In my experience, music that matches my mood makes me fee less alone. I had some tough times when I was a teenager, and didn't seriously get into music until I

In my experience, music that matches my mood makes me fee less alone. I had some tough times when I was a teenager, and didn't seriously get into music until I discovered Rammstein(my favorite band to this day). To most people, it's very brutal sounding, often angry, sometimes depressing. My parents had no idea why I listened to some German guy growling in front of "rock music". My whole world was changed because, finally, someone else expressed how I feel. Now, the lyrics themselves are often grotesque or even silly, but I didn't understand most of it and what they were saying didn't matter to me anyway. I was comforted by the fact that these guys could put into music what I could fail to put into words or deal with in my own life. Simply speaking, I find such music to be cathartic. Actually, lots of different moods of music can be cathartic, but negative music sticks out in that category because we're expected to listen to music that "lifts us up". I think that's why I actually become more depressed by listening to happy music when I'm sad; it's as if the world is telling me that I shouldn't feel the way that I do. Having my feelings recognized by music is about as good as having someone tell me that it's okay to feel bad about my situation.