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Does Listening to Music help or hurt?

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I don't know why I do these things to myself, but I just bought Alica Keyes new CD today and while listening to it on the way home I had to pull off the road and cry my f**king eyes out. I love music, love it. Espically the Blues. Makes sense right, I'm depressed so I listen to the Blues, but lately it seems that any type of music just makes me cry and cry. And this Xmas music oh please Lord will someone please find the universal turn off switch for this shit...I can't go into a store w/out being reminded that yep, I'm going to be alone at Xmas....Maybe I'll try to find a wino and invite him over. so the question is this: does music help your depression or make it worse?
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Depends on the music. For me it's music with memory association that hurts.
scurrie
scurrie
Mostly helps me.
deleted_user
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I can't listen to music, the stuff that is ok hurts, but most stuff just overstilumates me and I get aggiated, and irrated and just feel like I'm going to explode!
deleted_user
deleted_user
dunno i'm listening to i believe in a thing called love cos its makin me laugh but used to cut all the fucking time to disturbed. everytime i hear them now i still get the urge
deleted_user
deleted_user
Nothing sad,upbeat stuff is ok : ) xx
deleted_user
deleted_user
I play guitar and I am a avid music listener.
I find that I cannot listen to songs that WERE my ex's and I's songs,its just too painful.
I still listen to alot of music,alot of it is new to me since our seperation and alot of it is music I used to listen to before we were together.I sometimes will play sad songs to let out my apin and sadness other times I will play inspirational music to give me strength.
I think music is very important to one's personal discovery and recovery from pain lonelieness and depression.
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deleted_user
*hug flick*
deleted_user
deleted_user
Music in general is ok with me and it depends on what I listen to whether I'll get depressed listening to it or not...

...however, OMG! Yes! Someone please find that switch to the Xmas music and shut that stuff off! Nothing more depressing to me than that.
ChiTownBear
ChiTownBear
it is both for me depending on the song.
kiwicsi
kiwicsi
If I'm down I listen to Christian music in particular cos it's uplifting and has a positive message. That really helps.
deleted_user
deleted_user
For me, it depends on my mood. It can make me or break me. I love my music so when I'm having a bad day & I put on some cheerful tunes & it annoys me...I hate that! BTW...ditto with the xmas music & the decorations. Everytime I see those inflated thingys I wish I had a bbgun to shoot at them. I won't be alone for the holidays but I'm still not looking forward to them.
deleted_user
deleted_user
It depends on what kind of music you listen to some makes me more relaxed while other music makes me feel even worse.
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