Music

Dealing with POCD and anxiety due to I have no idea what — Hi fellow Reddit users. My name is Sergio, i'm 26 years old and i've been dealing a very weird case of OCD and anxiety, specially this last year. I am going to therapy btw, but sometimes i feel like i…

Music / Art creation — Does anyone here use the LOB for music creation? Not as much for improving your technique on certain instruments, but rather the actual process of making music. Anything from songs, pieces, riffs, bea…

Long road to dream job and instant healing. — Bestcub called me to write this, I hope it will be helpful to someone. A story like many others. After years of wandering around shitty loa and other stupid spheres, books and forums I finally start…

Music continuous progress when going from main site to collections — Hey is there an app on here that can allow my track to play continuously and save progress for every user once they go from my main page to my collections page? I tried coding but since my site isn’t …

Theme Suggestions- simple, visual oriented, for events/non-profit — Hello! I run a small nonprofit that produces low or no cost music shows for the community. Part of our mission is to be as supportive as possible to the creatives "on both sides of the stage"... So w…

Can I use popular music in Reels for my Instagram Business account? — Hi everyone, I have a Business account on Instagram where I’m promoting my product. I want to start publishing several Reels introducing what I offer. During the creation process, Instagram allows me…

Does your business have to be something you’re good at? — I have a production company and have spent most of my late teens and early 20s being a music artist, pursuing shows, publications, and making music connections to very little success. I’ve met great …

Manifestation coach hired me and fucked me over — Hi everyone, this is my first post here and I’m writing because I’ve exhausted every other option. And I am FUCKING DONE WITH IT. I hope some of you will see this and help me to hold that person accou…

I have become obsessed with finding someone. — After my breakup in winter of last year, I went through a long period of mourning and not knowing what to do or how to move forward. Now, over the past 2-3 months, I have become obsessed with finding …

8+ Months of LOB practice ( Update from my 1st post ) — Hi everyone, Some of you may remember me from my last post where I did an update of my situation at 4 months in, practicing LOB. After that post, I decided as was recommended to lower the progress g…

Anxious Attachment Injury - Nervous System Stuck in Fight/Flight — TW: attachment injury, trauma-bond withdrawal, panic attacks, obsessive rumination I think I’m in severe attachment-injury / trauma-bond withdrawal and I’m struggling to function. I’m asking for nerv…

I finally realized my fear of closeness is really a fear of being known — I've been working to understand myself better as a DA, in part with the help of Reddit. I now feel the last puzzle pieces fell into place and I finally have a coherent story of why I am the way I am. …

Is this an emotional affair? — I (36F, single), have a good guy friend (40M) who has been dating a new woman for 2 ish months now. Full disclosure I don’t like her very much and I think they’re moving super fast (already saying I …

Women keep telling me I need to date younger and now my daughter has too. — I (39m) look young for my age and have been dating for the last 4 years. I have mostly dated women in their 30s and about half of them have told me to date someone younger after things didn’t work bet…

March 2026 Astrology: Transits, Key Dates, and More — **Last month’s write-up, I ended with this,** *“Let’s just say we end the month in a chaotic state of energy. Nothing seems real while at the same time, there is a sense of urgency that something need…

Talking on the apps, nothing bad happens but you're no longer interested. What do you do? — Let's say you're chatting, and something they say indicates that they aren't what youre looking for. Let's say it's a minor issue, like music tastes or not reading... something that's not worth blocki…

Experienced ego dissolution and timelessness while a friend spiraled into a bad trip believing we were communicating through “waves” — I wanted to share a recent experience because the contrast between my trip and my friend’s bad trip was extremely interesting, and I’m curious if others have seen similar dynamics in group trips. We …

Are these early signs of narcissism? — So I met this guy on Hinge a couple of weeks ago. We do know some random people in common. Here are the signs that I find strange: \- He’s absolutely grandiose - have a ton of projects, ideas, storie…

DA healing update: searching my true self, my inner child finally seen — Some of you may know me at this point. I'm (40M) dismissive avoidant, my wife fearful avoidant (41F), together 17 years, married 13 years, 3 children. I've been working on my attachment style for 5 mo…

I feel like no one talks about parental co-dependency… — My mother and I are thick as thieves and have been ever since I was born. I grew up in a household full of boys and men, my mother being the only consistent woman in my life. I had many ups and dow…

Leo with both Moon and Ascendant in Cancer with a Taurus signature - why do i feel weird, stubborn and kinda emo? — A Leo but with mostly Earth/Water fixed influences ( Virgo, Capricorn, Cancer). Barely any Air elements and maybe thats why I suck at communicating and I feel kinda slow. Not much Fire either. Peopl…

