Music is a universal way to express yourself. In many different ways, it has the ability to say everything you cannot type out in words. In my personal experience music was my way out of the biggest depression of my life.
Music can save you in ways you never thought possible.
When I was growing up and I was bullied as a child, I would go home and listen to music to make me feel stronger. I would sing and dance to get past the negativity of the day. Every heartbreak, accomplishment, good or bad day, music was always there.
My hardest day was walking away from the most abusive relationship and staying strong through all the negative stigma it was going to bring me. Even now it follows me everywhere I go and the depression gets to be so bad that I cannot bring myself to get out of bed.
So, how does music help you with the sadness, loss of self-esteem, and lack of interest in doing anything?
The days that followed from the breakup, I saw through various social media, texts, and calls that there were so many negative comments. It made me feel like I made the wrong decision. It put me in the worst depression of my life. I couldn't bring myself to get out of bed, but then my roommate at the time put on the radio and Charlie Puth's "Marvin Gaye" song came on and it made me feel hopeful that there was more that life could offer.
I went on my own phone and listened to some of my favorite artists and within minutes I felt so much better. With time and music, I was able to rise above the negative comments and find the comments that filled me with support, love, and strength.
There is a universal appreciation and consensus that the power of music can bring if you can take a minute and listen to what it is saying to you. I have not met a situation that music couldn't explain. I hope that music can be an outlet for you in your time of depression like it was for me.