User blog comment:CykeP/Negativity in Western VOCALOID Music/@comment-53539-20160129005146/@comment-53539-20160131110056

I base my assumptions on experience that was very personnel to me. Negative music almost caused me to take my life, while happier music helped me lift my spirits, though too much of it made my feelings worst when it wasn't on.

I've said it before, I suffered from domestic violence. I won't hide that. I went through the experience of being prisoner, unable to get on with their life because my father blackmailed me emotionally, mentally and money-wise. Its why I have negative views on the world myself, I lost everything to him because I didn't have the guts to stand up to him when I left university and tell him it was time I left home and tried to get by without him.

I find music dangerous now because it can stir old feelings. I listened to a LOT of negative music, so to avoid the old feelings coming back I find myself listening to more happier songs. They may make me feel like I've lost a lot, but they don't remind me of the past.

I think this is the problem, we can talk a lot and most of it comes from a study we read about, experience, etc. But honestly... Music is personnel. Its just hindsight of going through things, I can say also that the invoking emotions and ideas music puts into one's head can be dangerous either way. :-/