Is there a comfort in silence?

[Risquit]

Not sure if "Hope Leaves" is about the death of a loved one (Mikael's grandfather?) or about a breakup. But either way, I have trouble with the lines:

Gone through days without talking,
There is a comfort in silence

In times of loss, silence can be devastating. Maybe its just me, but when I find myself losing hope, the last thing I'm comforted by is silence.

 

[harvest_moon]

in tymes of loss I retreat to the solitude of the field near me and silently contemplate. i hate talking to people at times of breakup. i guess if someone died it would be different though.

 

[musicnerd]

I guess we all have our own ways with dealing with loss. Since we're on the topic of Damnation. Does anyone have ANY idea what To Rid the Disease is about? Mikael mentions that it is a dark and evil song on Lamentations....or maybe is joking. Any ideas??

 

[deliverance]

haha look to your own created thread.

 

[FUBAR]

I guess we all have our own ways with dealing with loss. Since we're on the topic of Damnation. Does anyone have ANY idea what To Rid the Disease is about? Mikael mentions that it is a dark and evil song on Lamentations....or maybe is joking. Any ideas??

Haha, what the fuck?

 

[synergy]

hijacked

 

[Arnold Layne]

Yes there is a comfort in silence, as said above especially times of loss. I sped alot of time in silence, I find some people have nothing to say and talk to much, or I just dont feel like listening to them. Walking on beaches or other quite places in beautiful, so I don't think it can bee seen always a melencholic thing. Silence is wonderful.

 

[Heliotropic_Rose]

those are my fav lines in that song.......silence can bring comfort and misery, depends on the situation at hand

 

[Risquit]

Guess we all deal with it differently.

 

[Demoke]

I don't find much comfort in silence if I'm honest. "By singing you drive your troubles away."

 

[cthulufhtagn]

for me there's definitely a comfort in silence...that's one of the lines from damnation that really speaks to me actually. long walks at night are fun, especially if you're like me and you're practically nocturnal.

 

[Luz]

Yes... There is a comfort in silence, the last thing I'd do is talking to people.
When a couple of friends died in 2000 one hour after my birthday ... shit, I felt devastated. Knowing that less than one hour that I had seen them, we had chatted and we had laughed, anyhow this is another sad topic.
So yes, I find calmness in the silence.

\m/ Rest in peace brothers...

Luz.-

 

[stefan86]

Silence is a beautiful thing. Especially in this world, when there's people and stuff everywhere making so much unnecissary noise.

 

[synergy]

when I'm pissed I don't try to talk to people about it...silence works fine for me and helps me to think through things myself

 

[Joemc17]

Often, silence is the only comfort for me.

"It could bring back peace to the Earth."

 

[katatonic_fear]

I can't get too in depth at risk of sounding like a pussy, but I don't find anything comforting anymore. I've become quite empty and emotionless. Save for a few people I care about and some hurt I have somewhere inside of me...So no, there is no comfort in silence. There is no comfort. Apathy reigns supreme.

 

[Ermz]

I find the more time spent in solitude and silence, the more time the mind has to wander and over-contemplate events. This normally leads to deep depression. So no, I don't find much comfort in silence.

 

[Luz]

Yes Moonlapse, what you said it's completely true. But, how can you manage sadness? I don't find another answer to this.
When I'm in that kind of state, silence is my best choice, I listen some music and it's totally true that you start to think and your head goes and goes on thinking about what happen, why and that kind of answers. Typical ...don't you think?

\m/

Luz.-

I find the more time spent in solitude and silence, the more time the mind has to wander and over-contemplate events. This normally leads to deep depression. So no, I don't find much comfort in silence.

 

[Ermz]

Definately. Happens with pretty much everyone. What psychologists generally recommend for clinical depression is alot of excercise. Your body will naturally generate euphoric hormones and you won't feel as downtrodden. I mean of course this applies to just occasional bouts of sadness too.

I think the best thing to do is just find ways of occupying yourself. Even if you can find some menial tasks like washing the dishes, going shopping or gardening... as long as it keeps you occupied, you'll have less time to dwell on negative things.

I mean what you've experienced sounds like an immense loss. I wouldn't even know how to begin to overcome something like that. I would start with the basics though. Just do my best to start changing those negative thought patterns, and excercise would be #1 on my list.

 

[Luz]

Well, once my psychologist told me to keep my mind occupied would be just fine.
But sometimes while you're doing, for example: Washing the dishes... shit it's way too difficult to trying to explain you this. Maybe another day.
But I understood your point.

Luz.-