How do you cope with your anxiety or depression?
The song “Creature Comfort” by Arcade Fire brings into light that there are a lot of things people do to cope, healthy or not.
I’ve been listening to the song non-stop, it seems, since last week. The more I listen, the more I hear and understand.
A creature comfort is (idiomatic, often plural) Any small item or detail that makes a person feel comfortable and at home.
Here are the lyrics:
“Creature Comfort” by Arcade Fire –
Some girls hate their bodies
Stand in the mirror and wait for the feedback
Just make it painless
She told me she came so close
Filled up the bathtub and put on our first record
Just make it painless
On and on, I don’t know what I want
On and on, I don’t know if I want it
(On and on I don’t know what I want)
(On and on I don’t know if I want it)
(On and on I don’t know what I want)
(On and on I don’t know if I want it)
Some girls cut themselves
Stand in the mirror and wait for the feedback
Some boys get too much, too much love, too much touch
Some boys starve themselves
Stand in the mirror and wait for the feedback
Born in a diamond mine
It’s all around you but you can’t see it
Born in a diamond mine
It’s all around you but you can’t touch it
Just make it painless
And we’re not nameless, oh
On and on, I don’t know what I want
On and on, I don’t know if I want it
(On and on I don’t know what I want)
(On and on I don’t know if I want it)
(On and on I don’t know what I want)
Well if you’re not sure, better safe than sorry
We wanna dance but we can’t feel the beat
I’m a liar, don’t doubt my sincerity
(Na-na-na-na na-na-na)
(Na-na-na-na na-na-na)
Na-na-na na-na-na-na
Na-na-na na-na-na-na
(Na-na-na-na na-na-na)
Creature comfort, make it painless
When it comes to dealing with the pain of anxiety or depression you just want it to stop hurting!
The chorus of the song just asks for the creature comfort, whatever that may be, to make it painless.
Life is this thing that we all go through and we are affected in different ways. No one can tell you how to perceive a situation and something that is traumatic to you may not be to someone else.
Life is painful and cruel to a lot of people. Sadly, some people chose to end the pain. Like the song says, it may end that person’s pain but it causes pain in the lives of others.
We all face it, we all feel it and I am one of those girls that cuts themselves. I haven’t cut myself in years, but it’s a demon I face when I cannot cope with my anxiety or depression.
I go to therapy and I take medication. I am not “alright” and it takes work to keep from being sucked into the Tempest that rages.
There’s no making life painless.
My Journey with Depression and Anxiety 