| At the time of onset of my anxiety symptoms in 1987, I felt heightened sensitivity to sound, light, motion, volume, and aural activity. My response was to isolate. Many of the symptoms of classic anxiety were present (nervousness, ringing in the ears, muscle tension, rapid pulse, rapid breathing). My search for prerecorded extremely slow, deeply relaxing music yielded very few results, so a counselor suggested I compose music that reflected the way I would like to feel.
I designed Liquid Mind to facilitate my own healing regimen with no reliance on pharmaceuticals. My requirements were that the music be slow in tempo, rich harmonically, more or less continuous, somewhat frequency restricted, atmospheric (did not attract too much attention to itself), and emotionally rich. Of all these elements, the most important was that the compositions be unrushed, at a very slow tempo, without discernible meter.
My Outcome:
Using sedative music (rather than medication), I felt an increased sense of control, confidence, focus, and mobility, as I gathered the tools for a healthier and saner life. Episodes of anxiety, panic and overwhelm became less and less frequent. A growing sense of independence and working hard at my healing regimen helped to restore my sense of “having a life”, and assisted me in the re-socialization process.
Practical Suggestions for Using Ultra Slow Liquid Mind Music with Patients:
(1) Setting the tone for the day: I found “structure” in my life to be very conducive to my healing... part of that structure was setting aside the first hour of the day to honor my healing, spending this time in contemplation, meditation, prayer, and exercise. I played an hour-long program of Liquid Mind in the background of this morning activity. The music helped to formalize my healing structure and to maintain a state of relaxation.
(2) Setting the stage for a good night’s sleep: In similar fashion to (1) above, I established a pre-sleep regimen of turning down the lights throughout the house 15 to 30 minutes before bed time, and turning on Liquid Mind, to set the tone for winding down my day. I used positive suggestion and contemplation to “let go” of the activities of the day. Once again, the music served to give aural form to my structure.
(3) Changing the atmosphere in my living and working areas: Especially in the earlier days of frequent anxiety/panic attacks, I played Liquid Mind very quietly in the background, throughout my house, continuously during my waking hours. It was the soundtrack of my life for a number of months while I worked to understand and resolve the issues underlying the anxiety.
(4) Crisis Times: During episodes of anxiety and confusion, I learned to use Liquid Mind as a trigger to enable me to sit quietly, and meditate.... to “walk through” the anxiety, while I was working to understand and resolve the underlying causative issues.
(5) Outings: I used the music in headphones with a portable player, especially in outings to public places early on in my healing.
Conclusion:
In my experience, sedative music can be a useful and reliable tool to assist in deep relaxation, and to support healing from anxiety disorder.
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