nelsonroyale
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I listened to their music back in the day and even saw them live. RIP.
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Linkin Park singer Chester Bennington has committed suicide
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huh? i dont quite understand what;s his point?
to me, it felt like numbness. Like existential numbness. You do stuff out of apathy, out of inertia, out of people/social circle/society expecting such stuff out of you but you don't really "feel" like doing so.
And you can smile and do stuff that otherwise would bring you pleasure and joy, but it doesn't. You just do them in the hopes that maybe, one day, they do make you feel good once again. But they don't.
But apart from the numbness... it also felt like a deep isolation. A constant sensation of being irrelevant to everybody, unloved, easily forgotten -and a sense of inadequacy, like being unable to succeed where others have, unable to face things that others have faced. Because you feel it's you. Not everybody else - you. It's you the one that's wrong, that's broken and beyond fixing. And no matter what they say, that they may call themselves your friends... you still don't matter to them. It's just you, and you're broken.
At least things have gotten better now. Going to a shrink last year really helped. If you (anyone who reads this) need help, please seek it. You're not alone, not really. You've got some demons to face, and those are yours and nobody else's. But the fact that you need to face them doesn't mean you have to face them alone.
AlphaSnake
...and that, kids, was the first time I sucked a dick for crack
The first ever article I wrote for my high school paper in journalism class with a review of Hybrid Theory. I gave it a 10, because it was so epic in scale. Simple, catchy. But absolutely loud and visceral.
Hell, back in the old days of GAF, I made a lot of Linkin Park threads. They were definitely a gateway band for me to get into heavier and heavier music.
Hell, back in the old days of GAF, I made a lot of Linkin Park threads. They were definitely a gateway band for me to get into heavier and heavier music.
On a good day, it's like if you sapped most of the color and energy out of everything. You can't genuinely feel good no matter how hard you try. You're numb with faint glimmers at best.
On a bad day, there's no life in you but ill emotion. You're worthless and the world has no place for you, whatever value the world has.
boiled goose
good with gravy
Fuck...
I mostly enjoyed LP for what it was.
I mostly enjoyed LP for what it was.
InfiniteBento
Member
This is beyond tragic. Im shocked.
May he rest peacefully
May he rest peacefully
He's talking about the emotional toll being an artist entails.
Your feelings, thoughts, words, emotions...your "youth" is commercialized and turned into a product to be sold to the public. This act, and the toll it takes, is something most of us can't even begin to understand.
TheLastCandle
Member
That's tragic.
RIP, dude.
RIP, dude.
"The opposite of depression isn't happiness, it's vitality." Possibly the best answer you can get.. and it's something that needs to be addressed because afaik, numbers are only increasing.
RIP Chester.
Just awful, really terrible news to hear. Condolences to his family and friends, I can't begin to imagine what they will now have to deal with, nor what he himself was dealing with to lead to this.
As a teen I listened to a lot of Linkin Park in good times and bad, and I still occasionally do.
As a teen I listened to a lot of Linkin Park in good times and bad, and I still occasionally do.
Cpt.Underpants
Member
Out of nowhere....
rip
rip
Obliterator
Member
Damn apparently Rihanna was a fan. This is some insane praise coming from her
https://www.instagram.com/p/BWx1hCWDYZX/
https://www.instagram.com/p/BWx1hCWDYZX/
Koopatrol
Member
I remember hearing back in the day that she had a crush on him.
boredofcanada
Member
Damn didn't know he grew up in Phoenix, and he sang at Chris Cornell's funeral.
RIP
RIP
Chmpocalypse
Blizzard
Fucking sucks. Depression is literally a killer (almost was for me at 10, I tried to kill myself several times but thankfully failed).
Filthy Casual
Member
I loved his voice. RIP.
Hope you are in a better place now man.
randomhugs
Member
One of my oldest friends I have right now, I met because we both loved Linkin Park. Rest in peace, Chester.
criesofthepast
Member
Oye weon. I love you. I want to hug you for this post. Great description of what it feels like.
Speaking personally, so it might not apply, and it's hard to put into words so don't expect cohesiveness.
