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Old Jul 18, 2016, 12:35 PM
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Originally Posted by bluebicycle View Post
Music helps keep me stable. Is that weird? Does anyone else feel this way?

When I'm depressed (like right now), I like to listen to "angry" music. I really HATE happy music when I'm like that. Happy music makes me feel like I should be happy, but then I'm like, "Well, I can't be happy, so f*** this s***."

Examples of "happy" music: love stories, upbeat songs. Those types of songs irritate the living s*** out of me when I'm in a sour mood. F*** that happy music. Most pop music these days is what I consider "happy music" -- e.g., Taylor Swift, Britney Spears, Ed Sheeran, etc..

Depressive music is okay, but I prefer songs that make me rage hard. Lets me get out my frustrations.

When I'm manic, I can tolerate almost anything, as long as it's not Justin Bieber or anything like that. (I can't tolerate Bieber in any mood! Sorry, Beliebers.) Sometimes angry music gets me pumped, but pretty much anything goes. Hell, I'll blast Country music and I don't even normally like Country music!

Otherwise, normal mood = rock, alternative.
I totally am with you on this one. I listen to a lot of 80s and early 90s music since that is the generation I grew up in.
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