Singing as Therapy/Fun!
 

Has anyone tried group singing or singing in a choir whilst having PCS?

I took part in a vocal workshop where we had tasks singing as a group. Not songs so to speak but pitches or tones as games.

This was primarily for fun but a noticeable side-effect was that I felt my headache, which had been constant and debilitating for 18 months, disappear.

I can remember and pinpoint the feeling in my brain being like a switch turning on. Weird!

The headaches did come back when I was exposed to too much light/sound/stress/etc. but after that I had periods where I was headache free for hours and then days at a time.

I'm almost three years in now and not 'better' but singing has helped with certain symptoms and aspects of PCS - Depression, socialising, focusing on other things....

I was wondering if anyone has had any similar experiences?

Thanks.

I would not be able to sing in a group. The multiple voices would strain my brain with too many channels of auditory data.

Those of you who can enjoy or benefit from group singing are fortunate.

Yeah, I get that when listening to certain music or listening to multiple voices talking, but there is something about being part of a collective sound that is different (for myself at least).

"This is Your Brain on Music: The Science of a Human Obsession" is an interesting AudioBook on the the subject of how the brain processes music and sound. (if you're interested?)

I have felt a definite benefit brain-wise from either singing (solo or chorus) or playing a wind instrument of some kind (like a recorder flute).

I loved music during my recovery. I didn't listen to voices too much early in my recovery, it was too much for me. I loved nature sounds, as well as soft instrumental music. Later on, listening to Enya eased me.