You generally don't have anything to direct your sadness towards like in the case of an event like you mentioned. So there's no root of it, there's no reason to it. It's not feeling sad, but just continuous dread. Everything is dark, dull, gloomy. It's a perpetual shade of grey, no absolutes, where you can't seem to find a lasting enjoyment or state of happiness. Moment to moment, it's painful. Not physically, but definitely inside your head. You can't take refuge in your own thoughts, in your own mind, the one safe space that everyone can turn to. What you are, every moment of every day, it's not life. You're just going along with the motions, trying not to feel sick of it all.
Nothing tastes good anymore. It's all bland. You don't feel full and satisfied let alone taste anything good. No matter where you eat or what you do. The same applies to sleep. Sleep doesn't give you any rest anymore. No matter how much or how little you sleep. Doesn't matter if it's 8 hours, 4 hours, 10 hours, 12 hours - you don't ever get a good night's sleep anymore. You wake up, look in the mirror and see something that isn't you. Don't expect to ask for help even if you want to, because at that point, you'd consider it pity.
Rest in peace, Chester Bennington.
NintendoGal
Member
I'm sure you had enough answers, but here's another view. It's a comic but I absolutely have gone through these feelings to a T.
http://hyperboleandahalf.blogspot.com/2011/10/adventures-in-depression.html
http://hyperboleandahalf.blogspot.com/2013/05/depression-part-two.html
VanMardigan
has calmed down a bit.
As someone who has thankfully never suffered from depression, I just want to say it's incredibly difficult to relate to. Most people who come off as insensitive simply can't even comprehend what suffering from that particular illness is like. I try but it's hard for me to understand how someone can leave behind kids and cause so much pain for their family and friends but I feel like I've come a long way to be more empathetic and try to understand that it's an illness.
pixelation
Member
I don't get the people saying HT and Meteora were the only "good" LP albums, so off the mark. I can easily find several songs on all their albums that i honestly like and my fave songs of theirs are from the later albums.
Blue Ninja
Member
Man, I'm still gutted. I'd grown somewhat out of touch with their newer music, but their older stuff got me through some tough times. Roads Untraveled nearly had me in tears. https://youtu.be/iFiNlLt8sJw
Rest in peace, Chester. Thanks for everything.
Rest in peace, Chester. Thanks for everything.
gundamkyoukai
Member
WTF .
RIP LP was a big part of my teen years .
RIP LP was a big part of my teen years .
Jzero
Member
Gut punch hearing this. I've been a fan of his since I was young (34 now). I even enjoyed their latest album. I've been going thru rough times in my life over the last several years and linkin park was always a band I could identify with.
Rip Chester
I'll be hitting the gym to your music the next good while.
Rip Chester
I'll be hitting the gym to your music the next good while.
TheChuggernaut
Banned
A Thousand Suns is still an underrated gem. Also, In Pieces is low key one of the best songs they've ever written
NoKisum
Member
It's been a really long time since I've actively sat down and listened to LP. I saw that Spotify updated their This Is: playlist for the group, so I decided to give it a listen for a while. It's hard to push through because now a lot of the songs, new and old, just sound like one big suicide note.
RIP Chester.
I really loved Hybrid Theory and Meteora.
It's hard to explain, and different for everyone. For me, it was a crushing numbness, a lack of interest in everything. Nothing felt important, I couldn't focus and the future looked pointless.
I really loved Hybrid Theory and Meteora.
It's hard to explain, and different for everyone. For me, it was a crushing numbness, a lack of interest in everything. Nothing felt important, I couldn't focus and the future looked pointless.
fluffydelusions
Member
One More Light has some of their best lyrics. Sharp Edges was a fantastic song, but listening to it now is gonna be hair-tingling.
Dr.Horrible
Member
Sitting down and listening to Hybrid Theory just reopening old feelings on how much I loved this band. It meant so much to me back during that time of my life, what a damn shame.
TheChuggernaut
Banned
The Spotify playlist starts with the title track from One More Light. I was not prepared for those emotions. That song is going to be hard to listen to now
fluffydelusions
Member
I was in the military when that album came out and legit damn near everyone I worked with was listening to it daily...such an amazing album
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