Quote:
Originally Posted by boogiesmash
Perhaps I was coming out of an episode or just had mild to moderate depression, but it did really get me going, took my mind of the problem and into the song.
I can also see and agree with Gina re post too. Sometimes I do like listening to dark rock metal when I'm angry and upbeat music did nothing to change that mood.
Maybe it is 50/50 or on a milder case.
|
In the times when it got you going and took your mind off the problem, did the effect last? Also, when you say, "took my mind off the problem", was there a specific incident that you were able to let go of, or do you mean it in a general sense of being able to shake you out of a ongoing state altogether?
Yeah, upbeat (assuming happy/positive content) wouldn't "de-anger" me either. It'd just give me more to be ticked off at.
Better to let me vent through angrily singing my angry music to get it out of my system. That's pretty effective for a specific immediate issue anyway. Unfortunately, it's ineffective for me in helping an ongoing state of irritability. (For that, when it's worst, I try to "self-quarantine" -- for everyone's sake(!) No music involved. Input minimized altogether actually).