Reboot Music

fapfreezone

Active Member
There was a thread on this a few months ago and IIRC not much of substance was suggested, so I thought I'd make a new one because I now have some useful suggestions to add and because I've just reached my goal of 30 days no PMO, so i'd like to share something that's helped me. Here's my list of acceptable reboot music:

Britpop
? Blur
? Pulp
? The Verve

Indie
? REM
? The calling
? Semisonic
? The Killers
? Razorlight
? Green Day

Oldies
? Frank Sinatra
? The Beatles

Lyric free
? Classical
? Darude

Pop
? Fall Out Boy
? Mike Posner
? Hosier

Rap
? Eminem (except "ass like that")
? Chamillionaire

Other
? James Bond themes


The main thing is to avoid most modern pop and singers of the opposite sex, I think.
 

BuddhaAwake

Active Member
For me it's

Bob Dylan
Van Morrison
The Waterboys
Peter Himmelman
Richard Thompson
The Pogues

To each their own- the main point, I take it, is that music is very powerful and can help or hinder our recovery. Music certainly is a significant force in my life.
 

jimthejones

Active Member
Your 100 % right modern popular music esp hip hop and pop is off the table..if you listen to unpopular or classic hip hop/instrumentals like dela, Samon Kawamura etc or jazz/afro/world musiq you will be a lot better not a lot of triggers.
 
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Stowe2010

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I have been listening to a lot of older Beatles lately as well as the band JethroTull. I also have found that punk rock helps me get out my aggression when working out.
 
BuddhaAwake, I'm right there with you on Bob Dylan and Van Morrison. They are two of the greatest at telling thought provoking stories with their music.

I'd also recommend 2 albums by Steve Winwood - Back in the High Life and Roll With It. There are some great inspirational songs on these albums. These might seem kind of cheesy from the 80s, but Steve Winwood has played alongside some of the best rock musicians out there. From what I've read, he lived the whole rock and roll lifestyle, but he was able to rise above all the drug and alcohol abuse and addiction of his peers and come out unscathed.
 

JKLIVIN

Member
Personally for me, I have found any music helps. I can see where people are coming from when they eliminate certain artists, songs, or genres. I certainly don't disagree with it. However in my recovery it has been more geared around just having music. A little background as well, I am also deaf on the right side. I learned during my recovery process that it has actually played more of a role in my addictions than I ever thought. But back to music, for me there is a fear that at some point in the future I may become completely deaf, and lose the ability to hear music at all. Music has such beauty, soul, and purpose. After my relapse after a year, on of my goals towards recovery was making sure I had music in my life everyday. Instead of having a television on, the radio is on. Every night while cooking music is my background noise. The style will vary from night to night ranging from Pink Floyd, to Eddie Veddar, to Edith Piaf to movie soundtracks and even mediation "soundscapes."

Music has played a huge role in my recovery and I would strongly recommend it to everyone in recovery, and even those not in recovery. Make music a apart of your everyday life.

To add some more names to the lists that have been going here:

Pink Floyd
Led Zeppelin
Eddie Veddar
Bon Iver
Brandi Carlile
Fran Sinatra
Louis Armstrong (I always smile when he sings)
Edith Piaf
Nina Simone
John Williams
Hans Zimmer

I could go on and on though.
 

fapfreezone

Active Member
JKLIVIN said:
Personally for me, I have found any music helps. I can see where people are coming from when they eliminate certain artists, songs, or genres. I certainly don't disagree with it. However in my recovery it has been more geared around just having music. A little background as well, I am also deaf on the right side. I learned during my recovery process that it has actually played more of a role in my addictions than I ever thought. But back to music, for me there is a fear that at some point in the future I may become completely deaf, and lose the ability to hear music at all. Music has such beauty, soul, and purpose. After my relapse after a year, on of my goals towards recovery was making sure I had music in my life everyday. Instead of having a television on, the radio is on. Every night while cooking music is my background noise. The style will vary from night to night ranging from Pink Floyd, to Eddie Veddar, to Edith Piaf to movie soundtracks and even mediation "soundscapes."

Music has played a huge role in my recovery and I would strongly recommend it to everyone in recovery, and even those not in recovery. Make music a apart of your everyday life.

To add some more names to the lists that have been going here:

Pink Floyd
Led Zeppelin
Eddie Veddar
Bon Iver
Brandi Carlile
Fran Sinatra
Louis Armstrong (I always smile when he sings)
Edith Piaf
Nina Simone
John Williams
Hans Zimmer

I could go on and on though.

That's quite a touching post. I'm really glad you're making the most of your hearing both because you get the satisfaction and because if your hearing does go, I think you'll be much psychologically healthier having done that because you'll accept it better.

As far as the list goes, my dad would strongly approve of the top two!
 

BKM

Active Member
I find radiohead music very deep and multilayered, if you really listen to it it can take your mind off anything.
 

Gracie

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During my husband's reboot, we started a playlist on Spotify that we labeled love.  Then we added songs to it.  It helped a lot.  We now have over 4 hours of love music.  Not the Barry White kind but songs that tell how we feel.  We have everything from John Prine to Bette Midler to Hoobastank to Cars can be Blue.  It helped us feel connected and we started listening to music elsewhere with each other in mind.  We now text lyrics or song titles to each other.
 
I found myself listening to a lot of Pink Floyd during my reboot. I usually like music that has a lot of experimentation, flow and creativity, which really allows my emotions and mind to drift with the flow of the music. Classical does that for me as well, and I find myself listening to the Fantasia soundtrack a lot of its variety.

But more often than not, it's Pink Floyd I listen to. Specifically in the last few months it's been The Division Bell, which deals a lot with themes of isolation, alienation, and the distances between people. It really helped me to reflect and cope with the way that I was with people in my life when I gave way to porn: secretly pining for the company and love of others, but mentally some where else. Sometimes finding a few songs that crystalize the struggle or expose the negative behaviours you've been engaging in is all you need to not only deal, but to motivate you to change for the better.
 

fapfreezone

Active Member
Kubrick316 said:
I found myself listening to a lot of Pink Floyd during my reboot. I usually like music that has a lot of experimentation, flow and creativity, which really allows my emotions and mind to drift with the flow of the music. Classical does that for me as well, and I find myself listening to the Fantasia soundtrack a lot of its variety.

But more often than not, it's Pink Floyd I listen to. Specifically in the last few months it's been The Division Bell, which deals a lot with themes of isolation, alienation, and the distances between people. It really helped me to reflect and cope with the way that I was with people in my life when I gave way to porn: secretly pining for the company and love of others, but mentally some where else. Sometimes finding a few songs that crystalize the struggle or expose the negative behaviours you've been engaging in is all you need to not only deal, but to motivate you to change for the better.

Checking out that recommendation right now...
 
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