Lilly P. listening to music during Stage Tech Music, The Coping MechanismMusic is a big part of teenagers' lives. For Lilly Pederson and Morgan Ravsten, it is a part of their personality and who they are as a whole.
Lilly always has at least one headphone in at all times. Stress and anxiety are big parts of Lilly’s life, and she claims music is her first coping mechanism. “I always listen to [music] when I’m sad.” Most of the time, no matter what Lilly is feeling, she listens to Alternative Indie. Lilly says, “[Alternative Indie] makes me feel more mellow and grounded.” Music helps her calm down and feel more peaceful. With that, Morgan Ravsten has a very different perspective on music. Morgan is a really big K-pop fan and likes many groups. She enjoys this type of music so much that she goes to concerts to support her favorite groups. Morgan suffers from anxiety and depression, and uses music to cope. She often listens to different artists depending on how she feels. “When [I’m] feeling anxious, definitely Stray Kids. When I’m happy, any K-pop group. And when I’m sad, definitely The Rose,” she says. There are times when people are rude to Morgan. She expresses how the music helps when dealing with these situations. “The lyrics of the song, they’re very meaningful and it’s like, that’s true and not these people.” Music helps Morgan, and many other people, to feel validated and secure in their emotions. According to NAMM (National Association of Music Merchants), they have the “results from a study identifying how and why music holds so much meaning for today’s teens.” The study claims that “music helps teens release or control emotions and helps them cope with difficult situations such as peer pressure,...pressures of study and family, [and] the dynamics of friendships and social life.” This study also shows that music can serve as a release as well and members of fandoms find friendships that could be hard to make in the real world. Music makes people feel things, whether it’s to feel good, secure, sad, or deepen a feeling that is already being felt. Music brings things to teens, people in general, that helps them cope and find security in their lives. It’s time to go out and find your music and share it with the world. Article written by: Lilly Topham
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