Is it possible to turn clinical depression on its head?

Post Reply New Topic

My inner anxieties are complex, and probably stem from many sources. I seem to have lost my will entirely... I want to become a good musician but I have no belief... others say songs I write are of high quality, and all I detect is the mistakes and the fact that it's not as good as John Williams/Bob Dylan/The Who etc... that's all I think about my music and achievements in general... I'm wasting my talents and losing my will in life... I have no drive to exercise and my days are lonely and fruitless... no structure, and nothing to do... plus I'm far too susceptable to other people's unhappiness affecting me too, and I live in England, which doesn't help matters much either.

There's so much pessimism and skepticism in this Country... but that's not the thing to blame the most here.

I don't know where I go from here - what I want to do in life is become one of the higher quality musicians in life and become good at Tae Kwon Do, with a balanced physicality. I also want to use this kind of will and drive in other facets of my life too, say if I want to become good at Chess or whatnot.

Anyone know how to fight this stuff? Is it a question of fighting?

your right your not john williams or bob dylan. but at the same time they arent you. i have a whole collection of beethoven cause he is suppost to be one of the greatest composers ever. personally i thinks its overrated, doesnt stop him from having a huge following. if todays music can teach you anything its that you dont have to get your own music as long as someone else does


look at soldier boy, for god sakes. hey im slodier boy, buy my new album called soldier boy, with the title track called soldier boy, and do the new dance called the soldier boy, cause im not creative in the least. but im a millionair

Hey cool! I used to listen to classic rock and practice Karate at the same time,
especially songs like Kung Fu Fighting that maybe sort of goes with it, or the
songs from the Karate Kid, like "You're the Best", and doing that used to
un-depress me, because there is energy in some music.

I have some very idiosyncratic ideas about what kind of energy is in the
music, and I also try to make music, I say try because I haven't made a
lot of it, and I'm only learning common music theory lately whereas I
only invented my own electronic instruments before that would make
sounds I liked. Don't be impressed, because most of it sounds like "E.T.
phone home", and made by a 30 year old computer. Now I try to make
voice effects because I don't like my voice enough to sing. I guess a
lot of recent music uses melodyne and autotune so people who can't
sing can sound like they do. I'm just starting to try MIDI. I think I don't
like much modern music and I want to try to make happier songs, but
you can do what you like. I don't even ever want a label because I
think they would demand more music than my heart and soul can make,
and then I might be empty. I recommend if you remember your dreams
and fantasy to use that as inspiration, or any other passion you have or
had, and don't let a rare good moment pass without putting the energy
into the music, such as if it works for you to practice Taekwondo while
listening to energy music, I hope something like that energizes you and
inspires you to make music then or after. Just an idea that works for me,
everyone is different.

Here are some other maybe really different weird songs that have inspired me:
Magic Power (of the music in me) - I forgot who sung it in 1980s
Neverending Story + Ivory Tower - LIMAHL
The Intro to PBS CTW "The Electric Company"
Forever Young - Alphaville or anyone else who sung it
Fly With Me - Gigi D'agostino? last name seems wrong

are you getting any regualr exercise? A little bit can go a long way...and lack of exercise can really exacerbate depression..