Music and Bipolar

I constantly listen to the same band over and over again when i am in a manic or depressed state. I have found that the songs take on a completely different feel depending on my mood.

I was recently listen to a band called Apocalyptia when I was depressed and one of their songs haunted me. It was a song called "Beautiful", it is a hard rock meets classical with no lyrics, but in my depression I could hear the sorrow behind the notes. Then the next week when I was a manic state, I listened to this song again and it was a completely different song, I could hear how beautiful it was and the joy between the notes leapt out at me. I couldn't believe how much it had changed just because of my mood.

Another song that I used to listen to non-stop when I was a teenager was "Low Man's Lyric" by Metallica, that song help me through a long depressions

Every morning I wake up with a different song running over and over and over in my head…sometimes a good one, some times the most annoying song in the world. My iPod is my best friend…music slows down the constant chatter in my head and if I focus enough it can stop the racing thoughts all together. Music is one of my “meds”. Like the Beastie Boys say “A good mixed tape will put you in the right mood”