Really enjoying todays webinar on unwanted inner music and wellbeing from Jan Coeburgh Still struggling with the concept of unwanted inner music but I guess everyday is a school day. @kellyjakubowski.bsky.social @freyabailes.bsky.social #musicscience - ThreadSky

dancingresearch.bsky.social • 27 days ago

Really enjoying todays webinar on unwanted inner music and wellbeing from Jan Coeburgh

Still struggling with the concept of unwanted inner music but I guess everyday is a school day.

@kellyjakubowski.bsky.social @freyabailes.bsky.social
#musicscience

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kellyjakubowski.bsky.social•27 days ago

Was the concept clarified at all, Claire, or if not, just curious if you can elaborate on what aspect you were struggling with?

dancingresearch.bsky.social•26 days ago

Yes it definitely became clearer how internal music could be distressing.
Raised 2 questions for me

dancingresearch.bsky.social•26 days ago

1 what proportion of internal music is beneficial, a psychiatry lens will only ever be in a position to highlight when things are distressing and as flagged by Jan could unnecessarily lead to stigmatisation of the experience

kellyjakubowski.bsky.social•26 days ago

Yes indeed- it’s pretty well established that most inner music is not distressing and can even be helpful in some cases (come to some future webinars for more on that! :)

dancingresearch.bsky.social•24 days ago

That’s definitely my impression - I suppose there is a big difference between earworm and hallucination, but I wonder if there are many ‘positive hallucinations’.
Maybe they should be trying to find ways to make the hallucination positive, if it can’t be eliminated

kellyjakubowski.bsky.social•24 days ago

Yes definitely- there's research on this related to auditory hallucinations more generally: some people are not bothered and even find them 'soothing', https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24936085/

dancingresearch.bsky.social•26 days ago

2 internal music might reflect or amplify an underlying emotional experience. Could it be a signal of distress rather than a cause of distress? And potentially indicative of a wide range of emotions?

kellyjakubowski.bsky.social•26 days ago

Agree as well- can definitely be a signal of something broader that needs addressing

dancingresearch.bsky.social•26 days ago

Also I was interested to see the parallels between music and pain in reverse where cross modal perception is used to interrupt problematic perceptual experiences

addiebabe.bsky.social•27 days ago

Yes very interesting, especially learning about the similarities and differences between musical hallucinations Vs musical imagery Vs earworms. Also interesting to hear about possible links to poor sleep!

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