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Do any of you get addicted to bad moods? What do you think causes that? (lemmy.world)
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First, apologies if this isn't appropriate for a community called "casual conversation". I just don't know of another conversational community to post in. I am more than happy to delete this on request.

Does anyone out there seem to get addicted to their bad moods? Like, you've been feeling down on and off for a week. Instead of seeking out media, conversations, etc. that you know you like and makes you happy, you'd prefer to keep absorbing unhappy media and talking about unhappy things to keep you unhappy. It's almost like you begin to enjoy being unhappy and you don't want it to stop. What the fuck is even that though? Are some people just meant to be insufferable like that? I don't understand why this happens. When I'm happy, I want to continue to be happy. When I'm down, I want to continue to be down even if there is no discernible reason.

Just curious on your thoughts. Thanks for your time.

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[-] MelonYellow@lemmy.ca 4 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

Similarly, I wanna know what's the deal with liking sad movies or sad songs! Also I like the horror genre too -obviously being scared is a negative emotion, but it's like chasing the next high. I just have this appreciation when various art forms are able to arouse these big types of emotions. It's much better than blandness, which is boring.

I think people just crave feeling alive, and maybe that's what feeling sad does for some of us?

Btw you might like this Weezer song. It's a little juvenile in that Weezer way, but the lyrics talk about exactly this! It's called "All My Favorite Songs" (are slow and sad lol): https://youtu.be/AGPdXYG1msg

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