Where to go from here — Just to warn you, this is a long one... For context, my partner (F39) and I (M40) have been together for 17 years, have two kids together. This all started in early January but seems to have been goi…

Defuq? Just started to practice seriously and got a raise within 3 days??? — What the hell is going on? I swear I am a skeptic when reading success stories, but started to take the practice more seriously just because I didn't like my general mindset at all. So I started exp…

The entire universe is frequency and our communications depend on the resonance of our quantum fields — As many of you in this community know, the "UFO/NHI" phenomenon and spiritual awakening often converge at a single point: Resonance. For years, I’ve been obsessed with a question: Is there a specific …

First Acid Trip (2 tabs) — This happened like a month ago and sorry if it comes off corny: At first, I was just lying in my bed, nervous. My roommate wasn’t back yet, and the walls slowly started to breathe and layer with col…

Does anyone else just not tell their mother anything — I have too much trauma to write here but in short I stopped telling my mum anything from about the age of 16 (now 31) because I learnt the hard way that anytime I was brave enough to share my true tho…

Does anyone subconsciously think about them? — It's been five years since we last officially spoke. I was honestly doing okay for those first few years (crossing them out of my mind, going on dates, getting through other relationships and breakups…

UPDATE: The Trickle Truth is Real — I don’t feel like sharing too much because it’s painful, but the trickle truth is real. I was able to get access to the texts since her affair partner didn’t delete them. They never had any in person …

Anyone else's parents never encouraged their hobbies? — I love to sing. I haven't used my voice in over a decade and thinking about it makes me want to cry. For years I've been waiting for permission to use it. My body still fights me to sing above a whi…

As an artist, I now can see the reason I loved art, nature, and music so much growing up was a form of escapism from my emotionally neglectful parents — Can anyone else relate? I think when I was younger, getting lost in a painting or paying attention very closely to the natural world around me would help me find joy in a world where I felt extremely …

What's an anxiety hack that has changed your life? — okay 11 years of anxiety. here's what actually works for me. no bs. the biggest thing first I named my anxiety. we call it Lisa. when my brain spirals I literally say "Lisa stop, none of this makes …

Have you ever noticed how uncomfortable people become when nothing is happening? — Lately I’ve been thinking about this quite often. The moment silence appears, most people immediately fill the space with something: music, scrolling, notifications, background noise. A need to be en…

Related advice from Alan Watts — In this short talk, I learned a lot. Mainly regarding one of my frustrations with trying to " achieve focus 12" he discusses how meditation is not meant to be goal driven. He relates it to music when …

More insight into my Gemini Saturn in the 12th. How can I balance it? 23F — I’ve recently gotten some good advice regarding my chart and 12h stellium. I’m someone who has struggled with isolation, stagnation, and substance abuse (heavily, but easing up recently) and I’m tryin…

I wanted to be recognized as an artist — (Non native English speaker, sorry for mistakes) I had 1 dream. Im an artist, i do art. Ok, this is ego talking, but anyway, art is all I do Since i’m a Little girl. I’ve been told I was good at it, …

People today have forgotten how to be alone — Lately I’ve been noticing people more and more, how restless they become in silence. The moment things get quiet, we reach for our phones. Music, scrolling, notifications, something constantly and en…

Did you guys ever felt like you didn't belong in America? — Hi. I am a 15 year old second generation American born to Chinese immigrants. I sometimes feel like I don't belong in America, heres why. I dislike football. I don't support Trump. I perfer Asian foo…

Crazy experience “timeline hopper” — I’ve been lucid dreaming since I was about 12/13, and I’m now 23. I trained myself into it years ago and now I lucid dream every morning which sometimes can be annoying because it affects my sleep. I’…

It took me till 31, but I’m so glad I’m finally awake. — Two weeks into being 31, I was s\*\*\*\*dal again, which has come around every once in a while since I was 19. This time though, something in me FINALLY snapped, and I realised that I was shrinking in…

What can 'normal' people do to bring open contact a step closer? — I wonder what 'normal' people, like most of us here I assume, can do to help bring open contact a step closer? Do we have any agency in these matters? If so what do people here feel we can do or wh…

Does anyone actually trip without music? — If so what do you do? If you watch movies how much do you dose?

