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Jenn4
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songs for bipolar

Hey fam, hope you're all doing well. 

 

I made a playlist of songs that help me understand and go with my bipolar 

 

Songs and playlists really really help me to process and reconcile my emotions and experiences, and make me feel understood and not alone. I make them for a lot of aspects of my life, especially when i have a lot of emotions to process. I'm sure i'm not the only person like this 🙂 

 

The video for 'psych ward' is a bit frightening so don't watch it if you're not into that stuff - i'm certainly not

 

Crazy - Art of Sleeping

Unwell - Matchbox Twenty

Crazy - Supertramp

Hello World - The Saddle Club

The Isle of Arran - Loyle Carner

Miserere - The Cat Empire

A.O.K - Adrian Eagle

Bent - Matchbox Twenty

Psych Ward - Okay Kaya

Welcome to Hell - Plan B

Days of Elijah - Robin Mark

Love & Hate - Michael Kiwanuka

Roll up your Sleeves - Meg Mac

Getting Better - The Beatles

The Impression That I Get - The Mighty Mighty Bosstones

Share songs that have helped you work out your brain and experiences as you like! 

Warm regards, Jenn 🙂  

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Re: songs for bipolar

Hey there @Jenn4,

 

I love this thread that you've started. I've been trying to think of songs that help me process different emotions and I'm still thinking...

 

In the meantime, I really like the mood of this song, it has a sense of 'wonder' to it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9b4F_ppjnKU 

 

Does anyone else have any songs that they play when they're going through a tough time, or to inspire them, or get through the day? 

Re: songs for bipolar

@Tortoiseshell  Yes Fleetwood Mac!!!! Temporary One! https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=U7Ey7x5e6cw

Re: songs for bipolar

Try Biily Joel, "Summer highland falls" & "You may be right."

"Madness" by Madness.

"Rock and roll is where I hide" by Dave Graney n the coral snakes.

Ben Lee "Catch my disease" topical but maybe bad taste?

Bernard Fanning "Wish you well".

Def fx "Psychoactive summer".

Skunk anansie "I can dream"

Insurge"Political prisoners"

Swoop"Apple eyes".

"Addicted to base" Josh Abrahams

"Another lonely day" Ben Harper

Enjoy!

Re: songs for bipolar

Thanks @Mex ! Really appreciate it! Will definitely check these out. Music is a godsend and the food of love for sure! Solidarity also goes pretty well 🙂 

 

I love Bernard Fanning's Wash me clean too! 

 

Also i've added, 

 

The Crowd - The Cat Empire 

Take Me to the River - any version but i like The Commitments and Talking Heads'

Only Light - The Cat Empire

 

❤️ 🙂 

Re: songs for bipolar

@Mex , @Tortoiseshell , Madness by Muse also good! 

 

And Rehab by Amy Winehouse! 

Re: songs for bipolar

When I was a kid growing up in the 60s, Johnny O'Keefe was one of the very few

people in Australia who went public with his mental health struggles.

 

Well I can't do nothin' with the blues I got
But sing, sing, sing
I guess the only thing to keep me from-a blowing my top
Is to sing, sing, sing
I'm gonna sing a little song that has a rockin' beat
I'm gonna sing (sing) sing (sing) si-i-ing
Then a-tell-a my troubles to the friends I meet
I'm gonna sing, sing, sing

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZF9rS90U3-U

Re: songs for bipolar

@Mex  these are great! listening now! up to Ben Lee. I feel much less alone from hearing them and the complex perspectives of their writiers and from connecting here on the forum 🙂 

Re: songs for bipolar

@Jo-anneJoy , legend. 

@Jo-anneJoy , @Mex , @Tortoiseshell 


Currently watching the live Anzac Day concert with the fam. Reckless by Australian Crawl and Throw Your Arms Around Me by Hunters and Collectors. Great songs 

Re: songs for bipolar

Hi  @Jenn4  see also Missy Higgins "Steer" and "Sweet arms of a tune"

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