WHY EMO MUSIC IS ACTUALLY A HORRIBLE ADDICTION
I hate the fact that I spent so many years of my life listening to whiny bullshit emo music. I have depression. I have always had depression. Not the kind where you hurt yourself. More like the kind where you feel a deep inner-sense of hopelessness and grief. I used to do coke just to listen to sad music and cry. I was literally getting high off of my own sadness. What the fuck was I doing to myself? I thought that cocaine was helping me mask the pain, but the entire time it was lubricating my pain. It's nice to listen to sad music that you can relate with. There is a healing power in it, to an extent. I'm not saying all sad music is bad. But ruminating in it can also cause us to prolong the experience. Remaining in our sorrows for too long when we could be actually doing something productive that puts us on a better pathway towards healing. I have depression. I have always had depression. I don't need help feeling even more depressed than I already do. I need help feeling...
