- A university study said listening to sad songs allow people to grieve and cope with sorrow more easily
- This, according to academicians, is due to the fact that sadness often involves emotional loss
- Listening to sad music allows a person to cry and undergo emotional release
One of the best ways of dealing with grief is to listen to sad songs more than happy music; a university study has stated.
Recently, academics discovered listening to the likes of Adele, Radiohead and Muse can effectively make people easily accept the loss of a loved one better than more upbeat bands, an article published by The Telegraph has disclosed.
This, according to the study, can best be justified on the fact that sadness often involves emotional loss, which is not a problem that can be solved or reversed. Thus, the study noted the only real way to move on and feel better is by accepting the situation.
Dr. Annemieke Van den Tol led two separate studies involving 450 people who were tasked to observe the listening habits of those going through a range of emotional circumstances.
The team found more people tend to turn to more sorrowful tracks during a time of crisis. This, according to them, helped the people move on sooner than they expected.
During the study, participants were asked to jot down their “sad music” choices.
Participants agreed with the assertion they listened to sad music for consolation rather than happy music when negative feeling seemed to be “overwhelming”.
Several respondents said sad music helped them cope with a negative situation by helping them cry and deal with grief.
As such, data showed the emotional involvement with sad music helped listeners to cope more easily and accept feelings of loss with a lighter tone whereas happy music was not linked to dealing with grief.
In conclusion Dr. Van den Tol stressed the study shows that even though many people prefer listening to happy music in general, they find sad music helps them deal with sadness more often giving more emotional connection which produce peaceful feeling.
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