Research shows that sad music (or art of any kind) is a remedy for sadness. When I’m depressed, the last thing I want to turn on is some happy bullshit. I would rather listen to something that validates what I was feeling before I played the song.
Kinda off topic, but this is why horror movies actually have a positive effect on mental health because they give the emotion of fear a simulated playground.
Research shows that sad music (or art of any kind) is a remedy for sadness. When I’m depressed, the last thing I want to turn on is some happy bullshit. I would rather listen to something that validates what I was feeling before I played the song.
Kinda off topic, but this is why horror movies actually have a positive effect on mental health because they give the emotion of fear a simulated playground.