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.[left]Username: groenii
Name: Damian
Gender: male (I can only envision him as male)
Name of their doggie: Aika
Their favourite song:
Linkin Park - Breaking the HabitWhy this song?:
Since he was very young, Damian has been affected by strong migraines, At first, it would only be sometimes. These migraines caused insomnia in little Damian, which led to him having a chronic dull headache. He tried everything he and his parents tried everything they could to alleviate his pain without medicines, because those could lead to addiction. They tried counting sheep, and simply emptying his head first. But when Damian tried that, he only started to think more and he started to concentrate on counting rather than relaxing. So this didn't work. Then they tried to give him milk or tea with honey and chamomille before he went to bed. In combination with putting lavender incense next to his bed, for relaxation. But this, too, didn't work. Damian found out that if he drinks a lot before he goes to bed, he has to go to the bathroom after an hour. This meant that, when he'd almost fall asleep, he'd have to get up to go to the toilet, waking up completely in the process. And it became even worse.
As the years passed, his migraines worsened considerably and they also started to occur on a more regular basis. And still, nothing worked. Even the dog they got him, affectionately named Aika, could not calm him down. No matter how much Aika cuddled him and laid down next to him, it wouldn't work.
Then, on a fateful day, Damian was surfing on YouTube to try and find something to distract him from an upcoming migraine wave he could already feel approaching in the back of his head. He was almost giving up when he came across a certain music video.
Breaking the Habit by
Linkin Park.
Hey, Damian thought,
I'm trying to break my brain's habit of giving me migraines, maybe I can sing along on this song and rant about my life. he thought a little bitter, as he was fed u with being in pain. He clicked on it and listened to the song. He was almost instantly hooked, not in the least because of the animation this particular clip showed. When it was done, he replayed it again and again. He was so busy with the song that he didn't notice his headache coming up. And by the time he was finally done, he thought.
Huh, where's my headache?. Of course his headache returned as soon as that thought popped up in his head, so he quickly turned on the song again and started replaying the song until his headache lessened again.
That was a few years ago. Since that time, Damian has played this song everyday. He always has a music player with him with this song and a replay option so he doesn't have to do it manually every time. He also tried listening to other songs of Linkin Park and similar kinds of music, and he has found some songs that help, but
Breaking the Habit works the best. Aika even started to bark along with the song in an effort to sing. Of course his migraines aren't gone, but he can cope better with it now. He even falls asleep faster, causing his grumpy and self-isolating personality to become less grumpy. He is more social now and is actually learning how to play guitar, in hopes of joining a band and making more music that can alleviate his pain. But no matter how many songs he will find or make,
Breaking the Habit will always have a special place in his heart and playlist.