Is it normal to have an obsession with practising piano?

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It's kind of becoming to be a dependency. If I can't play piano when I feel like it I get jittery and sad and guilty that I'm not practising. I get really upset and feel like I'm wasting my time, if I can't practice.

That said, I basically practice all day long, randomly throughout the day. I can't skip days. It's almost a ritual each time. I'm really emotionally drained by the end of a practise session, but I really like practising anyway, more than my other pianist friends. I even find scales relaxing and meditative.

When I'm not practising, I'm reading books of blogs about it. Or I'm listening to music, probably the same music I'm playing. And I'd honestly rather stay home and practice than go out with family/go socialize.

I even feel like an outcast because all the other pianists/musicians I know either hate practising, or only moderately like it sometimes. Other than my piano teacher, none live for it or do it so much.

There are people who have passions, and there are people who really like piano. But is this a healthy kind of passion or obsession? Everyone I've talked to says it isn't, jokingly.

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  • Anime7
    10 years ago

    Try to see if you can make a career out of it, at least you'd be doing what you love. However, if you don't love playing the piano and you merely play out of compulsion, then perhaps you might want to try doing something else with you time. Still play the piano but try not to become dependent on it. Perhaps you can go on a walk, or play video games. Try to find something else that you feel comfort doing until you feel like you can play the piano without being dependent on it.

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  • soul-man
    10 years ago

    Glenn Gould was like that too.

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  • [Old Memory]
    10 years ago

    u sound like a fun friend

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  • Crazy-guy
    10 years ago

    Good for you... I cant do anything I keep changing my mind I lack what you have, dedication.

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  • squirrelgirl
    10 years ago

    If it's truly what you enjoy doing and you practice because you actually want to (as opposed to feeling like something inside you HAS to) then I'd say you're alright.

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  • thr
    10 years ago

    If you like it, and it is not having an ill effect on other areas of your life, then it is healthy.

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  • cȱɱpɩɛx
    10 years ago

    Me too. I've always wanted to be a piano mover. Before I could afford to move other people's pianos, I used to move other heavy stuff. Like Krakatoa. Used to be east of Java. There's even a film proving it. It's west of Java now, though. I have a picture of it on my business card. It says "If I can move a volcano, think what I can do to your fricking piano".

    No piano has yet survived but still I still enjoy it still. Say, do you need your piano moving? Give me a call. 1-800-Piano-Volcano-Frick.

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