The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #56258   Message #880524
Posted By: Broadside Johnnie
02-Feb-03 - 04:25 AM
Thread Name: Music and Depression
Subject: RE: Music and Depression
Breathe.

Cry.

Wail.

Sing... loudly.

Repeat as necessary.

Singing loudly is deep breathing. If you want some topical perspective that doesn't reflect your current circumstance, look to African-American spirituals and capstan shanteys - choruses rich with lingering oh's, ah's, and ay's that render physiologically therapeutic relief very similar to crying and wailing.

Good luck.