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Fever Dreams
Last Monday morning started like most
Monday mornings for me. Up at 8:00 AM, coffee in hand, and headed down
to my studio. I did not feel 'right' when I woke up but hey... it was
Monday morning... so what's new? Within an hour I sensed that
something might really be wrong with my body chemistry as the java beans
were not working their usual java bean magic. By 10:00 AM I was
'driving the porcelain bus' as it were. I gave back all the morning's
coffee and a few other undigested goodies in three violent upchucks.
I was ill and began the slow slog to
my sick bed.
I was laid up for 24 hours. In that
lost day I slept for about 18 hours. I also discovered that virtually
real audio environments had a side benefit. When I was awake and feeling
crappy I put on 'A Day at the Beach'
and visualized feeling strong, strolling a sugar white sand beach and
enjoying myself. It was comforting and led to some wonderful 'fever
dreams'.
I have heard from others who use our
sleep sounds for chronic
Chronic Pain
but this was the first time I had
used them while sick myself. While I was not in that much pain I
was confined to my sick bed physically. But mentally I was in Cancun...
and it was delightful. The next day I felt 120% better and, besides
sounding like George C. Scott due to the inappropriate use of my
windpipe, I returned to my studio with coffee in hand. I do not know if
I had the flu or ate a bacteria laced meal. I did not care. It was over.
As I continue this adventure of
discovery in this new genre' I will keep in mind some of the other
applications of virtually real audio environments. Applications beyond
sleep onset.
Anyhoo, here's to your health!
Brad McBride
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