(The healing power of sad songs) What is this Article mainly about? A. Although it might seem unlikely, listening to sad songs after a breakup or after any other kind of
serious loss can actually ease feelings of sadness and allow a person to process both good and bad
memories and move forward to emotional recovery.
B. One of the many proven benefits of "music-evoked sadness" is that music can actually give people
the opportunity to daydream and reminisce, most often about happier times in their lives or in their
relationships.
C. In a recent experiment, participants who submerged their hands in ice-cold water while listening
to their preferred music were able to cope with the pain longer than people who listened to music
chosen for them or who heard no music at all.
D. Experts have pointed out that listening to only sad songs for an extended period of time can
reverse the advantages that those songs sometimes offer by allowing a person to wallow in grief when
it's time to let go of the past and move on.
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