Is it normal to feel suicidal when depraved of music?

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ok so me and my friend did this experiment, 7 days without music, no radio, no ipod, no youtube and no tv just incase there was music on and it was one of the wost weeks of my life, i actually felt depressed and started thinking suicidal, i didnt want to socialise much and didnt make much conversations, we decided that it would be impossible living without music, i know how music can lift/drop your mood depending on the lyrics, melody or memories attached to them but what i want to know is: is there a link between a lack of music and depression? any ideas welcome

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Based on 52 votes (20 yes)
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  • PoisonFlowers
    14 years ago

    No. I'm just depressed anyway.

    Interesting experiment. Were you expecting this sort of result? Behavioural confirmation effect, perhaps?

    Music stimulates a lot of your brain. Without the sort of stimulation you were used to, maybe you had some kind of withdrawal. Music is actually quite an amazing thing. Read "This is Your Brain on Music" by Daniel Levitin if your interested.

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  • ShahXad
    3 years ago

    your life worth more than a suicide

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  • Patkoalas
    10 years ago

    I SAY that is totally normal and makes perfect sense! I hav never tried it and probably dont want to and never would commit suicide but i could NEVER live without music. Music is AMAZING

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  • DandyElfman
    10 years ago

    Perhaps the music calms you down.

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  • Avant-Garde
    12 years ago

    It makes me sad when I don't have it.

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  • [Old Memory]
    13 years ago

    yes thats normal....

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  • blndgrl18
    13 years ago

    music definetely has a lot to do with a persons mood. i will be the happiest person in the world i if i get to listen to my ipod. but i become depressed and bored without it.

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  • funbob
    13 years ago

    When I listen to music it makes me feel like killing, so your problem is normal.

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  • mprocida
    14 years ago

    I feel the same way and I also need my iPod with me everywhere I go

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  • mtnw
    14 years ago

    i think surely that music can affect your mood. but suicide, really. isn't that a bit dramatic? are you that fragile?

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