Breaking up is hard to do. Connect with the music and let your imagination run with the spontaneity of the melody. Regulate and vent your emotions while identifying with each song. Empathize with the musician and feel less alone; and at the end of the day, that empathetic sadness you’re feeling with the music isn’t real — through the music, appreciate the negative emotions conveyed by the artists without actually having to experience the “real life” consequences of their sadness.
