Published on 12, July, 2020
Rebecca here, hello!
I've been finding life difficult more than usual recently so I decided I'd give online a chance to meet others like me. I have Aspergers which I find annoying at the best of times. But I do have special talents mostly in music and singing. I sing and I play the guitar, which I'm told I am pretty good at though that may be fibs from people to nice to tell me the truth. I sing a song every day which makes all my worries go away Today's song was Thinking Out Loud by Ed Sheeran.
Hope everyone is having a good day.
Hi and welcome Rebecca . Sounds like you are very talented musically! Love that you’re able to sing as a form of stress relief. I come from a pretty musical family, with guitars, drums, piano, vocals a big part of get togethers. Seems to be in the genes. Do you ever write your own lyrics or music? Sorry you’re finding life more difficult than usual. If there’s anything in particular we can help with, feel free to share. Lovely to have you with us.
Hello, thank you for sharing some about yourself and for the welcome. I wish my family was musical like yours is. Yours sounds amazing. What instruments do you play, can you sing as well? I originally began learning to play the piano but decided on the guitar in the end and I’m so glad I did! I love it. As I learned guitar I taught myself to sing as well and now I can sing most songs that I love. My family aren’t musical unfortunately and I have no brothers or sisters but do find relief and company in my music. I have and do write my own songs and music. I’ve come up with some beautiful music on my guitar and put words to a few of them as well, I haven’t shared any with my family yet but if I feel more confident later I might. I struggle with anxiety but it’s not that bad. I have my music and that helps me through the hardest bits.
I have Irish heritage, had a beautiful Irish grandmother who was a singer/actor as were her parents. Singing was my main thing, but I also enjoy guitar/piano ... other family members are far better instrumentally than me. They are performers in the acting and singing/musician worlds, and what they do blows me away. I used to be a lyricist/composer and would live and breathe poetry once, waking up in the middle of the night to jot down ideas, music & lyrics that came to me. Now, life has taken on a different turn and I find myself involved in other creative areas(sewing, creating ... self-taught like so many of us on the spectrum seem to be). Music and the arts are a wonderful outlets for anxiety, and escapism I find. I hope you eventually feel comfortable sharing your music with your family, though only if you're truly ready and comfortable doing that. There's a balance to be found in sharing talents, putting yourself out there, exposure, as it can compromise, even threaten our self security. Don't know if you feel the same, but keeping myself "safe" and secure from fragility at times, is a fine line. I'm glad you don't feel overly hampered by anxiety. That's a real plus. So good to meet you. Can't imagine life without music... :)