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Old 05-18-2011, 12:01 AM
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It sounds stressful to me. If I need to recover, I need the proper stimulation. The right music. Something with the right tactile feel for my hands. Comfortable clothes. A cozy bed or chair.

I can see the idea for very young pediatric patients who have brains in very early stages of development where thought is more abstract and limited to simple concepts. We have very complex thoughts with definite concepts, not abstract simplicity.

Think of this as a way to recover from overload....

Music that my mind has heard many times so it does not need to listen to receive the value from the music. Soft clothes that do not cause any specif stimulation or sensations. A comfortable bed. When these are combined, the brain loses any sensation of needing to pay attention. Everything is a known stimulation and not irritating or requiring any effort to ignore. When I am in this situation, it is almost like I am floating in the music.

This rests my brain like nothing else.

Does this make sense?
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