1. Love songs aren’t scary.

People send memes, songs, quotes, and cute things when they’re feeling warm, connected, or hopeful.
A love song isn’t a marriage proposal.
It’s emotional flavour — not a legal contract.

🧠 2. What feels intense to you might feel normal to someone emotionally healthy

After surviving abuse, your brain becomes hypervigilant about doing “too much.”
You over-scan for rejection, silence, micro-changes.
This is trauma logic, not reality.

Healthy people don’t freak out if someone shares music.
They’re more like:
“Oh, that’s sweet.”

🕊️ 3. If they went quiet, it’s usually for reasons that have nothing to do with you

Silence doesn’t automatically mean:
“I am horrified by your playlist.”
It usually means:

  • They’re busy
  • They’re processing feelings (good ones!)
  • They’re shy
  • They don’t know how to reply without sounding cheesy
  • They don’t want to come on too strong
  • They’re matching your pace, not rejecting you

People often go quiet when something touches them, not when it scares them.

💛 4. You’re healing — and your nervous system is adjusting

When you start liking someone again, your brain goes:

“EMOTION? ALERT! ALERT! THIS IS NEW! DANGER??”

You’re not actually scared of the person —
you’re scared of the feeling.

Totally normal.

😂 5. And honestly…

If someone is truly scared off by a love song, then they:

  • Should be wrapped in bubble wrap
  • Fed warm milk
  • And gently returned to the manufacturer

Because grown adults can handle music.

🌟 So… did you scare them off?

Most likely no.
What’s actually happening is:
Your trauma is whispering doubt,
Your heart is tiptoeing forward,
And your brain is running unnecessary disaster simulations.

Take a breath.
You’re fine.
They’re fine.
The song is fine.

5 thoughts on “1. Love songs aren’t scary.

  1. Dear Linda,

    Thank you for sharing your thoughts on love songs. I completely agree that they often reflect emotional connections rather than commitments. The way you describe the hypervigilance some people experience after trauma resonates deeply with me. I’d love to hear more about how music influences emotional healing.

    Best regards, Sheikh

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    1. So lovely of you to visit! Feel free to look around and share your thoughts. Music, healing, and the vagus nerve are a perfect trio — one of the most powerful, science-backed combinations for calming the body, stabilising emotions, and re-training a nervous system that has lived in survival mode for too long. Keep watching for more posts about this. Have a glorious day – Linda

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