#Music-supported therapy

[to-be-a-dreamer]

“Separate the art from the artist” is what you say when you still find joy in art that was created by a person who has done something harmful, but their art isn’t directly tied to their actions as a person, so you find ways to privately enjoy it without directly supporting them. It is not something you say to make yourself feel better about directly financially supporting a person who admitted to physical domestic abuse (which is an actual literal crime that people go to jail for, not some kind of petty internet discourse that a notes app apology can fix) just because you can’t stand to let go of your favorite mediocre white boy.

A streamer is not the kind of artist you can separate from the art. Music is another thing but if you’re able to listen to a man sing about being a toxic partner while knowing what he’s done you may need to spend some time unpacking that. And if you’re one of the people who found comfort in using his content as a form of escapism before you knew about all of this, I’m sorry and I know this must be hard to come to terms with but that’s something you need to deal with in private and it’s not an excuse to continue giving a platform to an abuser.

Always believe victims and go support Shelby! She’s been my favorite Minecraft content creator for years and she’s amazing at what she does! Her YouTube and streaming content is great and I’m also a big fan of her work on Kollok 1991 and The Unleashed, which are TTRPG shows if that’s something you’re into! Kollok is a lot more gritty and definitely not PG (think Stranger Things but with more of a horror element) and the Unleashed is like a comic-book super heroes series that’s a little more similar vibes to her usual content. (Featuring an all LGBTQ+ cast and GMed by Aabria Iyengar!) The Unleashed is pretty short for a TTRPG series and a great place to start if you’ve never seen that kind of thing before!

#tw abuse #cw abuse #shubble #shelby shubble #not the kind of thing i usually talk about but I’ve seen too many people misusing that phrase and it simply must be said #the number of people who have said they don’t care what he’s done they’re still going to support him is disgusting #‘I went to therapy I’m better now’ is a shit apology and you all know it #are there ways to consume his music without directly supporting him? #definitely but the majority of people saying this aren’t intending on doing that #wilbur soot #I don’t even want to tag him but I know that’s where the people who need to be told this are

[oflgtfol]

i was talking to my therapist last week about how i'm kinda excited but also equally apprehensive about starting grad school this fall because yes, i so so desperately needed a gap year otherwise i think i literally would have killed myself and/or had a breakdown big enough to land me in the hospital, and even beyond that i just needed to figure out a more concrete plan of what i'm going to do with my life in general -- while all of that is true, and i'm glad i took the gap year for it, i'm also apprehensive because i genuinely feel like an entirely different person than i was even at this exact point in time last year, nevermind anything earlier than that. it's only been a single year of me being out of school but my life has changed so dramatically, mostly for the better, and my whole personality has flipped on its head, it's just going to be so fucking weird going back to the same school, the same campus, potentially seeing my old friends around. augh

#sorry i was trying to find a post in my music tag in my archive and i scrolled so far back i got all the way to april 2023 #where i referenced sitting in a dining hall #and its like. DINING HALL ?!?!?! #im going to be sitting in the fucking dining hall again in just like four months. UGH #brot posts #it's almost similar to the separation between high school and college. where i feel like hs me was completely different than college me #and now only a mere year later i feel like. post-undergrad me is completely different than undergrad me #although now that separation is exacerbated by how short a time it was and just HOW drastic a change it was #like . a bitch goes on antidepressants suddenly theyre a whole new person. #like im lowkey excited to see my old classmates and friends again #but i also am dreading it bc like hi. hey. i have the same name and face as the person you knew but i'm someone else now. sorry #and also just the persistent fear that i'm going to regress or at least even just /feel/ like im regressing #just by being back in that environment again? #even if i'll be on meds this time and actually going to therapy and overall having so much more support than i did in the past #so as nostalgic as i am to be on campus again it's also like. hard to separate the present from the past #like despite it all. this bathroom was still the very same place i went to have a mental breakdown weekly #this bench outdoors was the place i sat by myself to eat lunch in the blistering cold bc i couldnt eat indoors during covid 2020-2021 #this bench indoors was where my friends had an intervention with me and forced me to call the on-campus mental health services #just . idk. feeling a strange mix of nostalgia and also being haunted by bad memories #oh the woes of going to grad school at the same place you got your undergrad. While mentally ill #but alas i need to save money by commuting and having instate tuition

