Comments on: Choosing Your Attitude

By: mspennylane

mspennylane — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 16:03:27 +0000

It is strange how we all sometimes feel the need to wallow. Often, you feel bad to let yourself be happy. It seems completely ridiculous but it is true. Listening to sad music is a great example. I believe that sometimes we do need some sort of catharsis that music etc. can bring, though often if we just went out and did something positive we might just snap out of it!

By: Christina

Christina — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 10:42:56 +0000

We all have ups and downs. If we ignore the bad times or try to spin them into something positive, then everything would end up being good (or at least okay). Eventually the less important good things end up being the bad things. We need to feel upset sometimes; it’s what balances out the rest of our lives.

That being said, I usually listen to music that reflects the way I’m feeling. When ‘m sad, I want the world to be sad with me, so I listen to music that reflects that. But I don’t let it carry on for too long. The next day, I try to wake up with a better attitude.

By: Julie

Julie — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 12:06:05 +0000

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By: Jem

Jem — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 09:24:32 +0000

i used to be depressed with the world, and would listen to depressing suicidal music and wallow in my own self pity for awhile. and then i would get over it and continue with life until the next time i get depressed again. & it repeats

Yellowcard was one of the bands that saved my life. Believe is a great song.

By: Angela

Angela — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 03:17:59 +0000

I dunno, I listen to music sometimes when I’m in a mood and it does keep me in that mood but for some reason even the sad stuff will make me start to feel better. I love music so much. It IS a form of therapy for me.

Congrats on being a kick ass blogger.

By: Rachael

Rachael — Sat, 09 Aug 2008 23:06:50 +0000

First off, it’s the first time that i’ve visited your site, and I’ve bookmarked it. You and I have so much in common, and have a lot of the same views, it’s scary.

Truthfully, I sulk. Like right now, I’m in sulk-mode, just because I’m in a never-ending apartment search from a messy break-up. Who doesn’t sulk? Or wallow in their own self-pity? I’d go as far as saying that it’s natural. However, it doesn’t last. I really do make an effort to be positive, and get off my ass and go do something productive. It works.

By: Andrea

Andrea — Sat, 09 Aug 2008 22:16:16 +0000

Usually I let myself wallow. I know it’s not the best thing to do but I do it. Although sometimes I’ll look at LOLcats or call my boyfriend or something to help me cheer up and get on with my day. It really depends. I listen to a lot of MCR when I’m angry/sad.

By: Jane

Jane — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 09:39:33 +0000

Sometimes you just need to be down, so that when the good things come around they look so much better.

If bad things are happening or you are feeling down, it takes a lot of effort to make yourself feel better and sometimes we cannot be bothered with this, so we just leave ourselves to be sad, knowing that soon we will be happy again.

Also there is the princess theory as I like to call it, you want to be rescued, you don’t want to go out hunting for friends to cheer you up, you want them to come and rescue from your own bad mood. We all want to be looked after from time to time.

Happiness does not have to be a “better” emotion than sadness, because without sadness then we would not know happiness since there would be nothing to contrast it with.

By: fragileheart

fragileheart — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 02:35:14 +0000

I completely agree with you on this. It’s kind of like with our posts about Anger. Just like you can choose how to react, you can choose how your life turns out as well. Of course, the only kind of thing that it doesn’t work for is winning the lottery – unless you’re the one pulling the numbers =P

By: Justin

Justin — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 23:06:49 +0000

Honestly, we really do love feeling sad and sorry for ourselves. I’ll listen to sad songs and watch horribly depressing movies because most of the time they are the most beautiful to listen to/watch. Feeling sad feels… REALLY good. I know, messed up, but it’s the sad truth.