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Posted by Eddie Sylvano on September 18, 2003, at 9:31:35
Without fail, if I want to know if I'm depressed, I need only think about how much Nick Drake I've been listening to. It's 3 weeks into a new drug combo, and I realized I haven't fired up Pink Moon in a couple of weeks.
If I start in on They Might be Giants I'm probably manic. At the moment it's an even keel with Grandaddy.
Posted by Tabitha on September 18, 2003, at 11:22:56
In reply to The most accurate depression barometer of all, posted by Eddie Sylvano on September 18, 2003, at 9:31:35
what a useful observation. You could write your own Sylvano Depression Inventory-- it would only have one question. Take your score to the pdoc. Get those med checks from 15 down to 2 minutes.
P.S. I'm glad to hear you're feeling better.
Posted by Eddie Sylvano on September 18, 2003, at 18:16:27
In reply to Re: The most accurate depression barometer of all, posted by Tabitha on September 18, 2003, at 11:22:56
> what a useful observation. You could write your own Sylvano Depression Inventory-- it would only have one question. Take your score to the pdoc. Get those med checks from 15 down to 2 minutes.
------------Yeah, if only.
It just always surprises me how variable my mood can be, and how subtly I slip into dark ones. I'm long into it before I really notice, and it's concrete things like that which tip me off.
Go back to the doc and get an rx. 3 weeks later I'm enjoying things again, and writing posts like this about how it always seems novel to me. I always post more when I'm happy.
Hope everyone else is doing well! :)
Posted by octopusprime on September 18, 2003, at 21:57:04
In reply to The most accurate depression barometer of all, posted by Eddie Sylvano on September 18, 2003, at 9:31:35
> Without fail, if I want to know if I'm depressed, I need only think about how much Nick Drake I've been listening to. It's 3 weeks into a new drug combo, and I realized I haven't fired up Pink Moon in a couple of weeks.
> If I start in on They Might be Giants I'm probably manic. At the moment it's an even keel with Grandaddy.oh boy I could sure chart my moods by the tunes.
Sad, depressed? Listen to the Cure. Wild Mood Swings and Disintegration are albums guaranteed to turn on the waterworks.
Angry, homocidal, suicidal? Alice In Chains. Album: Dirt. My mother threatened to throw me in the mental hospital when I bought that album.
Feeling manic? Welcome to the world of "happy hardcore", with the best examples being DJ Vinylgroover and Anabolic Frolic. Just try moving those feet at 140 beats per minute for an hour, wow!
Generalized dark hatred of humanity? Nine Inch Nails.
Lost and disillusioned with life? Depeche Mode.
Man hating? Try Tori Amos. (I know, not a fair characterization of her music, but I always man-hate and listen to her)
Generally OK? The Tragically Hip if I want to sing along, Orbital if I don't. I have the Hip on right now :)
Posted by DSCH on September 23, 2003, at 12:50:50
In reply to The most accurate depression barometer of all, posted by Eddie Sylvano on September 18, 2003, at 9:31:35
I tend towards more Beethoven and Bruckner.
Posted by noa on September 25, 2003, at 19:24:33
In reply to Re: The most accurate depression barometer of all, posted by octopusprime on September 18, 2003, at 21:57:04
For me it's when I can't stand the noise of listening to much of anything, except to go to sleep to something very barely there like Enya or something.
Posted by EscherDementian on September 27, 2003, at 23:33:43
In reply to Re: The most accurate depression barometer of all, posted by DSCH on September 23, 2003, at 12:50:50
Joni Mitchell. No, wait: LEONARD COHEN
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