[breadtheft1796]

gloria obianyo | these days all i have is music to keep me anchored, 30.03.2024

#gloria obianyo #she's so talented #her voice could lull me to sleep #beautiful actresses #support black women #music is therapy #gobianyo #vid #instagram

[0bsessed-jay]

Someone has leukemia (blood cancer) and is struggling w/ family from financial problems and would like you to support their Kofi to help

Please I am just spreading the word they need your help!! If you can't support their ko-fi spread the word‼️‼️ Copy link to the kofi please‼️ It doesn't take long

Their ko-fi below‼️‼️

#goviral #please help #ko fi #Support this person!! #Putting random tags to boost #fnf hypno lullaby #friday night funkin #fnf mod #sonic the hedgehog #fanart #i love music #music is therapy #spread the word this is important #important #Support if you can

[lost-spoons]

So I had a small mental breakdown while listening to this in the car. I wasn't sure why I started cry-laughing the lyrics (in my false vocal-cord voice), but I did. I think it's cause if you listen to the words, it describes (at least for me) the life you live and the exhaustion of having a chronic illnesses and disabilities, with the whole happy toon going in the background, while also having nothing to do with anything medical. The song doesn't single out any medical issues, it's just a song, and I like that.

Anyway, I just wanted to recommend it for my fellow POTS, EDS, VCD, migraine, chronicly ill, disabled people.

🎵 🎶 Music Therapy 🎶 🎵

#chronic illness #postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome #disabled #ehlers danlos syndrome #chronic pain #hypermobile ehlers danlos #pots syndrome #chronically ill #disability #spoonie #psychogenic vocal cord dysfunction #vocal cord dysfunction #pots support #ehlers danlos #hypermobile eds #disabled people #mental health #music therapy

[xanaxlollipop]

Stuff you can do if you're angry

(repression not included)

Tear up some paper (remember to recycle it later).

Have an imaginary conversation (you can do it in front of a mirror if you prefer) where you say ALL of the angry things you desire to say, no matter how bad you think they are.

(non verbal version of the point 2) Write a letter with all those angry things you wanna say/scream etc...and then destroy it (back to point 1 lol).

Scribble on some paper and stab that motherfucker piece of paper.

If you can't do this at home, and you have a car...park somewhere with no people around (lock the doors - safety first), turn up the volume and sing LOUD to your favorite angry song.

...Or just scream at the top of your lungs.

Blast some angry music in your room and trash around, no need to dance or make it look nice. Just move as you feel like it.

(I LOVE THIS ONE) So: take a pillow, choose a corner or a room entrance in your house, and now think of your pillow as an axe and the corner as a tree...(or capitalism/patriarchy...) and now chop chop chop!!!

Beat up your bed with...something that won't break, even the pillow is ok (stay safe please)

(Also...I need to update my angry playlist so if you have some tips, I'm a ...rock/metal type of...pokémon lol)

#psychology #psychologist #mental health #mental health support #therapy #healing #anger #anger management #music and mental health #music power #self help

[clowngremlin]

it's kind of like amazing what being properly medicated and like leaving ur house and doing things with other people and like being a part of ur community can do for ur mental health.....

