Number One With a Bullet

[AlLeYkAt86-]

I find myself drawn to certain songs because they make me feel better. Some make me feel worse. Some do both. They perfectly put into sound what's going on in my mind and in my heart. I think a lot of you know exactly what I'm talking about. List your song/s and why. If possible make sure they're on youtube or the like so we can find them too.

[Starrlight]

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This song has always just made me feel a bit more okay

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[AlLeYkAt86- in reply to Starrlight]

Would you like the definition of irony? I was literally just listening to Crystal Castles-Not In Love

[Starrlight in reply to AlLeYkAt86-]

😮 woooaah

[CatIsMyCopilot]

I have a strange thing with music when I'm anxious: it tends to make me more anxious. There's a bizarre feedback loop in my head about not enjoying it like I normally do, and then getting anxious about that ("Why can't I enjoy normal nice things?")

In the days before anxiety when I would only ever get lightly depressed, I looooved Fiona Apple. Her wordy, sad songs really spoke to me e.g. "Love Ridden". Jhene Aiko's album "Trip" was also good for when I was sad. The song "Nobody" always made me cry.

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Agoraphobic anthem

[AlLeYkAt86-]

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[rainbowshades]

Yeah I totally get you mean. When I feel depressed I'd open youtube and open my playlist

Lullaby - Nickelback

Never too late - Three Days Grace

Broken - Seether

Broke (yup same title) - Lighthouse

The Fray - How to save a life, You found me

Some of these songs are on the heavy side so I don't know you guys would enjoy them too.

[AlLeYkAt86- in reply to rainbowshades]

Yep. Seether. I get you, try some early Deftones and The Faint. Orgy is also great but (just my opinion) only early stuff before they went punkish? or tried to. Here's the real point thank you for giving your input. This is not BS (my earlier stuff has already been deleted for being a naughty boy) I'm going to look up every one of these songs and listen to them beginning to end. Am I going to like them all? Not at all!!!!! That is not the point. The point is how many times have you been dismissed because of how you're feeling, what you're listening to, how you look, how you dress? List your music and wait. Give US YOUR PEOPLE a chance to listen and respond. The hardest part about depression I've found is patience.

[Want2BHappy3]

I love to hear Christmas songs though out the year. The song that makes me Cry Everytime is "The way you look tonight" Tony Bennett. I'm sure you'll find it on YouTube and it was in the movie "My best friends wedding".

[AlLeYkAt86- in reply to Want2BHappy3]

I found them.

[Don_in_midlands]

My songs are:

Snuff - Slipknot

Til We Die - Slipknot

Heart of Novocaine - Halestorm

My Heart is Broken - Evanessence

Thanks x

[Cookie101]

I love a lot of different music. It varies between Orchestral and Aussie Pub music (Think Cold Chisel) Some just fill the background, others help me to tap into emotions when I'm down. The one piece that gives me joy every time I hear it is Ludovico Einaudi - Divenire.

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Sorry, I still haven't worked out how to add a video but copy the link in and you should find it.

I love nature and get images of snow melting and the world coming back to life. It makes me feel like I can too.

[Cookie101 in reply to Cookie101]

Oooh, the link actually worked this time - Yay!

[dangerousmind4523]

Hi, I tend to listen to jazz, like Kenny G to relax my mind; however, it goes south when I hear a certain song or just the melody. I also have PTSD, BPD and rage issues. Music can soothe me, if I allow it to but it can also turn me into “the beast” that dwells within. 🇺🇸

[Want2BHappy3 in reply to dangerousmind4523]

I like Kenny G too, have you tried Christmas music?

[dangerousmind4523 in reply to Want2BHappy3]

I try to not listen to music that will get me in a state of agitation but sometimes I just feel like listening to some music that can, “soothe the savage beast (within).”

[AlLeYkAt86- in reply to dangerousmind4523]

Sometimes that beast has a lot of honesty. I'm not saying set it free, I am saying don't completely tune it out.

[dangerousmind4523 in reply to AlLeYkAt86-]

I like that idea. “My Beast” has helped me in some ways. Thanks for the advice.

[Want2BHappy3 in reply to dangerousmind4523]

That's unusual? Even Christmas music? Are you in counseling?

[dangerousmind4523 in reply to Want2BHappy3]

yes and I have a team of docs who do their best to keep me in a safe place in my head and heart.

[Want2BHappy3 in reply to dangerousmind4523]

That's Awesome, best wishes

[AlLeYkAt86-]

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[AlLeYkAt86-]

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[Likeabadstorm]

Love that song!

[AlLeYkAt86-]

Catchy isn't it?