Happiness and Schizophrenia
I have officially begun working. This is working as in “being trained to start working”… but nevertheless, it is work. Soon I’ll be helping people with all sorts of mental and physical disabilities. The majority of these will fall into the personality disorder group. So, in regards to this, I thought about how I could incorporate that into my thought catalog. What I came up with is Wesley Willis. That link is a bio about the man, and this link is a sample of his work. There’s a lot of good advice in his song.
But really, Wesley is as far as I got in my research. I’m sure there’s more, but I grew tired of looking. And really, after finding Wesley, it’s hard to think that there could be any better out there.
Putting aside music by schizophrenics, music therapy is a technique that is commonly used to help with this illness. Music Therapy is a fairly new form of actual therapy, so the research behind it is newer than the practices. But, there is research to show that music therapy has positive effects on those with schizophrenia. At least twice a day I perform music therapy on myself, which I’m sure most people do. How many moods do we all have that just require a certain song, or sound even, to accompany them? Lately, I’ve been finding a lot of comfort from instrumentals such as, The String Quartet Tribute to Radiohead, the track “I Love NYE” from the About A Boy soundtrack, and this song: “Happiness”, by Riceboy Sleeps (which is the track below). This phase may fade soon, but for the time being I’m really enjoying it. Perhaps some of these soothing sounds will come in handy during some rough moments on the job.
Why I sing…
One of the best mixes I ever made was called “there are no words.” It was a collection of instrumental songs for my sister, who loves movie scores and reading with background music. I’ll send you the track list. This song would have fit nicely into it.
Hi, good choice in Radiohead. I have been diagnosed with schizophrenia and I thought I’d just say that we are a sensitive tribe, us schizophrenics. The world doesn’t always make sense to me. Music helps but can also be a detriment when, for instance, Thom Yorke starts talking to me. Schizophrenia is a difficult illness, mainly because people stop believing in you. Understanding comes at a price. Arivaderci. Good luck with your work.
Thanks so much for your comment! I’ve been working now for several months and have never used music to communicate with the schizophrenic house like I anticipated. I have never thought about it being a detriment, but I can clearly see how that would be. I’ve learned how sensitive this disease really is. I hope that for you, coping is easy and that your own trust in people doesn’t fail.
Hi what is this track?
Hi what is this track? If you could email jhnnyqnn@gmail.com so I can make sure I’ve got it that would be great! Thanks and much love.