There’s a song that’s been proven
to reduce anxiety by 65%. It’s called
Weightless by Macaroni Union, and it
was specifically designed to slow your
heart rate, reduce blood pressure, and
lower cortisol levels. It’s so effective
that it’s dangerous to drive while
listening to it because it
can make you drowsy. SourceSource 2Source 3
Sound therapists and Manchester band Marconi Union compiled the song. Scientists played it to 40 women and found it to be more effective at helping them relax than songs by Enya, Mozart and Coldplay.
Weightless works by using specific rhythms, tones, frequencies and intervals to relax the listener. A continuous rhythm of 60 BPM causes the brainwaves and heart rate to synchronise with the rhythm: a process known as ‘entrainment’. Low underlying bass tones relax the listener and a low whooshing sound with a trance-like quality takes the listener into an even deeper state of calm.
Dr David Lewis, one of the UK’s leading stress specialists said: “‘Weightless’ induced the greatest relaxation – higher than any of the other music tested. Brain imaging studies have shown that music works at a very deep level within the brain, stimulating not only those regions responsible for processing sound but also ones associated with emotions.”
The study – commissioned by bubble bath and shower gel firm Radox Spa – found the song was even more relaxing than a massage, walk or cup of tea. So relaxing is the tune, apparently, that people are being Rex advised against listening to it while driving.
The top 10 most relaxing tunes were: 1. Marconi Union – Weightless 2. Airstream – Electra 3. DJ Shah – Mellomaniac (Chill Out Mix) 4. Enya – Watermark 5. Coldplay – Strawberry Swing 6. Barcelona – Please Don’t Go 7. All Saints – Pure Shores 8. AdelevSomeone Like You 9. Mozart – Canzonetta Sull’aria 10. Cafe Del Mar – We Can Fly
One of the comments suggests pairing it with Rainymood.
When I was literally unable to sleep at all, my senior at work gave me this song to listen to!
My wife uses this song when she’s having near-meltdown levels of anxiety right before bed and it helps her relax and shed some of that stress enough for her to attempt to lie down and sleep.
No but really. There’s actually a whole album of “Weightless part 1″ Weightless part 2″ etc (6 in total) that basically just flows from one part to the next. The first time I played through it (with headphones, it’s best if you aren’t being distracted by other ambient sounds), it relaxed me so much I literally could not stand up for a few minutes after it finished. My legs forgot how to do the standing thing. Spotify link: https://open.spotify.com/album/3d8apQ32ZVRDPFtllVTKGR?si=QFExapVXTCaag4KGPGCD-w
it’s no one’s fault that i have been a dysphoric mess and had an actual breakdown about my transness last night.
it’s no one’s fault that i have been wrestling with the concept of my gender and presentation and what i could possibly possibly do in order to make people use the right damn pronouns the first damn time……
and the answer is nothing.
I wear a binder, i use a packer, i wear men’s clothing, i have a short fade, i don’t wear makeup or paint my nails, fuck i even wear men’s SHOES…. and no matter what, the second i open my mouth it’s “ma’am.” and you know what…? having a “gender neutral” name that SKEWS feminine, doesn’t help that. at all.
‘s why I changed my fb name, ‘s why i changed a lot of things. hell, ‘s why i try to not use so many freakin’ emoji or reaction gifs…. because yeah, my masculinity IS that fragile because it is literally never completely acknowledged except by my romantic partners.
So it’s been a rough week. it’s been a bad year. it’s been a weird fucking life since 2012 when I first figured out “hey, i…..really don’t think i’m a GIRL?” and had to start this shit. that’s no one’s FAULT. so i’m not particularly angry at a PERSON…. i’m just angry that THIS time around, i had to be trans. I’m angry that THIS time around… i have to worry about things like ID cards and birth certificates, paying for lawyers and whether I’ll be assaulted for the bathroom i use. about whether or not people see me right, if they even see me at all. and whether that target painted on my back is getting bigger, or if that’s just the YEARS of this shit i’m carrying making it feel that way.
Me: yeah so I just don’t have the energy to get up and make myself a sandwich or wait for something to cook so I just. Don’t
Her: why don’t you just eat the sandwich components without putting them together
Me:
Her: you can just eat a handful of cheese and some sandwich meat. You don’t have to make a sandwich.
Me:
Me: what
given the choice between socially unacceptable behavior and death, choose a fistful of ham. every time.
If it helps/you have the energy, plop all the sandwich stuff on a plate and call it “deconstructed”. It works for chefs on cooking shows so why not the rest of us?
If you have them, you can also just dump some crackers on a plate and eat it all together. It’s an hors d’oeuvre and you are FANCY.
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