Depression, Let’s find inner strength
Depression and How Music Can Uplift the Soul
Depression is often called the invisible illness — a heavy fog that wraps around the mind, distorting thoughts, draining energy, and dulling life’s color. For those who experience it, even getting through the day can feel like climbing a mountain with no summit in sight. I recently awoke from a slumber and couldn’t kick the feeling. I was trudging through life feeling trapped and that there was no light at the end of the tunnel.
Yet amidst the struggle, there are moments — brief, but powerful — when light finds its way through. And one of the most unexpected, yet profoundly healing sources of that light is music.
Understanding Depression
Depression isn’t just sadness. It’s a complex mental web of thoughts and feelings that effect and perpetuate how a person feels, thinks, and acts. It can cause persistent feelings of emptiness, hopelessness, and disconnection from the world. People with low energy and depressing feelings often describe feeling numb, like they’re watching life from behind a glass wall.
While healing is rarely a one-size-fits-all journey. It’s deeply personal — and for many, music becomes a lifeline. I recently discovered on Youtube the handpan. This music fills my soul and no matter what my thoughts are, it melts away all of the stress and allows you to be in the NOW. As we ascend higher in vibration we must maintain this vibration because if we are in lower energy we can not manifest from that perspective. I had worked so hard for six months uplifting myself through spiritual reading, listening and practice. I began to question why I feel that one thing is better than the other. For instance, I work in Wealth Management, however I am not happy. I realize that when you are on your path, you are happy. I had a strange dream about the Entity we call Jesus (Yeshua). I woke up vibrating at such a high vibration that the hair on my crown hurt. I knew that I was headed for 5D and that I was integrating. I was still in a job that didnt fulfill me, the same position I had been in for many months but I was happy because I surrendered. As time went on I began to discover that the end of this job was not in sight and that my dreams were not manifesting. In this moment I spiraled into such a depressing state that I would wake up at night in a sweat dreading work the next day. Thoughts of not wanting to give any more of my energy to this place began to appear. I was so dark that my stomach ached and everything made me miserable. My entire being changed, if I saw people happy I couldn’t connect. I was driving to work one day and said to myself that I must get myself out of this. I got myself into it but only I could get myself out… the KEY was music.
The Power of Music
Music is more than entertainment — it’s medicine for the soul. Whether it’s a haunting melody that mirrors your inner pain or binaural beats that pulls your neural pathways inward, music has a way of healing us from within- and quickly. I was able to imagine a White Crystal Pyramid of light surrounding me as I listened to the music.
Here’s how music can help those facing deep sadness:
1. Emotional Validation
Sometimes, just knowing that someone else understands your pain can be powerful. Songs that echo your feelings can validate your experience. Lyrics become a voice for the thoughts you can’t say aloud.
2. Mood Regulation
Upbeat music can help shift your mental state. Even if the change is temporary, that glimpse of relief is meaningful. Fast tempos and major keys often spark energy and release dopamine, a feel-good brain chemical that’s often in short supply during depression.
3. Connection and Belonging
Music builds bridges. It connects people across time, cultures, and experiences. Listening to a song that someone else wrote in their darkest hour reminds us: You’re not alone.
4. Mindfulness and Focus
Music encourages us to be present. Whether you’re focusing on lyrics, harmonies, or rhythms, it can ground your thoughts and offer a break from ruminating on negativity.
5. Inner Strength and Breathing
Inner strength — whether your at your lowest point, see yourself at your highest. Envision what you want to see yourself doing in the highest light. BE the Lion, dig deep and create what you see for yourself. — this can be cathartic. It transforms pain and remember to breath, feel the breath, listen to it and focus.
What Kind of Music Helps?
There’s no universal playlist for depression —and that’s the beauty of it.
Some go-to videos on Youtube I have found uplifting:
Monroe Institute: Album for Conscious Connections | Enhanced by Monroe Sound Science
Malte Marten: Sail Away
Mei-Ian: Sould Release Sound Healing
Beethoven: 7th Symphony 2nd Movement
Spiritual/Gospel: Uplifting messages of hope and strength
The key is to find what speaks to you what you connect with — what makes you feel soothed, or energized.
Final Thoughts: Let the Music Play
Depression can make the world feel silent, gray, and cold. But music, in all its forms, reintroduces warmth and color — sometimes subtly, sometimes all at once. It reminds us of who we are beneath the noise of mental illness and offers a rhythm to hold onto when everything else feels out of tune.
If you or someone you love is going through depression, know that healing is possible — and sometimes, it begins with just one song.
So put on your headphones, press play, and let music help carry your soul a little higher.