Yeeees, this is spot on. Thank you Genevieve for another great article and sharing more of your personal story. It just shows how all of our lives are so unique and special. And how we can be inspired by each other. For me the music has been a big part of my life. Especially through the tough times. Since I was a kid I was in school choir, later church choir. Often I just like humming to myself while cooking or taking a shower. It just so calming to me. I particularly noticed this when I was going through a very difficult time it helped calm my panic attacks. My go to music is mainly nature sounds, OM, smooth jazz, classics, zen, calming and healing music.
Thank you Judita for such a beautiful sharing and the ways in which music has helped you throughout your life. What wonderful recommendations for music too! (Love nature sounds. Also love the flute, Tibetan bowls and hang drum for their soothing quality).
This is a lovely post. I have a high sensitivity to noise, and wear noise-cancelling headphones most of the day. Public transport is my worst nightmare because of all the people having loud calls or playing videos without headphones. I wonder if I can get some relief from this through an active, positive relationship with sounds I like?
Thanks, I appreciate your sharing here Beth. Yes, public transport can be incredibly challenging for HSPs. In fact, this would be a great subject for a future edition of this newsletter. This sounds like a great idea to create more of an active, positive relationship with sounds you do like. Equally, I also think it's useful to take some deep breaths and do whatever you need to do to get more into your body. Work on shifting the focus of your attention onto your reaction to the sound. What thoughts arise in you in response to the sound? What are the sensations in your body? The more you can focus on your reaction – as opposed to the sound itself – the more quickly you can transmute the irritation or anger that starts to arise.
This is such great advice. I like taking a curious approach, as that doesn't mean telling ourselves that our reactions are wrong, but merely inquiring as to why they are there. Sound can, of course, be extremely lovely as well as a nuisance (example of the former was very clear yesterday). x
Yeeees, this is spot on. Thank you Genevieve for another great article and sharing more of your personal story. It just shows how all of our lives are so unique and special. And how we can be inspired by each other. For me the music has been a big part of my life. Especially through the tough times. Since I was a kid I was in school choir, later church choir. Often I just like humming to myself while cooking or taking a shower. It just so calming to me. I particularly noticed this when I was going through a very difficult time it helped calm my panic attacks. My go to music is mainly nature sounds, OM, smooth jazz, classics, zen, calming and healing music.
Some of my favourite, links on youtube : 1) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xatz2D-Oj30&list=PL06O-hCq_EoUjmEF6l6mfXQ6Gz0dT_sPE&index=4 2)https://www.youtube.com/watchv=k0Ninj79iA8&list=PLmiLsB9Nr6EDOkoqOSdMLIyAjBOwzqqzt&index=19&t=606s 3)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d2xsgfy9kbE 4)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QI8ozbmmOkI 5)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-3E4QcEkhy0 6)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b6eJpmcY540 5)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lb31ViArzIY
Many Blessings <3
Judita
Thank you Judita for such a beautiful sharing and the ways in which music has helped you throughout your life. What wonderful recommendations for music too! (Love nature sounds. Also love the flute, Tibetan bowls and hang drum for their soothing quality).
This is a lovely post. I have a high sensitivity to noise, and wear noise-cancelling headphones most of the day. Public transport is my worst nightmare because of all the people having loud calls or playing videos without headphones. I wonder if I can get some relief from this through an active, positive relationship with sounds I like?
Thanks, I appreciate your sharing here Beth. Yes, public transport can be incredibly challenging for HSPs. In fact, this would be a great subject for a future edition of this newsletter. This sounds like a great idea to create more of an active, positive relationship with sounds you do like. Equally, I also think it's useful to take some deep breaths and do whatever you need to do to get more into your body. Work on shifting the focus of your attention onto your reaction to the sound. What thoughts arise in you in response to the sound? What are the sensations in your body? The more you can focus on your reaction – as opposed to the sound itself – the more quickly you can transmute the irritation or anger that starts to arise.
This is such great advice. I like taking a curious approach, as that doesn't mean telling ourselves that our reactions are wrong, but merely inquiring as to why they are there. Sound can, of course, be extremely lovely as well as a nuisance (example of the former was very clear yesterday). x