This is a bit more of a serious and deep topic to go over and one that I wanted to discuss as I've seen the impact it can have on both myself and some others around me. I felt like this was worthwhile to dive into. What are your opinions on this and have you personally experienced something talked about in this video/known someone who has?! Be sure to let me know down below!!!!!!! But for now, cheers, rock on, stay heavy and have yourselves a fantastic rest of your day or night, depending on when you see this!!!!!!! 🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘

I had to quit smoking weed for work last year. So now I'm completely sober. Music escape is my last outlet. Love my ambient shit. Maybe addicted. But compared to all the chemical addictions I beat, music is way cheaper and doesn't fuck up my life. Good topic dude. 🍻

Definetly a conversation that should be had more!

I never actually thought about it in that way. You're absolutely correct though, music can be harmful as joyful it is. I went through an incredibly difficult period earlier in 2024, and I indulged in "sad" music that resonated with me. I had an almost parasitic relationship with bands, including but not limited to, The Smiths and Joy Division. Music gradually took ahold of my entire being, and I'd spend hours every day, for months, listening in attempt for escapism, but instead replaying past traumas over-and-over again. It got so bad, that, at one point, I started making up false scenarios in my head, because the images stuck in my head, paired with the music, were driving me insane. Eventually, I did manage to build a "healthier" relationship with music, but even now, I find that certain songs/albums/bands can easily affect my mood and leave me hanging bitterly at the past. Music, while a fun hobby, should never be indulged in great-amounts, because similar to any substance, can be incredibly addictive, leaving you feeling sky-high in the brief moment, and then hollow and dissociated.

Tonight's posting hits very close to home. First, a quick explanation (I hope) of where I am and how I got here. I was born an Army brat and joined the Army myself. At almost 56, I have lived in 38 different places and went to 16 schools growing up. I never learned how to be in relationships. I now am 100% disabled and am practically housebound with nothing below my small intestine and a constant need to run to the bathroom. To say that I am in a bad place is an understatement. The VA is providing me with mental health care. Something that I very much know the importance of as I am a retired psychiatric nurse. Three things get me through my day. My Corgi and Dachshund are critical to my wellbeing as they give me a reason to get up. Then there is my love/obsession with books and music both of which are definitely escapism. My average reading on Goodreads is 220 books a year. I completely lose myself in the books. Music is the other cornerstone of my mental survival. I listen to absolutely everything, but my two loves are classical and heavy metal. Both are excellent escapes for me. Most of the time if I'm experiencing depression, the last thing I want to hear is how happy someone else is. Doom and Black Metal are my favorite genres. What can I say but misery loves company. The depressing music acts as a catharsis for me. When I am really doing bad and I need an actually emotional boost, I turn to my favorite group, Babymetal. To this old metal warhorse, nothing can perk me up more than watching 3 charming Japanese girls sing uplifting J-Pop with positive messages and amazing choreography while brutal death metal plays behind them. You could say it gives me hope that this world is not completely fracked up. My psychologist supports my use of music as a form of escape.

When I was 16 I use to hyperfixate on that Daughters album. I still love it, and it's still an amazing album but I use to go completely psychotic listening to that everyday. Specifically on the bus to a community college a couple days a week. I ended up failing out of those classes cause my mental health tanked. I was also supressing being trans that probably didn't help.

I’ve always wondered about this topic anyway crangrape

So true, it can be destructive and it happened to me many times, I remembere two years ago I was literally listening to Dismember's debut album every day multiple times a day just to get my mind away from some shit. I love that record but no matter how good any piece of art might be, you shouldn't get so caught up in it to the point that it takes over your entire existence

Music (specifically metal) helped me through trauma, now my life revolves around music and I start internally panicking when I don’t do that, I feel like music has became a problem to me

I will say dsbm did help me get out of a slump last fall. Mostly Harakiri for the Sky and Totalselfhatred. Music has always been a crutch for me. My biggest. And it's changed over the years in terms of genres, but it's still there.

I think this video hit me a little too close to home. I can't really put into words why though.

Did it with MCR in my early teens. Got me out of the spiral because I was being an annoying ass ranting about the band to everyone I saw. They'll forever be part of my history but I can't listen to them now because it brings back too much of that feeling of being trapped. Under ice and tryna breathe. Doing almost the exact same thing now but with a much happier band and I'm watching out and checking myself constantly to make sure I don't fall as deeply into parasocial tendencies as I did the last time.

This came at an interesting time … Im somewhat at the edge of it coming to a bit of a problem now but im not sure. I wanted to ask is it ok if I vent a bit abt it if not that’s completely fine, also great video

Fantasy wins! I love mental health.