Doc_GonzoSenior Contributor
Music soothes the savage beast.
Hey all,
I am relatively new to the forum (long time lurker). I don't know abut anyone else but music for me is the most fundamental aspect of maintaining my mental health. I have spent a lot of money on headphones, headphone amplifiers, stereo's, portable players etc. Some people think that it is 'ridiculous' however for me music is at the core of me and without it I feel a genuine sense of loss. I am an incredibly visual person so I can see and feel the music as much as hear.
Being a metalhead I have had people say (including professionals) that if I stopped listening to that angry rubbish then I would feel better about myself. They don't get it! Metal is one of many styles of music I listen to and it is the one style that I am most passionate about. It may sound like rubbish to some, but it brings me so much pleasure and joy that I would have to work really hard to bring myself down while listening to it.
The pitfall to this is that at times I wish I could just dissapear into my headphones and never return, just let the music take me away from eveything. This is one of my warning signs that things are not going so well!
For me, I know things are really going wobbly when music just becomes background noise, because music is generally such a concious pleasurable expereince.
I was wondering whether anyone else finds solace in music? and what it is about music that helps to calm the storms?
