I do. Is there ways to treat it without going to a doctor? Like can I buy something on Ebay and take it every day? I am trying to listen to less and less music because all I think about is listening to music, playing music or composing music. I want other things in my life but am not sure what. Also my boyfriend said Taylor Swift music was "noisy" and now I want to listen to less popular music because I feel self-conscious with it. I deleted Her from my phone but I still find myself going to Her Youtube videos from time to time. I know the answer is to develop more self-control, but how do I motivate myself to do this? I guess replace music with something else (I'm learning Spanish for example), but I'm not really sure what 'productive' things I can do in my life.

sis if it's bad enough that it's taking over your entire life like that you probably should go to the doctor. replacing this obsession with another one won't make the underlying problem go away.

I use music to get work done. For some reason music inspires me to create new ideas, the rhythm in music helps me stay on point. Use whats already there to your advantage. There are so many productive things you can do, if your goal is to reduce your music playing, then you need to take small steps. If you know you're doing something unproductive for a certain amount of hours, try taking 20 minutes out each week. Until you're content with a set limit. I do this for new things I want to do. Or like Spanish, take 5 minutes each day and build on that. It works. Look for alternatives besides medication. Find vitamins, herbs, minerals to help with your memory and attentiveness

i wouldn't recommend this. a lot of those don't actually work for any reason other than placebo effect.

If it works due to placebo effect, then it still works right? Thanks for all your suggestions so far btw.

No that's not how things work. You'll need actual medical care if it's seriously taking over your life.

I prefer self-medication. I went to psychologist twice but it is not for me.

Then you can try other things. Have you tried meditation or yoga? Even Tai Chi is good, I do it and it's really helpful.

Yes, I should do medication tbh! It seems like a big commitment but if I am serious about changing my life, I guess I should give it a try.

if you want to "train" your brain then meditation is the way to go

!!!! Any tips? Like how much time should I do it for per day/ per week?

You don't need to do anything other than creating and listening to music. Music is your passion and you should follow it instead of trying to force yourself to stray from it. This is how many of the best musicians are.

Thank you. I will try to follow my passion but maybe some mediation would not hurt me either.

Do not, and I can't stress how important this is, do not buy any medication from eBay.

There is a lot of fake medicine being sold on there and it has resulted in a lot of people dying.

Also about the music thing, why don't you wear headphones, it could be a decent compromise for the time being.

(Btw, may I ask why you don't want to go to the doctor?)

You mean wear headphones instead of listening to music?

ideally it should be daily, as for the amount of time it is up to you. if you want to develop a habit most people recommend that you work gradually to where you feel most comfortable – starting out at 10 minutes, turning into 20, 30 and so on

check out the scientific power of meditation by asapscience if you want to learn what meditation can do to you!

Thank you for the recommendation!! I will definitely start out by doing at least 10 minutes mediation per day. What time of day do you do it (assuming you do it)?

i like doing it when i wake up and before i go to sleep. i find that 10 minutes of meditation before doing something particularly stressful like going to work is also wonderful

Alright, will do it after I get up!! Will keep it up for at least 2 weeks and will see how it goes. Thank you.

i wish you the best do not get discouraged if its hard for you, a lot of people give up on meditation because they expect to have an epiphany or an out of body experience or something of the sort. while you can reach levels of 'enlightment' by meditating, it is actually suppose to be about no expectations, just letting yourself be free internally