Why do we like listening to sad music when we’re sad?

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I’ve always been curious why we do that. Of course I can’t speak for everybody, but I know that myself, and many others listen to sad music when we’re sad.

Wouldn’t it make more sense for us to have the desire to listen to upbeat happy music to make us feel a little better?

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Anonymous 0 Comments

maybe taking solace in the fact that others have felt this way before? that it’s okay to be sad, and to embrace the emotion fully, and to feel connected to others? sadness is a very lonely emotion, especially when it’s not due to some kind of universal event

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