Calming aspects of playing?

After a squabble with someone and basically getting incredibly frustrated with some personal circumstances. I tried to watch the next lesson by the infamous Furmanczyk (why do all the top musicians have weird surnames? ) but was unable to focus on it, courtesy of my frustrations.

So I decided to just "play" what I had learnt from previous lessons and I couldn't be sure if I was getting black sheep right. So I went and found some web-based sheet music of black sheep rather than rely on looking back on the videos. To cut it short, I managed to actually play a piece relying on the music notes!

The piece is this one on wiki. Linky.
It appears that this version is somewhat different to the one that Mr.Furmanczyk teaches us in his video, because unless I'm mistaken Mr.F has us start at the centre C while the piece I found starts at F? And it includes several more notes to it I believe?

Either way, I'm over the moon about playing my first piece by reading the music! Took a bit to get used to the finger placements but I'm guessing that's how it works. Practicing to get an instinctive feel for where the notes indicate on the keyboard rather than thinking "ooh, that's a C and that's an F while that one there is a B" etc. Right?


EDIT: Oh yeah, I was also going to ask. Does anyone else find that playing helps calm themselves down? Because I felt so much better after just running through what I already knew before attempting the sheet music.

Playing definitely helps calm me down.
I personally haven't seen the black sheep video or teaching yet by Andrew so I wouldn't be able to compare the two but whenever I am mad or frustrated or feel inadequate I just sit down and start to play piano.

Not only does it cheer me up because I love music, but the fact that I'm actually learning more kinda cheers me up to.

I'm the opposite. I get kind of wound up when I play and usually need to relax afterward for while, especially if it's time to retire for the night. I'm not sure why.

As for reading sheet music, I have to cheat. Before I start a new piece I have to go thru and write the names of notes down above (or below) them.