So, rather ironically, I missed mental health week due to a recent bout of quite severe depression.
I’m still recovering but I can feel myself slowly coming back to life. Something that has always helped me do this is the right playlist.
One of the most amazing modern inventions for me is the ability to carry music in your pocket, from a walkman to an iPod and now on my phone. And, thanks to online streaming, I can create a playlist for any mood without tape-to-tape faffery.
Being a word person, finding a song that speaks to me, to the place I’m at, is massively supportive of my mental health. This time my depression was caused by something quite specific and I hoped that I would, I knew that I would, survive it. But it has been one of the worst attacks in recent years.
And music has been really important.
I put together this short little Recovery playlist, that starts with feelings of abandonment, through realisation, finding the fighter, rebuilding a glimmer of hope, and then celebration of self.
So I thought I would share it.
I’m still not in a place to put together clever words myself but in this slightly belated mental health week post I encourage you to find the playlist that puts you on your own path of recovery.
writermummy 
I like the idea! Alas, I can’t listen to your playlist – there seems to be no link? I tried clicking on the image but it did nothing…
I was trying to be too clever! You’re meant to be able to scan the barcode in the photo (I wasn’t sure how to share a link, I will have a look.)
That was actually really easy. The photo is now linked ☺️
Got it! A very interesting list – there’s some songs I don’t know here 🙂 Thanks for sharing!
Thanks! I have a pretty eclectic taste, you’re lucky there’s no heavy metal 😂
I get plenty of metal from my son! It was a nice list – my good lady particularly approved and thought I’d been abducted by aliens when she heard me playing the list!
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Sorry to hear you’ve hit a dark spot and glad to hear you are coming out of it now will definitely give the play list a listen. Often, for me, it’s the melodic tone of a song as much as the lyrics … which is how I manage to find Comfortably Numb uplifting. 🤣🤣🤣
Very much enjoying listening to Comfortably Numb. Not listened to much Pink Floyd. Might have to expand my horizons. I like finding new artists through the kids, especially my son who listens to anything from sea shanties to Barry Manilow. Daughter’s taste is a bit too edgy for me, as someone who can’t ignore the lyrics!
My son sounds like yours. He listens to Finnish wartime folk songs and pop songs from China laufing Mao one end, through to classical music through to jazz, rap and hard core punk. 🤣🤣 I think it’s something about musicians that makes them magpies of everything in music.
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