I've stopped listening to music. i cannot stop the weird associations i have in my mind when i listen to the music i like or love. I started listening to something that had a touch of violence. the mosh pits, screams and growls became my favorite. but i had to stop it since it started making me feel the way that may have put behind the bars, had they been executed. any way out that helps me listen to music with certain extent of detachment?

I'm a big fan of all kinds of music and I often get a similar feeling when hearing aggressive or violent toned music.

I've never liked anything particularly loud or angry sounding anyway, but now I notice it more and at times become physically ill when listening to any type of "death metal" or "grunge." I sometimes wonder if perhaps such negative tones or sounds actually create or attract a negative energy into the environment. Either that, or maybe we're tapping into the negative emotions of the ones who wrote such songs? After all, some of those lyrics can be downright depressing! xD

Perhaps try listening to different types of music to see what makes you feel uplifted and energized (or relaxed) rather than sticking to what you have always liked. You might find yourself running into a great type of music that you never thought you would enjoy.

Best wishes!

see, it is not about liking or disliking a song or a music. there is no doubt that i like Merilyn Manson and all the 30 Seconds To Mars numbers. 'Die, M.....F..... die', 'This is New Shit', 'Death to the Ladies First' are some of the numbers that thrill me. but I just cannot hold myself due to the sensations i have. that is what i'm afraid of.

How about some trance music?

i'm into the trance of saying 'good bye' (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L_LQYdtJ34k)  and getting back at the 'wake up' (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DyOSx62c2Ic) call since long and could not yet manage to get out of it.  

both of them seem to be so much 'trancing' that it really is hard to get rid of them.