music in my head, humming
Sep. 5th, 2005 03:47 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
guslI'm constantly playing music in my head, mostly Bluegrass, Celtic or other happy catchy tunes. Often, I'll hum it.
This was recently brought to my attention by my housemate's girlfriend, who said it was keeping her up (she must be more sensitive than me!). I was completely unaware of my vocalization, and didn't imagine that hear it could bother anyone (I'm aware that I do it, but not when I'm doing it). Now I have to consciously monitor myself.
I think this is more pronounced in the early mornings and at night. Sometimes I wake up singing... maybe it's related to feeling lazy. Or is it a way of distracting myself from the real world?
It is especially common when I'm thinking, programming (although not too hard).
Repetitive (rhythmic?) things, like cycling, put me in the mood for the music to start playing in my head.
Maybe this music is what keeps my attention inside my head. But why would I try to focus my attention inside my head?
I also think this is strongly correlated to jiggling my legs restlessly. But if I'm watching TV, I won't hum or hear music.
What sucks is when you hate the tune, but it's stuck playing in your head. But this is not often the case.
When does "hearing music" become hallucination?
This was recently brought to my attention by my housemate's girlfriend, who said it was keeping her up (she must be more sensitive than me!). I was completely unaware of my vocalization, and didn't imagine that hear it could bother anyone (I'm aware that I do it, but not when I'm doing it). Now I have to consciously monitor myself.
I think this is more pronounced in the early mornings and at night. Sometimes I wake up singing... maybe it's related to feeling lazy. Or is it a way of distracting myself from the real world?
It is especially common when I'm thinking, programming (although not too hard).
Repetitive (rhythmic?) things, like cycling, put me in the mood for the music to start playing in my head.
Maybe this music is what keeps my attention inside my head. But why would I try to focus my attention inside my head?
I also think this is strongly correlated to jiggling my legs restlessly. But if I'm watching TV, I won't hum or hear music.
What sucks is when you hate the tune, but it's stuck playing in your head. But this is not often the case.
When does "hearing music" become hallucination?