The Music Paradox: When Emotional Catharsis Becomes Toxic

[Basman]

6 hours ago, Natasha Tori Maru said:

Damn man, have a look at the history of humans and music.

It is deep. Sound has a profound effect on people.

I think OP's journey of interoception & sound couldn't be LESS boring.

I'm firmly in the camp of "who gives a shit?" when your general lifestyle is healthy. But you do you. 

[Natasha Tori Maru]

9 hours ago, Basman said:

I'm firmly in the camp of "who gives a shit?" when your general lifestyle is healthy. But you do you. 

Fair fair, different strokes for different folks 🙏

When I cleaned up my life and became more sensitive, I noticed the effects of music more than ever. The contrasting effect between a dirty life & music, and a clean life & music were noticeable. 

[jimwell]

On 6/22/2025 at 6:33 PM, Basman said:

I'm firmly in the camp of "who gives a shit?" when your general lifestyle is healthy. But you do you. 

Of course it matters because of the principle: garbage in, garbage out.

[Carl-Richard]

I really noticed this too when I was revisiting Linkin Park (the music of my childhood). Like, that stuff is really heavy. I really noticed it influencing my thoughts so I chose to stop listening to most of it.

But nothing beats the beauty of calm, melancholic music. This doesn't really make me feel sad, just "moody":

 

EDIT: Watch me use "really" in literally every sentence next time.

Edited June 26 by Carl-Richard

[Carl-Richard]

On 22.6.2025 at 3:31 AM, Basman said:

It so boring and dry to worry about how music affects your health. There so much bigger fish when it comes to the mental health than worrying about whether or not you should be listening to Slipknot. Not that I necessarily buy this stuff about vibrations and shit. 

It's kinda silly to try and maintain this "positive vibe" 24/7. That is just not how humans work. It's natural to feel negative feelings something. Like, why is it such a problem if you feel sad or angry throughout your day? It strikes me as this New Age dogma of "positive vibes only".

Try hanging around depressed people while listening to depressing music while watching depressing TV shows and eating depressing food. Then do that 90% of your time (PS: it's a joke, don't self-harm yourself 😊).

Edited June 26 by Carl-Richard

[jimwell]

On 6/26/2025 at 11:28 AM, Carl-Richard said:

I really noticed this too when I was revisiting Linkin Park (the music of my childhood). Like, that stuff is really heavy. I really noticed it influencing my thoughts so I chose to stop listening to most of it.

Good decision.

 

On 6/26/2025 at 11:28 AM, Carl-Richard said:

But nothing beats the beauty of calm, melancholic music. This doesn't really make me feel sad, just "moody":

This is a decent song.

 

On 6/26/2025 at 11:28 AM, Carl-Richard said:

EDIT: Watch me use "really" in literally every sentence next time.

 I don't think you need to do this. It's silly.