fact, I feel like testing the limits of my stereo right about now with it...

Good fortune,

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22 Dec 2007, 8:16 pm

I live with the music so it also often resulting in more stimming. It, however, helps me concentrate my attention better which removes alot of the anxiety.