Dreamcore — When i see dreamcore imagery or listen to dreamcore music, it makes me feel extreme nostalgia for some reason, and it creeps me out. But weirdly, I want to experience this feeling in a lucid dream. I …

(trip report) Telepathic communication through high doses of psilocybin — Dose: 8g (Myself), 5g (Brayden, first time), others 3–4g Setting: Friend’s house, nearby park, neighborhood walk Time: 3:00 PM – 9:00 PM Participants: 5 friends So a couple years ago me and my …

I hate how sheltered I am due to my parents. — I've never been to a party (except the occasional birthday party). I've never been in a relationship. I don't know how it's supposed to work aside from just loving and spending time with each other. A…

All (That I Can Think Of) Asian Performers Currently Playing A Principal Role In a Broadway Musical! — Nathan Levy, Francois du Bois, “&Juliet,” Filipino 🇵🇭 Sonya Balsara, Jasmine, “Aladdin,” Indian 🇮🇳 Hannah Cruz, Svetlana, “Chess,” Filipina 🇵🇭 Shea Renne, Fate 1, “Hadestown,” Filipina 🇵🇭 …

Doing meditation for past 100 days — Unable to do meditation for not more than 6 or 8 minutes, than increased it day by day and now do 25 minutes of daily meditation, Does anyone notice these things, which I noticed ? 1. Music feels mor…

I tracked my dreams every day for 6 months. Here's what actually worked and what was a total waste of time. — So I've been into lucid dreaming for a while now and decided to actually get serious about it. For the last 6 months I tracked everything. Techniques, sleep times, supplements, all of it. Figured I'd …

APs always strike at the moment your dopamine peaks. — 17M here. Has anyone observed that when they're arriving at the climax of their enjoyment, like playing sports, listening to music, or any other leisure, when they were younger, their AP stormed in an…

I spent years trying to fix my life with discipline. Therapy showed me why that didn’t work — **My Journey** I can’t remember not being depressed. I have some memories of the time before, but they are pictures, frames of a child enjoying life. But I’ve struggled with depression almost my enti…

Using Stoic learnings to get back on track — What Should I do? I’m a 17-year-old student in Turkey preparing for the YKS exam—the exam that will decide which university and major I get into, so it carries a lot of weight for me. I’ve always be…

Nowadays, would you say it's easier to have kids / start a family in Asia or the West? — I know flings and casual sex and "game" and all that keep getting brought up in these communities, and I understand why. But let's suppose you eventually (or currently) want to settle down, take it ea…

Everyone coming here from the other subs is blessed to have finally sought a break from the emotional self-harm that seems to be at the core of the methodology in these other groups... which I took pa…

Is there any magic and mysterious frequency music introduction? Have the most powerful frequency music. pure frequency music

Is there music that facilitates lucid dreaming?

This music helped me astral project https://youtu.be/lnNJT7dfT0Q

I believe I came close, I discussed it here ([https://www.reddit.com/r/AstralProjection/comments/10z4vjo/was\_this\_obe/](https://www.reddit.com/r/AstralProjection/comments/10z4vjo/was_this_obe/)), bu…

I am 5 months out from my divorce, and I can only handle it day by day. I try to give myself the same grace I would give others. Some days are easier than others. I try to stick to a routine. Oddly, e…

So pardon the length (I haven't told anyone yet) and thank you for reading. I might have a crush on a good friend ("Steve") who I've reconnected with after a few years of not hanging out. We didn't …

I love listening to music and analysing the attachment style the song is coming from. Since learning about attachment theory I analyse it in music, films/TV, personal relationships. I find it fascinat…

I am in the same boat. Had my FA (maybe DA? I never knew about attachment theory until her. She was extremely committed and IN. LOVE. for 2 years and was much more anxious and attached. Then she was j…

There’s a song called “I wanna know u” by enjoii. All of his music is this feeling. He keeps things from himself even though he deeply wants to connect. He keeps he’ll pull away. And it seems like we …

Hey could you share the link for hemi-sync music. Thansk in advance. I want to use it for deep mediation.

Great observation. Ever since I've had a situationship with an avoidant, I came to notice this a lot in songs. I've heard them written seemingly from the perspective of each side... more commonly anx…

And people music evening honest across history evening movies honest? Yesterday books family tomorrow open brown across helpful then.

Clean where quick jumps tomorrow questions wanders patient year evil jumps weekend the clear afternoon and music history.

lots of people party in their 30s especially if they are a friendship group with similar music interests

Aside from the fact that she has not behaved fairly - what else are you trying to gain from this? And I say this with kindness. What point are you trying to prove? Who else has abused your trust i…

Either charge more for the songs starting now or continue to sell them to other people the way she does. Clearly your music is popular so use that affirmation to sell more music. Sounds like this per…

I also get very anxious. I try to act secure but my brain is going insane. Always overanalyzing, preoccupied, I genuinely cannot tell when I am overreacting and when I am right, so I always override m…

Hey. There's a lot there. It sounds like you just want more connection with your partner and also to know that they aren't going away. If the digital self harm is making you feel worse, perhaps try no…

I love this! I'm so happy to see how this has helped. I feel I can relate to your insights about yourself. I've been working on self-regulating, and because most of my interaction with my Avoidant is …

