Mixing Music with Depression can be Dangerous
Hey, I even have a playlist
When talking about depression and coping, someone will often bring music into the conversation. Everyone knows music offers the potential to soothe a weary or sad soul.
Yet, music also has the power to worsen mental illness, as well. In this discussion of music and its relationship to depression, I want to start with an author-created playlist.
The following is unlikely to raise a person out of the depths of sadness. However, I have created what I think is a sadness-free playlist for anyone who is suffering with serious despair (more on the specifics a bit later).