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To: nickcarraway

Damn! Now I have that song in my head.


6 posted on 02/24/2021 1:07:04 PM PST by READINABLUESTATE (CENSORSHIP = VIOLENCE)
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To: READINABLUESTATE

There’s a cure for that. Play in your head later less catchy lyrics of the same song.

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“If you’ve had enough of your earworm and need to stop it in its tracks, you would be well warned not to try to block the song out, but rather to passively accept it. A determined effort to block the song out may result in the very opposite of what you want. Called “ironic process” and studied extensively by psychologist Daniel Wegner, resisting the song may make your brain keep playing it over and over again.

Some people try to distract themselves from the song, and it works. In one study, the most helpful “cure” tunes were “God Save The Queen” by Thomas Arne and “Karma Chameleon” by Culture Club. Others seek out the tune in question, because it is commonly believed that earworms occur when you remember only part of a song; hearing the entire song may extinguish it.”

https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/why-you-cant-get-a-song-out-of-your-head-and-what-to-do-about-it-2017100412490


20 posted on 02/24/2021 1:32:38 PM PST by Hillarys Gate Cult
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To: READINABLUESTATE

Perhaps a mind douche is in order.

Try humming the oscar meyer song....


22 posted on 02/24/2021 1:35:23 PM PST by Adder ("Can you be more stupid?" is a question, not a challenge.)
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