I can certainly identify with this sort of feeling, and unfortunately in my case, the realities of what was happening when my partner at the time wasn't responding were exactly the worst thing. That …

He might be regretting it? [Disclaimer: I’m not at all an expert this is all just my opinion and experience as a former anxious] In my experience, avoidants work in the formula of “feelings minus fe…

Text of original post by u/nintendonaut: After my breakup in winter of last year, I went through a long period of mourning and not knowing what to do or how to move forward. Now, over the past 2-3 mon…

I know it can be expensive but you mentioned in your original post you have a good career. You also, in your own words, are desperate to date someone. Are you really not able to come up with ~$100 dol…

I can relate to you, I think people don't talk often enough about how dark and suffering it feels to be at the other end of the spectrum. People tend to only discuss the aftermath of how you should pi…

Long walks with the dog Shorter walks around the block when I’m busy or low energy Going to the beach and smelling and listening to the ocean Bath with epsom salts and essential oils Going to bed …

I'm right there with you. Sometimes it feels like I learned so much only so that I can just stand back and watch a train wreck unfold in live time while still being completely powerless to stop it. …

Treat the space as space for YOU. Spend time by yourself, journal, listen to music, spend time with loved ones, and work on re-centering. I feel like it's easy to lose yourself in someone - or the ide…

Hi OP, thank you for your post as it reminds me that im not alone in how I feel and behave sometimes. I relate 100% to your experiences and managing takes a lot of active awareness and effort, and I s…

These are my personal experiences from FAs: bad texter, late replies, hard time describing themselves and their emotions, past history of relationships (or none), problems with parents, retreat in soc…

Thank you for your post, u/Musician-Kind. Here are a few important reminders. Please be sure to follow the [Rules](https://www.reddit.com/r/AnxiousAttachment/about/rules) and feel free to utilize thin…

Text of original post by u/Musician-Kind: Well - after a month I broke no contact. I thought I was in a really good place for it, and I still believe that I am. But he did not answer and it hurt still…

When I find myself caught in an anxious spiral, these are the things I've found that help me most: 1) Get moving - I pop in my earbuds, turn on a true crime podcast to engage my brain, put the leash …

Sorry this is long. I’m 27, I have only been on dates with like 10 guys in my life (I don’t understand why getting a date, let alone a relationship is so incredibly hard, but that’s a different topic)…

As someone who is currently quitting smoking and has had partners worry/stress about it in the past, the biggest place that I see this go wrong is that partners focus on the *act* of smoking and mista…

Make sure you’re getting enough sunlight (vitamin d) and out in nature and eating balanced. Apparently ashwaganda can also help, a natural alternative. But I am not a doctor. Try to do things you enjo…

Hey I've been facing some issues in my relationship. Need advice on how to fix everything. My partner very recently expressed her concern for my health and that i should really avoid drinking at all.…

Thank you for your post, u/Musician-Kind. Here are a few important reminders. Please be sure to follow the [Rules](https://www.reddit.com/r/AnxiousAttachment/about/rules) and feel free to utilize thin…

Text of original post by u/Musician-Kind: So I am anxiously attached, I’ve done a ton of work and I think I present as fairly secure now (?) but when I’m triggered it’s a mess in my brain. My question…

Keep yourself busy. Try to find a hobby like gaming, music, sports or even reading a book.

Others have stated this too, but in my words: 1. Go external: Make an active practice of actively planning non-romantic activities and events with others that you are looking forward to. Keep this…

I recently have begun to notice that I have an anxious attachment style with my bf of one year. Every single time we encounter a little "normal" blip in the relationship, it feels like the end of the…

Text of original post by u/rainbowjungle: TW: attachment injury, trauma-bond withdrawal, panic attacks, obsessive rumination I think I’m in severe attachment-injury / trauma-bond withdrawal and I’m s…

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Yep. I recently broke up with someone who on paper was perfect for me. Our Venn diagram overlapped on music and a lot of other stuff as well which is very important to me, we had a great physical rela…

Nice!! Have a great time! 😊 Always nice to experience music with others, i think

I've been to two singles events and feel hopeless coming out of them. Well that's not true, in the first one I managed to vibe with a girl and got her number but it just didn't go anywhere, no date …

Yeah, we have Hinge, Bumble, Tinder and OKCupid in the UK. By cozy gaming, I'm guessing you mean games like Stardew Valley and so on? Music might be a no-go as I get sensory overload at gigs/festival…

Had a 6th date planned tonight after coming back from a work trip. She texted me first thing this morning, “Good morning! I might have to skip today, I’m starting to feel sick 😭”. I’m a bit bummed bu…

I didn't know attachment styles even existed until I started browsing this subreddit a few months ago, and it's absolutely wild how people are apparently going around constantly on guard watching out …