Music Tastes

[Anna]

Has anyone noticed their music tastes changing due to moods etc??

After my trauma I got into Industrial music. I then started to like techno and drum n' bass.

Recently. I have started to listen to gangster rap. I am shocked as I never used to like this music. I find it calms me down, toughens me up and I can get through the working day better. It makes me feel good for some weird reason. No idea why? I think it it totally bizarre??!!

There are some songs that will also bring me to tears so I try to avoid listening to them.

Has anyone else noticed how music can help or even make it worse?

 

[Cynsoul]

I absolutely agree that our taste is greatly influenced by the way we are feeling. The way I relate is I will occasionally listen to "gangster rap", or metal when I am feeling particularly angst and wanting to, rage against the machine so to speak. I believe it has that sort of general message like: "screw this, stand with me, or get out of my way." I have been slowly getting into more bands which let me drift and forget the world though. (name drop: massive attack)

I think it's great that you have songs that bring emotion out for you, as it's a great release. Listening to music that seems to speak our lives main story line is something that, even though may bring sorrow to the surface, also reminds me that we are not alone in all this. And, as alienated as I may feel from time to time, there's someone who understands, even if the singer hasn't experienced the same events.

On the polar opposite, I feel one of the best things are the days when I can listen to the music that once made me cry and have it not affect my mood whatsoever. I almost feel like it proves that for at least in the moment, what has once bothered me so greatly is weakened and is no longer as prominent of a thought in my mind. I know this is backwards from what I stated above sort of, but I have PTSD. We're allowed to flip flop. Haha.

 

[Deleted member 12723]

I find myself in a strange place. The music that used to drive and motivate me is old an outdated i am searching for a music that can calme now. I find all the music I used to love makes me feel depressed so I am on a music search. The last time I enjoyed music was raggae.

I know my dauthter gets alot of her music online. I do not think she listens to the radio anymore. Radio used to be alot better. But now it is blah and with a alot of commercials. I have a ton of cds. But that only depresses me. I want some inspiring music, but am at a loss. I always do better with music. Well thanks for listening to my rant and vent.

I have listened to all sorts of music, except no country for me. Any suggestions or advice? It would be much appreciated. Thanks.

 

[The Hermit King]

(name drop: massive attack)

Listening to Teardrop by Massive Attack as I type this, very chill. I also discovered a Belgium womens choir called Scala & Kolacny Brothers which have a bit of a creepy vibe to some of the covers they do, but I like it. Nine Inch Nails is also some of my favorite music for all kinds of moods. And when you just want to RAGE then Five Finger Death Punch will do the trick. Oh and if you are into electronic then The Glitch Mob album Drink The Sea is really good. Mostly instrumental.

 

[The Hermit King]

Warning about Scala & Kolacny Brothers though, I listened to their cover of the Radiohead song "Creep" and also they have a song called "Our Last Fight". Anyway both damn songs made me get all teary eyed. So just a warning. Could have been the mood I was already in though who knows.

 

[Shellbell]

I listen to songs these days that have meaning in relation to my past. I also find some music video's very close to the mark on my past abuse and emotions. In particular Linkin Park's 'Crawling', and Lana Del Ray's 'Born to die'.

I think my T would advise me not to watch, listen to these types of music, but I'm drawn to them.

 

[The Hermit King]

Linkin Park's 'Crawling'

Yeah if I were in a movie this song would be playing in the back ground. I will have to check out the video, I don't know if I have ever seen it. To me personally the song is perfect for describing PTSD but the same music can mean different things to different people.

 

[Shellbell]

The music video to it is about a girl who has been badly abused by a man and she is remembering it and it even has a section with flashes of her memory which is so much like flashbacks. It had a lot of triggers for me when I watched it.

 

[InHell11]

Well I kind of grew up mostly hearing classic rock. Stuff like AC/DC, Led Zeppelin, Black Sabbath, Pink Floyd, Fleetwood Mac, REM and such. I got into metal more when I was about 16 but mostly because it was a lot like what I already enjoyed. I listen to a pretty wide range of music lots of metal and hard rock but I also like psychedelic rock/alternative type rock and some darker industrial/electronic stuff like Psyclon Nine.

I didn't really notice any major change in music taste after the PTSD symptoms started. The most it seems to effect music is sometimes on my bad days I can't enjoy it which can really get me down and sort of feed my depression since music is something that usually helps me get through things.

 

[quaintpapercut]

My taste in music is all over the map depending on the mood I'm in. The one thing I do like is that certain music can actually make me feel emotion. Since I experience a lot of emotional numbness I quite enjoy that certain songs can manipulate my emotions and actually make me feel something. I like classic rock, alternative, rap, r & b and some electronic. I have listened to Youth Lagoons CD Year of Hibernation more than I would like to admit :bag:.

A great site for listening to music is http:// - its like personalized radio!

 

[celia]

I love that song Teardrop