Thread: You can get high by singing in your car.

I do enjoy humming a few bars whilst driving.

Originally Posted by fufu

I do enjoy giving hummers in a few bars

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You ran out of drug money...?

OMG. . .he's right! :

Originally Posted by fufu

you have deciphered the encrypted code, you win a Fletcher and fufu sandwich

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Originally Posted by KelJu

I swear to god you can, because I did it today. I got to leave work early, to come to the University for a meeting. After a shower, meal 3, and some fresh cloths, I headed from my apartment to school. I just burnt a new CD with all of my current favorite songs.

Now, I sing my ass off in my car. Today, I was screaming to heavy metal for almost 10 minutes when all of a sudden, I started getting massive head rushes. It felt like I just took a huge bong rip. It also felt a lot like MDMA, also. My head was numb, my body is pumped with oxygen, and I kept pushing all of the extra energy into my brain. I hadn't touched any drugs lately, so I am thinking how cool it was to have a natural buzz. It was one of the purest highs I had ever felt. It lasted for about 15 minutes. I still have the body tingles 30 minutes later.

Coming from someone that sings all the fucking time, I totally agree with you. I'm a vocalist and when I really have to belt something out for 3-4 minutes straight, I'm floating in the clouds after that, especially if I killed it. I get an even better high when I have an audience and they genuinely enjoy the performance. It's a crazy high that I'm scared of.

Originally Posted by kbm8795

You ran out of drug money...?

I don't run out money.

Originally Posted by ReproMan

Coming from someone that sings all the fucking time, I totally agree with you. I'm a vocalist and when I really have to belt something out for 3-4 minutes straight, I'm floating in the clouds after that, especially if I killed it. I get an even better high when I have an audience and they genuinely enjoy the performance. It's a crazy high that I'm scared of.

So does that come from the exertion (or the energy). . .like the use of the lungs and the vocal control...? Seems to me that would do something.

Originally Posted by kbm8795

So does that come from the exertion (or the energy). . .like the use of the lungs and the vocal control...? Seems to me that would do something.

Music can effect neurotransmitters. Just think about it. Songs can make you happy, sad, energetic, ect. Well, when the music flows through you rather than into you, an energy is created. That energy is your brain doing something miraculous. I don't know what it is exalty, but sometimes singing just feels so good.

Now I am not very good, and I have no vocal abilities, but in my car that doesn't matter. I am singing for me and only me, and it is a liberating feeling. I could only imagine the rush it would be to actually be good. To sing your ass off to a crowd of creaming fans and hot groupies. OMG, rockstars have it made.

Now that's interesting.

The first paper I assign students at the beginning of the semester is about intrapersonal communication. I ask them to take a song that, whenever they hear it, triggers a memory in their lives, and then write about the memory and the how the message connects to their remembered experience. Part of the intention is to get them to build more confidence in their own lives and histories and to draw on them as they learn communication tools throughout the course.

Most of the time they concentrate on the word messages, but some students will end up writing about the music itself - and sometimes the effect of singing it in the car or with friends - or how the music itself triggers the memory stronger than any vocals in the song. I've been thinking I need to gather more information about the musical effects beyond mere communication theory based on verbal/non-verbal cues. Maybe including some information about neurotransmitters would enhance our discussions about filtering messages and how sound affects us without the messages.


As for being good, have you seen people doing karaoke? I used to cheer for the worst singers because they seemed to get such a rush trying. . .but I guess professionals must get that rush when performing. I think I'd always be worried that I'd screw up a note. . .

Originally Posted by kbm8795

So does that come from the exertion (or the energy). . .like the use of the lungs and the vocal control...? Seems to me that would do something.

Yeah, I would think so. It's defintely a mix of the exertion and the memories triggered by the songs. I know the memory thing has a huge influence on me, especially singing songs I've written. If you've ever taken MDMA, that's the only feeling I can compare it to. When my vocals are really clicking I feel like I'm "blowing up." I actually get kinda emotional at times. Weird stuff.