Everyone has felt, at some point in their lives, that they should simply let go, and not care anymore. This is much easier said than done. Some people elect to abuse substances continually in order to do this. Others can mentally establish themselves and create a balance between caring and not-caring. Many people recommend music for just this purpose, and for many it works very well. Here is my account of this last method.

Basically, I have every reason to be stressed at the moment. I have plenty of assignments due very soon which aren’t completed, or even started. There’s a somewhat “sticky” relationship issue that I need to face and resolve first thing tomorrow morning, and I’ve been feeling somewhat sick for a week now. I’m sure there’s people far worse off than me in the world, but I’ve been in an anxious, depressed mood for awhile. It absolutely sucks. I finally decided to just download a collection of “Chillout” music, and just allow myself to sit back, listen, and enjoy. I guess you could describe chillout as a fusion of electronica, vocal, soft rock, and ambient musical styles. Basically anything layered over anything, as long as it feels relaxing, and laid back.

It has so far worked wonderfully. I just put it on random, and decided to lay back. It has certainly helped me to not be as anxious, and has renewed a bit of faith in “It’s only hard if you make it so”. It’s definetly no drug-like state at all, but this laying back, and just immersing myself in this slow, downbeat, simple, and varied music has truly helped me grab control, during a time where I felt like control was just a far away concept, that I wouldn’t grasp for quite some time.

Hopefully, this isn’t some one-time wonder, and I’ll definitely be trying this relaxation of sorts more often in order to calm my nerves, and to “grab control” once again. As for everyone else, I highly recommend trying this. You won’t be disappointed.