I went through a 5 or so year period (from about age 28 through 33) when I could absolutely not listen to music. Not even songs/artists I used to love. It was especially alarming because I used to live for music and had been playing instruments since I was 10 years old. I eventually came to the conclusion that it was caused by having gotten off a lot of drugs and my dopamine producers/receptors weren't working correctly. Luckily, I was finally able to start listening to music again and now I even teach guitar classes for seniors as part of my job. I'd never heard of this happening to anyone else until he talked about Joni Mitchell and, though I have my theories, I'd like to know what could cause a sudden inability to listen to music. During those 5 or so years, I just couldn't stand it. Music sounded like noise and made me cringe. I'm grateful I finally got over it. It felt like grieving - the loss of the ability to enjoy something that was a big part of my life. Thanks Bridget. Your interviews and Dumpster Fires get me through the day. Much love from New Mexico.
What a fascinating conversation! Whoa. I had never heard of your guest before & am much impressed with his intelligence & insights. You two covered a lot of ground! I'll be recommending this podcast to some folks I know, for sure.
If Abigail Schrier has called attention to the problem of "Bad Therapy" and perseverating endlessly on our problems, it's discussions like this one that will help us to identify the baby we don't want to throw out with the with the bad therapy bathwater.
I went through a 5 or so year period (from about age 28 through 33) when I could absolutely not listen to music. Not even songs/artists I used to love. It was especially alarming because I used to live for music and had been playing instruments since I was 10 years old. I eventually came to the conclusion that it was caused by having gotten off a lot of drugs and my dopamine producers/receptors weren't working correctly. Luckily, I was finally able to start listening to music again and now I even teach guitar classes for seniors as part of my job. I'd never heard of this happening to anyone else until he talked about Joni Mitchell and, though I have my theories, I'd like to know what could cause a sudden inability to listen to music. During those 5 or so years, I just couldn't stand it. Music sounded like noise and made me cringe. I'm grateful I finally got over it. It felt like grieving - the loss of the ability to enjoy something that was a big part of my life. Thanks Bridget. Your interviews and Dumpster Fires get me through the day. Much love from New Mexico.
What a fascinating conversation! Whoa. I had never heard of your guest before & am much impressed with his intelligence & insights. You two covered a lot of ground! I'll be recommending this podcast to some folks I know, for sure.
Seems like a really interesting guy with some good insights. I hadn't heard of him before this, so I'm glad I heard about him from you.
If Abigail Schrier has called attention to the problem of "Bad Therapy" and perseverating endlessly on our problems, it's discussions like this one that will help us to identify the baby we don't want to throw out with the with the bad therapy bathwater.