Posted by grapebubblegum on June 5, 2001, at 22:19:22
In reply to Re: Intrusive Music and OCD , posted by Glenn Fagelson on June 5, 2001, at 21:48:44
I'm not trying to be a smart aleck or make light of the subject but...
Isn't this normal in all people? I didn't know that having a tune in one's head was abnormal in any way. Sure, maybe some people have music present more often than others but...
You see, I'm not trying to discount the idea. Just sort through it. Now that I've stated the above, I will say that I noticed way back when I was a teenager that if I had to go through a very stressful night (I lived with a mother who had dramatic emotional problems that would in turn scare me and keep me on a high-stress level most of the night some nights) that this music would become louder and more insistent in my head. My theory was/is that it is a calming mechanism of some sort.
And when I took zoloft and raised the dose from 100 mg. per day to 150, I immediately noticed what seemed like louder and more pervasive music and/or conversation in my head. Not delusions, just normal tunes-going-through one's head but they seemed just... louder, for lack of a better description.
I never thought that this was a symptom of any disorder, though.
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