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Ambrosius
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What is it about sadness that gives a sense of realness to life. Why does happiness feel comparatively fake? Maybe my question is wrong. Maybe I’m comparing a state of deep emotion (sadness) with a state of superficial emotion (contentness). But even feelings of Euphoria can feel superficial in retrospect
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Ambrosius
@ambrosius
I think I feel most alive and paradoxically ‘the best’ when I’m absolutely sad and listening to melancholic music. Maybe it’s because those are the moments that relate us to eachother the most. Anyway I’m there now. Feeling low and also somehow higher than I’ve felt in months
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paw 🎩
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When it concerns music particularly, it's because sad music connects you to other people who also feel the same way. You feel heard and understood when there's a person/band singing about the same feeling that you have, so it makes you feel better. I yearn for that feeling because I haven't experienced it in pos. years
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Ambrosius
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That’s right! But still I don’t connect on the same deep level on anger, cheerfulness, fear or any other emotions when I’m in that state and listen to music in kind. I hope you get to experience it again for the sake of the beauty of the experience, but not for such a reason that makes you sad for a long time
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paw 🎩
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Because those emotions aren't usually shared. When you're e.g. fearful, you're never afraid together with someone, it's mostly a personal thing, but sadness is meant to be shared
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Ambrosius
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Well you can be fearful together with someone, but that can be a very real bonding experience too so it only proves your point. I guess it doesn’t translate well over music. The interesting question that remains for me is, why is sadness meant to be shared? I agree that it is because it feels right.
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