Depression and music

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I'm just wondering about depression and music. Normally I listen to faster paced, more energetic music. Stuff like Metallica, Disturbed, A7X, etc. Then sometimes I'll go through cycles of mild depression. Take lately for an example. I was at this restaurant talking to a girl from Hawaii, and after not too long we were completely into each other. Staring into each others' eyes and whatnot. I didn't ask for her email address or phone number or anything (cause I'm a pussy like that), but since her parents are "family friends" it's not like they're completely unaccessable. Moving on...So I get home, and it's been two nights since I was talkin to her. And now just thinking about the time I had with her, how she made the night worthwhile, I can't help but get depressed knowing that I'll probably never see her again (seeing as I'm moving to college this fall). Since I've had those depressing thoughts, the music I've listened to has shifted. Now it's slower stuff, music with lyrics I can really relate too. And since the songs are slower, it's not helping the sadness. So, my question is: When you're feeling or are depressed, do you listen to different music, or none at all?

well when i feel depressed (ive never been diagnosed) i use music as a kind of coping method where i can just tune out and forget about real life and let myself float around in the lyrics of songs. I always listen to emoish music i can just kinda relate (not sure if thats the right word) but anyway, relate more to that then like other music. its really hard to explain but my music dosent change but i tend to lsiten to it alot more (and loulder) if im feeling really sad or really happy

when im down, i listen to emo and screamo music. my favorites are Funeral for a Friend, Anberlin, Finch and Armor for Sleep

i used to listen to muse so much when i was depressedelliot smith is kinda depressing too

When I start feeling depressed I usually listen to Enya or something similar to help relax me.

I usually listen to pretty mellow stuff when Im depressed.. sometimes I'll bust out the good ol' backstreet boys or the spice girls to remember good times.

Heh, see I listen to some slower Alice in Chains which reminds me of the past. But since I'm the sort of guy who lives in the past, thinking about the "good old days" gets me even more depressed. It's a strange concept. I guess I can't really call it depression so much as sadness and longing for something better. I haven't been diagnosed either, which is why I just say mild depression. Not really hindering my life in any way, just making me kinda down. Thanks for the replies though, it's pretty interesting to see what other people do/listen to when they're down.

Well, when I feel depressed, i listen to classical music (Mozart, Chopin, etc..). So my "good old days" were some centuries ago. But classic music relaxes me most of the times.

Funeral for a Friend is one of the best bands ever.... (well for me) i'd like to take a knife and run it down some ones chest... make her bleed.... so wut if it's severe...it's the punishment that fits the crime.Killing youMight be the only chance I haveOf recoveryBut I know it's so severeAs you know it would beThe punishment, it fits the crime.So let's take this knife (Take this knife)And run it down your chestDoes this feel like love? (Feel like love)Here we are waitingSo let's take this knifeAnd run it down your chestDoes this feel like love?Here we are waitingThe light looks good againstThe bruises on your cheekAnother medal that you'll have to wear this weekThe light looks good againstThe bruises on your cheekAnother medal that you'll have to wear this weekKilling meMight be the only chance you haveOf recoveringBut I know it's so severeAs you know it would beThe punishment, it fits your crime.So let's take this knife (Take this knife)And run it down your chestDoes this feel like love? (Feel like love)Here we are waitingSo let's take this knifeAnd run it down your chestDoes this feel like love?Here we are waitingThe light looks good againstThe bruises on your cheekAnother medal that you'll have to wear this weekThe light looks good againstThe bruises on your cheekAnother medal that you'll have to wear this weekYou and I, will die alone tonightYou and I, will lie alone tonight You and I, will die alone tonightYou and I, will die alone.The light looks good againstThe bruises on your cheekAnother medal that you'll have to wear this weekThe light looks good againstThe bruises on your cheekAnother medal that you'll have to wear this week

different music, of course I listen to about anything most of the time anyways. next time your feeling shitty, geta copy of Tom Waits,Heart of Saturday Night, or down load a few of his songs, not just any will do.I hope I dont fall in love with you.Back In The Good Old World Bad Liver and A Broken Heart Better Off Without a Wife Blue Valentines Cold Cold Ground Fumblin' with the Blues Georgia Lee Get Behind the Mule Hold On House Where Nobody Lives Looks Like I'm Up Shit Creek Again Ol' 55 Please Call Me, Baby Rain Dogs San Diego Serenade Saving All My Love For You Shiver Me Timbers A Sight For Sore EyesA Sweet Little Bullet From A Pretty Blue Gun SwordfishtrombonesWalking Spanish Warm Beer and Cold Women Way Down In the Hole When You Ain't Got Nobody any of them are guranteed to not make you feel any better, of course they dont make you feel any worse either.Waits plays mostly gut wrenching tortured piano music, so long as you dont listen too closely to the words... Friday left me fumblin' with the bluesAnd it's hard to win when you always loseBecause the nightspots spend your spiritBeat your head against the wallTwo dead ends and you've still got to chooseYou know the bartendersThey all know my nameAnd they catch me when I'm pulling up lameAnd I'm a pool-shooting-shimmy-shyster shaking my headWhen I should be living clean insteadYou know the ladies I've been seeing off and onWell they spend your love and then they're goneYou can't be lovin' someone who is savage and cruelTake your love and then they leave on out of townNo they doWell now fallin' in love is such a breezeBut its standin' up that's so hard for meI wanna squeeze you but I'm scared to death I'd break your backYou know your perfumeWell it won't let me beYou know the bartenders all know my nameAnd they catch me when I'm pulling up lameAnd I'm a pool-shooting-shimmy-shyster shaking my headWhen I should be living clean insteadCome on babyLet your love light shineGotta bury me inside of your fireBecause your eyes are 'nough to blind meYou're like a-looking at the sunYou gotta whisper tell me I'm the oneCome on and whisper tell me I'm the oneGotta whisper tell me I'm the oneCome on and whisper tell me I'm the one

