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Originally Posted by boogiesmash
Does music affect your mood? I've been noticing recently my mood has picked up when listened to dance pop rock music.
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Yes. I think it's super common though in the general population, not a BP thing. (Not sure if anyone's thinking that.) I also think of the word "mood" in a couple different senses. One being along the lines of emotion -- a general usage, and the other being a state of longer duration like a BP mood episode. I'd put the music effect with the first catagory. With a BP episode, I think (know! Lol) it's mostly a reinforcer (lol, "Match-A-Mood", if you will) of a current state (like what gina_re talks about) and though it might, say as in the case of mild to moderate depression, provide some transient easing of symptoms (ie., it might make me feel not quite so bad for awhile), but it's not going to bring me out of an actual episode.
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Originally Posted by gina_re
They can. But most of the time I feel like my moods determine what music I listen to to begin with. If I'm mad, I want to listen to angrier music. If I'm sad, I want slower sad music. If I'm in a good mood, well I'll listen to everything. When I'm upset, I just can't get myself to listen to anything upbeat or positive. My mind rejects it every time...
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Same here.
