Today, Prozac Pamina and I decided that a good way to avoid crazy insane freakouts would be to establish a proactive dialogue about our current fixation that is driving us crazy. So far, Day One has been a success.
Example:
Prozac Pamina: I am freaking out because I feel like I have man boobs.
Cuckoo Coloratura: Let's talk about this, Prozac Pamina. Why do you think you have man boobs?
Prozac Pamina: Well, because I have boobs and so do some men.
Cuckoo Coloratura: Are you a man?
Prozac Pamina: No I don't think I am a man.
Cuckoo Coloratura: Well we can find a proactive way to resolve your inner conflict by determining your sexual orientation and then you'll know for sure.
(Prozac Pamina stalks off toward bathroom...Prozac Pamina returns)
Prozac Pamina: I have determined I am a woman.
Cuckoo Coloratura: Good step forward PP. See how well our proactive and rational dialogue averted obsessive anxiety about man boobs?
Prozac Pamina: Yes, I think this could applicable to lots of daily situations, including but not limited to: obsessive thoughts about losing one's teeth, drinking too much wine, or generally sucking (but not on things).
Now it is back to the task at hand (which we are currently avoiding, no dialogue for that yet): writing our music theory papers.
That is, Dear Readers, your thought of the day from Cuckoo Coloratura and Prozac Pamina. In the meantime, try your hand at your own proactive inner (or outer) dialogue.
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