This is going to sound weird, but just give it a chance 🙂 A few years ago, I discovered a Taiwanese singer; Rainie Yang. I discovered her through a Youtuber who was Chinese. She mentioned her and briefly played a bit of one of her songs and even though I didn’t understand Taiwanese, I was instantly memorized by the music. The most beautiful ballad ever, in my opinion. I instantly looked her up and was so infatuated with her songs. For a brief time, due to complications in my personal life I stopped listening to music. These problems that arose in my personal life had me so depressed. I could barely function correctly. It seemed life was just terrible all around and in my head, I was “the most miserable person on Earth” which is just a ridiculous thought. You are never the most miserable person on Earth! One night, I was sitting in my room and feeling particularly hopeless. It was midnight and I was contemplating having a nervous breakdown (In my household, I’m not allowed to breakdown.) when I suddenly remembered the first I’d ever heard by Rainie Yang. It had been a long time since I’d listened to it. My fingers danced across the keyboard as I went to Youtube and looked it up.
“Ai Mei” by Rainie Yang. This was the first song I’d ever heard by her. I didn’t understand Taiwanese at all (any other language for that matter) but I’d looked up the lyrics. It didn’t matter that I didn’t understand her, the music and her voice was powerful. It had a lasting impact. Since then, every time I’m sad or upset I’ll listen to a Chinese ballad. There’s something so beautiful about the language, something so calming about a Chinese ballad. Soft and quiet. Beautiful and hopeful. Maybe this sounds weird? Maybe no one else feels like this? So far, I’ve yet to find someone who feels this way. There are many Chinese singers out there who sing beautiful, heart-warming ballads but I will always prefer Rainie. <3

My point being, maybe you should give it a try? Take a listen and see if you feel lighter, more hopeful, more happy. 🙂 And if not, you’ll soon find something that helps you through those tough times.