AwesomeMusic As A Drug

When one listens to music, no matter what kind it is, if it is pleasing to you it will have an affect on you that is similar to that of a mild narcotic. We are chemical beings and thus are affected by external stimuli via our senses and music comes to us this way.

There are too many types of music to discuss here in the article, however, all music is similar in that it affects the one who is open to it in a positive manner. It is not my task here to discriminate between the different types of music that there are and to see which ones are better than others. The task of this article is to demonstrate that any music that the listener is stimulated by is responding to it much in the same matter as a drug.

The first thing that one has to ask is “What kind of effect does music have on you that parallels to a drug?” and then the second thing you have to do is qualify the statement by asking “What kind of drug?” For the purposes of the article I will state that what I mean by drug is a simple non-life threatening non mind altering drug such as marijuana, alcohol, and other mild drugs.

The affect: When you listen to a piece of music that you are “in tune” with, that you like, it will have an immediate hold on you and you are transformed from where you are now to an ethereal place in your mind. What is happening to you when you are in this state of mind is you and being taken away from focus for that is point of music as with a drug. You do not lose you mind when you are under the influence of alcohol or marijuana, what you are is relaxed and more importantly non-focused and that is the key.

When you are listing to music that you like your mind may wonder off to times past or to other sentiments leaving you vulnerable to not getting your tasks done much like a drug. It is a very common thing for a certain piece of music to remind you of a time in your life and that past time is brought to the present upon hearing the piece, but it is a fooler because that time is long past and you are responsible for your situation now. Dazing off to the tune of music will only cause you trouble because it will keep you from getting your work done.

The thing to watch out for is having music around you when it is appropriate. For example, while I am here writing this article I am not able to have any kind of music on, no matter how soft and mild it is, any music for me while I am writing is a distraction and gets in my way when I am trying to write. This is because I am extremely high focused and do not want distractions. Writing more than any other activity requires extreme focus because you are dealing with the story line which is the seed of life. Similarly, when I am drawing I am able to listen to Classical music because it compliments my mood but when I attempt to listen Lady GaGa (whose music I like very much) while I draw it has negative results because it is too distracting.

So when you want to get things done you may find that it best to turn off the music.

Stephen F. Condren – Artist