yep emo music for me when im feeling down, like the used most of all, including their songs,
On my own
I'm a fake
Hard to say
All that I've got
Buried myself alive

They are all awsome and can relate to alot of people in alot of ways, i personally love, buried myself alive and all tha I've got out of them

BUT I'm addicted to Poetic tragedy though it tells a story, heres the lyrics :smile:

POETIC TRAGEDY _ THE USED
The cup is not half empty as pessimists say
as far as he sees nothing's left in the cup
A whole cup full of nothing for him to indulge
since the voice of ambition has long since been shut up

A singer, a writer,
he's not dreaming now of going no where
he gave heed to nothing
and all that he was is just a tragedy

So he voyages in circles succeeds getting nowhere
and submits to the substance that first got him there, there, there, there

violent frustration
he cries out to God or just no one
is there a point to this madness
and all that he was is just a tragedy

He feels alone
His heart in his hand
He's alone
He feels like
I feel

Then on that last day he breaks
and he stood tall
then he yelled, then he yelled
and he takes his life

violent frustration
he cries out to God or just no one
is there a point to this madness
and all that he was is just a tragedy

Love it or hate it! :laughing:

yer, totally!when im feelin down, i only listen to the slow shit on my ipod, when im wanting abit more energy, faster louder stuff.

Hmm... I listen to music like My chemical Romance, The Used, and System of a down when I feel deppressed/sad

Yes anytime i'm depressed, I get my mp3 player (which is always with me)Crank the volume all the way up and close my eye's and sit back.But i usally listen to what i always listen to like Tonic, Smashing Pumpkins, RHCP, Ect. Doesnt matter what it is. As long as it's something i like. Just listening to it and forgetting everything else around me does good.

i listen to Boulevard of Broken Dreams and Wake Me Up When September Ends by Green Day

I couldn't imagine living without music. I don't get depressed that often, but when I do I don't really listen to anything different than what I listen to normally. But when i'm really mad I tend to listen to "addicted" by Kelly Clarkson. Here are the lyrics if you're wondering...It's like your a drugIt's like your a demon I can't face downIt's like Ii'm stuckIt's like i'm running from you all the time And I know I let you have all the powerIt's like the only company I seekIs misery all aroundIt's like your a leechSucking the life from meIt's like I can't breathe without you inside of meAnd I know I let you have all the powerAnd I realize i'm never gonna quit you over timeIt's like I can't breatheIt's like I can't see anythingNothing but youI'm addicted to youIt's like I can't thinkWithout you interrupting me In my thoughtsIn my dreamsYou've taken over meIt's like i'm not meIt's like i'm lostIt's like i'm giving up slowlyIt's like your a ghost that's haunting meLeave me aloneAnd I know these voices in my head are mine aloneAnd i'll never change my ways If I don't give you up nowI'm hooked on you I need a fixI can't take itJust one more hitI promise I can deal with itI'll handle it, quit itJust one more time Then that's itJust a little bit more to get me through this.

Well... When I'm down, I listen to instrumental music. Not classic like mozart, but stuff like Enigma. I like em without lyrics. Just great instrumental music which can organize my thoughts. I also listen to Modest Mouse(effin great band), and Olivia Tremor Control.Modest Mouse's lyrics are so great. But it really just helps me relax.

i cant agree with many people hear cause i realy hate emo, hardcore whatever you want to call it, so in my case the bands i listen to when im depressed are, the doors, alice cooper, blue oyster cult, simon and garfunkel (certain songs) or dusty springfield.

oh, and from first to last. arguably the most beautiful song i ever heard in my life is 'emily'

I listen to hours of music everyday. Anything from noise/experimental, classical, jazz, 50s-60s surf rock, trip hop and a ton of other stuff. I guess when I'm depressed I overall dig slow peices or fucked up noise scramblings. When I'm happy I suppose it would be poppy melodic material. I don't know, it's kind of hard to pick apart for me.

When i was depressed for just a little while I did actually listen to some I guess you can call emo music, and I never really liked it either but yet as I listened to lyrics I said, Yeah I guess thats true, I could relate.