Music to Listen to When Depressed

When a person feels threatened, their nervous system releases stress hormones, two of which are adrenaline and cortisol. This is called the stress response. Chronic stress happens when a person experiences the stress response over a long period of time.

That’s where music comes in. Listening – or even better – playing music often helps the recovery to happen much faster than it would without music. The stress response starts switching to “off” when someone plays or listens to music.

Because of this, music has been known to help:

  • Reduce anxiety in hospital patients before entering surgery.
  • Bring security and order to distressed or disabled children.
  • Lower anxiety and sensation of chronic or postoperative pain.
  • Relieve depression and improve self-confidence.
  • Reduce emotional distress.
  • Play by Ear. This is not about technique. It’s not even about sounding good. You aren’t performing in front of a giant crowd; you don’t need to worry about reading the notes or making it sound perfect. Take a deep breath, and if it sounds horrible, you’re still doing it right. Simply hearing the sounds and figuring out where you want your fingers to go will help reduce stress.
  • Make it a Habit. The more you play, the better effect it will have. The suggested amount of time is about an hour per week, but even playing around once a day is widely beneficial. Some great ways to implement music into your everyday routine include:
    • Wake up with music. Set an alarm with a calming classical song. Rather than waking up with the panic an alarm clock can cause, a classical song will help you start your day peacefully.
    • Listen on the go. In the car, on a run or simply doing chores around the house, turn on the radio or iPod to start jamming. Be sure to sing with it and have a blast!
    • Play or listen in your free time. If you get a break at work, go somewhere to practice an instrument away from the work atmosphere. If you can’t do that, just listen to a few songs on your iPod.
    • Take up a musical hobby. This doesn’t even mean learning to play an instrument. This could include Zumba, dance (of any kind) or musical theatre – the options are endless!
This means that listening to relaxing music might help to improve the stressresponse and health. … This means that listening to music during stress may not actually decrease stress. However, listening to nature sounds might do the trick.
In that way, it serves as a distraction. But music therapy does more than just that;music can help to reduce stress and anxiety through multiple pathways. … Musicalso triggers the brain to release endorphins, increase dopamine levels, and block pain pathways, all which can help to enhance a sense of well-being.Dec 11, 2018
There’s a lot of evidence that playing music is good for you. … “Research shows that making music can lower blood pressure, decrease heart rate, reduce stress, and lessen anxiety and depression

Music isn’t a magical “cure” for mental illness, it can be a source of comfort for people who live with anxiety and depression.

Depression. A large body of research has found that music therapy benefits depression as well. … As mentioned before, listening to music can boost dopamine, which helps treat depression. This therapy may also be useful in treating symptoms of seasonal affective disorder.
Listening to music can have a tremendously relaxing effect on our minds and bodies, especially slow, quiet classical music. This type of music can have a beneficial effect on our physiological functions, slowing the pulse and heart rate, lowering blood pressure, and decreasing the levels of stress hormones.

                        Most Beautiful, Sad Songs

Song
Artist
1. “Hometown Glory”
Adele
2. “Young and Beautiful”
Lana Del Ray
3. “The Call”
Regina Spektor
4. “I Will Always Love You”
Whitney Houston
5. “Sweet Disposition”
The Temper Trap
6. “Back to Black”
Amy Winehouse
7. “With or Without You”
Scala and Kolacny Brothers
8. “Fix You”
Coldplay
9. “Somebody That I Used to Know”
Gotye
10. “Remember When it Rained”
Josh Groban
11. “You Found Me”
The Fray
12. “My Immortal”
Evanescence
13. “Eet”
Regina Spektor
14. “Apologize”
OneRepublic
15. “How to Save a Life”
The Fray
16. “Let Go”
Frou Frou
17. “May it Be”
Enya
18. “Say Something”
A Great Big World
19. “Let Her Go”
Passenger
20. “Battle Scars”
Lupe Fiasco and Guy Sebastian
21. “Stay With Me”
Sam Smith
22. “Forever & Always”
Parachute
23. “I Can’t See Nobody”
Nina Simone
24. “Eleanor Rigby”
The Beatles
25. “I Will Remember You”
Sarah McLachlan
26. “A Candle in the Wind: A Princess Diana Tribute”
Elton John
27. “Time to Say Goodbye”
Andrea Bocelli and Sarah Brightman
28. “Hallelujah”
Leonard Cohen
29. “Almost Lover”
A Fine Frenzy
30. “Everybody Hurts”
R.E.M.
31. “Watercolor Lake”
Beth Sass
32. “Chasing Cars”
Snow Patrol
33. “In My Veins”
Andrew Belle featuring Erin McCarley

. “Fix You” by Coldplay

”I can listen to it on repeat for hours it  gives me hope.” 

 “This Is Me” from The Greatest Showman

 

“It’s empowering to me because it validates that yes, I feel broken and at the same it’s OK to accept me for who I am.  

 “The Sound of Silence” by Disturbed

“I just connect with music and so much of the music I loved growing up is so relatable. It makes me feel like I’m not alone. It’s like pushing the reset button.” 

. “I Don’t Care” by Apocalyptica feat. Adam Gontier

“The lyrics and instruments just really hit deep.

“Little Talks” by Of Monsters and Men

“This song always calms me down, even if it is sad. I just always think of the conversations that are sung in song. 

. “Truce” by Twenty One Pilots

“It’s not a very well-known song, so often when people ask what I listen to when I’m upset, they don’t judge. It really makes me feel like Tyler, the lead singer, is talking to me, listening.” 

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