#the wretched gremlin strikes again #like i went on the group outing for the mental health centre club house yesterday and i had group therapy today #and i go to events at the cinema and like the guys at the cinema know me by name #and the people at the pharmacy know me and always ask how i'm doing when i'm in there even when i'm not getting my prescriptions #and like i used to have pretty bad social anxiety and i've noticed since i was put on the zoloft my social anxiety is basically like gone #and like i talk to my neighbours and stuff when i'm out with my dad and the dog #it's kind of wild just how much better i'm doing now compared to like last year #also like i'm being given access to like resources #like the mental health centre club house can help me access housing support and like job support and other supports #like learning how to cook and other programs like the social things and the exercise program and music therapy and mindfulness programs!! #and like i actually have a case manager and psychiatrist #and i have regular appointments and i go to group therapy now too!!! #lots of people are like living in a small town sucks so bad #and like yeah there isn't too much to do here but i'm actually doing a lot better in a smaller town than i did in the city #in the city like i was not given any kind of resources or support because there's so many people who also need it #and there's only so many resources available and often times i'm not considered someone who should get resources #because there were people who were worse off than me and considered people who needed it more than i did #idk it's just nice that i'm actually getting help instead of falling through the cracks like i normally would #and it's nice to be doing better

[hajidumps]

creating playlists based on ao3 quotes is therapeutic

#been ceating them since the pandemic started and have created therapy music #playlist #songs #emotional support playlists

[righteousx]

(2/2)

This is my final part of the post from earlier. It’ll be pinned to my account b/c I want people to realize just how many BEAUTIFUL SOULS have been taken too soon due to Mental Illnesses.

Coming from someone who almost was on a list like this, all I could do was cry when I seen this. In every photo you see: there’s a family’s loved one, a brother, a sister, a mother, a grandchild, but more importantly: someone who struggled w/ their Mental Health. I don’t know the stories behind each of these individuals, but I know for certain that w/ every life that is taken a family wishes they could have done something different or tried sooner to help out their loved one.

I was at my limits in 2018, I genuinely thought I didn’t have a reason for being on this Earth, I felt like my whole life was a joke. My own dad had walked out on his children, wife, and we were left to rot in the home that held all the trauma and abuse from my childhood. At the time I didn’t see a light at the end of my tunnel, and I just wanted to stop hurting and be at peace.

But something pulled me out of that abyss I was in, and told me that ending things early wasn’t the right route; this wasn’t part of my story. That there’s more to my life than this obstacle that was present at the time. I found the inner strength to go to therapy, and now I am a year / year and a half away from graduating with my RN. Nursing School has been the biggest blessing life & God could have ever bestowed upon me, because now I get the opportunity to help those who are in need. I get to do what I felt has been my reason for existing on this planet.

As long as I am alive, breathing, and existing in this world - I refuse to sit back and watch anyone hurt or feel alone. I may not reach everyone in this population ALL AT ONCE, but I will devote my time to anyone that is willing to give me a chance to speak w/ them and tell my story.

If you read all of this, seen the final video, and understood the message: thank you for taking your time to listen/read.

Always Keep Fighting.

Never Give Up.

Mental Health Matters.

Tell someone you care for that you love them today. 🖤

Until next time :)

- LMB

#always keep fighting #mentalhealthawareness #mentalhealthmatters #mentalwellness #spotify #music #famous last words #mental therapy #positive mental attitude #mental wellbeing #mental support

[barnabytremayne]

Living with Imposter Syndrome

Living with imposter syndrome is like constantly feeling like a fraud in your own skin. It's a constant nagging voice that tells you that you're not good enough, that you don't belong and that you will be exposed as a fraud.

I remember the first time I shared my work online, I felt like I didn't belong and that my art wasn't good enough. But that feeling never really went away. It's been with me through every new project, every performance, and every time someone compliments my work.

It's not just my art, it's everything. I doubt my abilities in every aspect of my life. It's been hard, it's affected my relationships, my work, everything. I've been afraid to share my work, to take on new projects, because I was convinced I would fail.

But you know what? I've come to realize that I'm not alone in feeling this way. A lot of people struggle with imposter syndrome. It's not something that can be cured, but it can be managed. I'm learning to be kinder to myself. I remind myself that mistakes are a part of the creative process, and that I'm not alone in feeling this way.

