Diamonds and Fire
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Thread Topic: Diamonds and Fire
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I was going to post something and then I forgot
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I can't stop listening to this song. It's so heartbreaking.
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I hate it when you're searching back for something but then after so long of doing it you don't remember what you were looking for in the first place.
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Tat's notes
Happy Valentine's day 💘 -
Thank you so much!
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Holding up your arms for five minutes straight really is a workout.
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Don't tell a musician how well they did. Instead, tell them what they did well.
Do not smile and say you thought it was good. They'll think your smile is fake and that you're just being nice. They can already think of a thousand things they feel like they didn't do well, even if you think they did it phenomenally.
Tell them that their voice is beautiful, that they have very good technique, that you were impressed with how quickly their fingers moved, that you could hear the emotion they that they wanted to convey while playing, had amazing tone, that their tone matched the feeling of the piece, their diction or articulation was really good, and so on.
These comments are what makes a musician feel that their talent is valued, the work they've put into their instrument recognized, and they themselves feel appreciated. -
Ever since my psychology teacher said that I express myself with my hands rather than my face or my tone of voice I'm suddenly paying attention to that so much more.
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Howbeit is an actual word
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I'm sorry I haven't been online lately. I've been super stressed about things and I don't know how much I'm going to be online for the next week.
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Finally got mom to understand that the 20 mins on 5 mins off doesn't work for my brain.
Unfortunately my sister thinks I keep using my APD as an excuse for things. -
I'm going to talk to her after she gets home because I need her to understand.
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Wait turns out there is treatment for it not just accomodations
Time to tell my mom. Hopefully then she'll let me get diagnosed. -
I really hope you're able to get the treatment you need. Understanding personality is a huge thing my mom has trouble with. Unless something's in writing by my doctor, she never believes me. But, I know you're not an antisocial person. You just lack the drive to socialize at times, or may personally be uncomfortable or overwhelmed, even. While it offends my mom that I must listen to music when I first get up and for an hour after getting off work and I won't talk to her, I need that time to prepare to talk to people and settle down after 8 hours of it.
But, treatment will hopefully help you cope with the world around you and help you better express your needs. I hope it goes well for you... -
Thanks
Although I can't tell but APD isn't something with personality. It's Auditory Processing Disorder, basically I can't process sounds correctly all the time so I mishear a TON of things among other things.
It turns out she was just trying to be a protective little sister in case other people won't take APD as an answer all the time.
And I think my mom didn't get me diagnosed because she asked if there was any treatment or cure and I said not really, just accomodations. So then what would be the point if you can't try to make it better?
But I just found out that there is treatment so hopefully I can tell her.
But yeah, treatment will help me with communication.
And even if I don't get treated, even just having a diagnosis will help because then I have an actual explanation rather than just sputtering out apologies while the person is glaring at me because I can't understand what they're saying.
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