Music

els · June 26, 2006, 11:38am

I like Enya and The Corrs who is an Irish group..very good music. Of course I was a child of the 70's-80's also so I like most all music. It depends on my moods...

Elisha

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Broken_Spirit · June 26, 2006, 12:16pm

I'm fairly new to this site and this is only my second post, but I also couldn't resist responding to this one! When I need to 'wallow', Tori Amos tends to play a large part in things! I also listen to James Blunt, Coldplay, Daniel Powter, Alanis Morissette, K.T. Tunstall, Chantal Kreviazuk. If you don't recognise some of these, then it may be because I'm form the UK and they may not be as well known in the U.S.

I think music can be very therapeutic as wll though, and I have my MP3 Player categorised into 'mood' sections so that I can easily tune into what I feel I either am, or alternatively need, e.g. 'chilled', 'summer', 'happy', 'sad', 'depressing', 'girly', 'loud/punk' etc.
This seems to work really well for me, and the 'happy' and 'summer' categories really do help to lift my mood if I'm feeling a bit numb, or empty, so to speak.

As for earlier mentions in this topic... I also find The Corrs useful, Goo Goo Dolls, Fleetwood Mac, and I do a Tracy Chapman album, which is fantastic, but I tend to avoid it as I never know how I'm going to react to it, emotionally!

"You don't know the power that you have... "

els · June 26, 2006, 3:19pm

Hey Broken Spirit, Welcome to Healing Well forum and the depression site as well. You have listed some wonderful types of music and I totally agree about it being therapeutic. Keep on postin' we would love to hear more from you.

Take care

Elisha

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mhaley · June 26, 2006, 6:43pm

Hiya brokenspirit, welcome to hw! i am in the us and know all of those, there are some great songs in those groups. i love new stuff, but im odd and like all kinds of music, "dancing in the moonlight" always makes me feel better, and dance ;) but theres plenty more. Sister Hazel is good, and ok i will get some slack for this, but i even like some limp bizkit, when i see my ex, i have to listen to them or linkin park lol
music is theraputic in so many ways......keep rocking peoples ;)
If you have a mean ex like me.......this always helps me, sorry i if i sound mean, but he was mean

Lately I've been skeptical.
Silent when I would used to speak.
Distant from all around me who witness me fail and become weak.
Life is overwhelming.
Heavy is the head that wears the crown.
id love to be the one to disappoint you when I don't fall down.
(Pre chorus) but you don't understand when I'm attempting to explain because you know it all and I guess things will never change, but you might need my hand when falling in your whole.
Your disposition ill remember when im letting go of...
(chorus) you and me we're through and rearranged. It seems that your not satisfied. there's too much on your mind. So you leave and I cant believe all the bulls*^$t that I find. Life is overwhelming. Heavy is the head that wears the crown. I'd love to be the one to disappoint you when I don't fall down

you're no good for me. Thank God its over.
You make believe that nothing is wrong until you're cryin'.
You make believe life is so long until you're dyin'.
You make believe that nothing is wrong until you're cryin', cryin' on me.
You make believe that life is so long until you're dyin', dyin' on me!!
you think everybody is the same.
I don't think that anybody is like you.
(You ruin everything and you kept f*$%@' with me until its over and I wont be the same)

shell

" Dwell not on the past. Use it to illustrate a point, then leave it behind. Nothing really matters except what you do now, in this instant of time. From this moment onward you can be an entirely different person, filled with love and understanding, ready with an outstretched hand, uplifted and positive in every thought and deed."
Eileen Caddy