I've also learned to surround myself with people who support me and believe in me. And I try to focus on my accomplishments, rather than my shortcomings. I remind myself of the times when my art has been positively received, and the times when I've overcome obstacles. It's not easy, but it's worth it.

So, if you're reading this and you feel like a fraud, just know that you're not alone. We all feel like that sometimes. But we can learn to manage it, and that's what really matters.

#imposter syndrome #mental health issues #self worth #therapy #living with mental illness #depression recovery #self esteem #artist problems #motivation #support artists #artists on tumblr #neurodiverse artist #independent music #musician on tumblr #essay writing #living with a disability #essays #thoughts of mine #writing #self improvement #self healing #personal ramblings #low self worth #faking it

[imadarkraincloud]

#green day #music #therapy #mental heath support #Spotify

[nature-played-a-trick-on-me]

I'm like 2-3 disappointments away from becoming a very difficult person to deal with

#therapy please please please #please #im becoming so cynical #i have symptoms interfering with all my basic daily life things #and actual proper therapy has been non existent so far #and it's so tempting to just start acting out and tell everyone to fuck off and leave me be #just give up on everything #i cannot even go for walks to calm down because it's dark outside and i fear assault #i cannot go to the park to read bc i fear assault #i cannot calm down in my apartment because there's too much noise from outside #im terrified of therapy and it likely being another disappointment/failure and nonsensical treatment w/o treatment plan #terrified of having to bring up my worst memories to potentially no avail #and even if i end up getting effective therapy. it will not be fun #and the support i have (i have an apartment in a building w an office w '24/7' staff bc im unable to cope alone)... well.... #theyre not doing what theyre supposed to do #they have a whole file on me including a crisis(prevention)plan and they just dont. dont look at it. #even when i am obviously distressed #and then i get told to 'read a book or listen to some music' #while i am reaching out to them because i CANNOT calm down on my own #like im not reaching out unnecessarily #and then i get told to sort myself out when im alrsdy like hello i cannot help myself feel better now #it's maddening like the whole purpose of being here is the support that im NOT receiving rn. #then id be better of in a normal independent apartment in a quiet neighbourhood fr.

[nodbard]

Happy Never After Day! 📖

While you wait for the premiere tonight, check out my re-score of the most wildy fucked up and supportive monologue from Jawbone O'Shaughnessey during the finale of season one.

🤗 Reblog this to remind someone to take their meds 🤗

#dimension 20 #d20 #fantasy high #adaine abernant #jawbone o'shaughnessey #dnd #music #ttrpg #mentalwellness #mental heath support #panic attack #therapy #wellness wednesday

[equinoxs-things]

Hey! I’m back!

#artists on tumblr #mental heath support #mental health #healing #recovery #therapy #trauma healing #post traumatic stress disorder #feelings #im back #back here #back home #using tumblr as my diary again #again #once again #here we go again #my music #musician #artistsupport #women artists #small artist

[gotheevee]

If I could get enough from people I would love you so so so much! I have auditory sensory issues and these would help me so much at home and out in public (I struggle to be in public because too many sounds)

For pride month help this Trans girl get these amazing headphones

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#trans pride #lgbtq #trans woman #support content creators #gay #music is my drug #music is therapy #headphones #skullcandy #love is love #fundraising #go fund me #lgbt mutual aid #trans mutual aid #trans aid #financial aid #mutual aid

[celestialtee]

Female Artistes I've been listening to for my MENTAL HEALTH:

Sampha The Great 🔥

Doechii 🧨

Little Simz 🔥

Leikeli47 🧨

Ayrah Starr 🔥

Just to name a few, not a Female Artiste in Mainstream Music right now Fucking with Em.

The Revolution is in the Music, this is why it's not Televised❗❗

#realbars #real music #afrofuturism #afrofuturistic #afrocentric #mental wellbeing #mental therapy #mental heath support #divine female #divinefemininemusic