Posted by Cindy W on May 5, 2000, at 21:16:08
In reply to Music as Depression Therapy?, posted by Greg on May 4, 2000, at 8:28:10
> Sometimes when I'm really feeling down and the meds aren't helping, I'll fire up my computer, turn on the mp3 player and listen to music. I like classic rock (Molly Hatchet, Joe Walsh, Boston), the more upbeat the music, the better I like it. There are a lot of times when this helps pull me out of real bad fits of depression. Sometimes it helps me for hours, sometimes only for as long as I have the music on, sometimes not at all. I've been told that certain kinds of music fire certain receptors in the brain, I believe this is true.
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> Has anyone else benefitted from listening to music when depressed? I'd love to hear how it's helped you, and the types of music you like to listen to. Thanks.
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> Peace,
> GregGreg, music (and dancing to it) help me a lot when I feel depressed or when I'm feeling overwhelmed by OCD obsessions. My favorites right now are The Doors; Fleetwood Mac; The Moody Blues; and Emerson, Lake, and Palmer.
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