I love music and find it often is beneficial or soothing to play a record or two. Unfortunately I'm sometimes to sensitive to the noise and it hurts instead. Usually decreasing the volume is good enough but not always. I've also always tended to prefer music with sad themes. The first song I ever liked was "As Tears Go By". So sometimes the music I'd like to play will be too much of a downer. I just play Moody Blues when this is the only problem.

Yes, music is great. Anything that helps is the way to go. I do much better if I'm talking to someone so it's important to me to get out and talk. (I hate phones and they cause me pain). Get a hobby or or pick up crafts. Learn your triggers and avoid them. Try to stay up.

It's pretty easy to feel sorry for yourself and think about what your life "should" be like but these seem to be associated with the pain and and worsening of the condition.

I always used to try to take the hardest road just for the sport of it. ...No longer.