This may seem lame or corny, but I wanted to share a song that gets me through the hardest pain days.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G8QbVoBqDuo
This song, Stand in the Rain, by Superchick
It came up randomly on a CD my roommate left in my car, and the lyrics hit me so hard I had to pull over and just listen to it 5 times while I cried.
I have had ATN for 10 months now, and it has been some of the darkest, most painful, confusing time in my life. I can't say I remember many good things, in fact, between lack of sleep and drug side effects there are significant holes in my memory. This song, played on head phones as I stared at the ceiling at 3:30am too tired to cry any more, but hurting too bad to sleep again that night or screaming it out until my voice is horse alone in the car, this has become my personal anthem.
So stand in the rain
stand your ground
stand up when its all crashing down
you stand through the pain
you wont drown
and one day whats lost can be found
you stand in the rain
"you stand through the pain" Even curled on the floor panting, unable to stand, hearing those words helps me mentally resist the despair that constant pain pushes me into.
Does anyone else have a song or poem or art that helps them on bad days? I need to take this song and "Stand" by Rascal Flatts and make a, "Resist the Despair" playlist. Let me know if you have any recommendations along that theme.
Wishing everyone a Good day.