A sad song as an antidote to sadness? When we have a bad day or a stressful period in our lives, each of us deals with problems in a different way. For some, a walk in the fresh air and nature helps, for others sports activity, and still others find solace in music. Did you know that listening to sad music can actually lift your mood? Read what scientists have to say about it.
Music it has power, yes affects our mood, and most of us listen to faster, electronic beats during exercise and – conversely – sad songs, if we are melancholy and in a bad mood. And what do the results of the latest scientific research say? Sad music benefits our soul.
According to a study by researchers at the Free University of Berlin sad songs generally have a positive effect on our emotional state. They summon feeling of nostalgia, which reminds us of happy moments and places from our lives. A sense of nostalgia it reminds us how we have dealt with obstacles in the past and what kind of relationships we have had with people with whom we may not get along well in these sad moments.
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Le Monye College professor Krystine Batco adds that we get a melancholy feeling, when we pay attention to the lyrics of the song and feel associated with a musician, as if he understands what we are experiencing. By identifying with the lyrics of a sad song, we empathically understand the musician and take comfort in knowing that we are not the only ones experiencing periods of sadness, unrequited love, rejection and other themes typical of sad songs.
When there are no friends or mother around to understand us, song lyrics can mean comforting words instead of theirs. When we are upset, we often get lost in our thoughts, empathy, which we feel for the singer, helps us to for a moment let's forget our problems.
Remember: the next time you spend bad day, only listen to the right song!
