re: share your relaxation tunes

tkj:

Since somewhat 15 years ago I have had a calm me down song, and that song is Basket Case with Green Day. I have no idea why this song has a calming effect on my brain, but it has. If I’m stressed out or are about to get a panic attack - it acctually, sometimes, helps to start listening to Basket Case. 

In my case it’s the acoustic version of Vad Har Jag Gjort with Ebba Grön. Lyrically, it’s harrowing but the melody and the way it makes me just stop dead in my tracks and just listen to it over and over again. It’s eerie. That the lyrics also make one realise that one is not alone in misery is also a good thing even if it doesn’t make anyone happy.