Is Music an Addiction?

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_Music is the art of arranging and combining sounds in order to create a harmonious melody while noise is an unwanted sound that is usually very loud and meaningless._

 

Exactly!

 

Music can be an addiction, but I don't think this addiction can negatively influence. For example, I can't even exit my house without getting my earphones. I like walking and listening to music. I have an extensive list of songs for any emotional state. Whenever I need to search for a song, I search for it on whatisthatsong.net. I have been listening to music constantly all of my life, and I don't think this is something terrible. I am often alone, so it is my way of fulfilling the loneliness and the silence.

 

I don't think so bro, it is a stress relief

 

I havent read every reply in this thread so someone may have said similar things,
for me personally ive noticed since getting a spotify premium account late last year
that music has become a way for me to escape being present with myself, my thoughts and my feelings.

I dont think im addicted in the way im addicted to PMO, and because i imagine it releases
a lot less dopamine than porn use does its probably not a major problem, but i aslo know that
a lot of people slip into using music like i sometimes do, to escape your current feelings
or to try and find a perfect story that someone else has written to describe your emotions
instead of writing your owns story. thats a big part of how many people use music imo:
as a cheap surrogate for writing down their own feelings, they effectively outsource
describing to themselves how they feel to an artist with the perfect song etc. and this
can be beautiful, but its not a replacement for legit awareness of how you're feeling.

 

My opinion as a longtime musician is that it doesn't.

I enjoy the music, and as much as I like it, I never get euphoric.

But keep in mind, there is dopamine and there is dopamine.

If you open the cabinet and get a glass out for water, you will get a very small amount of dopamine.

Is getting a glass of water going to make you high, like having a spiritual levitation of the mind? No.

The dopamine is connected to pleasurable activities that release opioids in much larger amounts (spikes).

So I ask, is it safe to drive and drink water or listen to music? For me it always has been, I haven't had but one fender bender in 32 years of driving.

The things that the rebooter needs to avoid is the things that "spike it";
street drugs, alcohol, cigarettes, PMO (obviously), gambling, etc.