Teen Gothic

Damn. It’s been a hell of a year. I’m laying in bed tonight, listening to Disintegration, high as Uranus. The music, and Robert Smith’s vocals, are so good together, and have a soft feeling in the ears. It’s weird.

Goth music, and the culture, has been such a help to me as I’ve been processing and getting through some really heavy shit. A breakup with a first girlfriend who I shared a plan of marriage with, several nights drunkenly calling the Trevor project hotline as I try to process other feelings, alcoholism, financial struggles, a candid look back at a life of childhood and early adulthood trauma, etc.

For the longest time, I didn’t have the words to articulate the things I felt, and I certainly didn’t know anyone who I could really talk to. That changed when I was introduced to the classics; Sisters of Mercy, The Cure, Siouxsie and the Banshees. I fell in love with it, and kept finding songs that described events that happened to me, or feelings I had, to the letter. I felt understood in a way I never had before. These bands have also made the only song that have ever made me cry, which is something that rarely happened until lately.

I also got to meet really interesting, awesome people going to events, and have become more comfortable expressing myself (albeit at the expense of looking GOOFY a couple of times in public with my makeup). I’ve made friends I feel safer talking to, and I think I’m starting to heal for the first time in my life. I’m not sure, but I really think so. I think I want to learn the bass now, as well.

Anyway, that’s it.

I’m not great at socializing due to anxiety, but I want to be more active in the goth scene despite it not being very large where I am. Does anybody have recommendations on how to make friends in the scene for somebody that struggles in social settings?

Just wonder how many german goths are here. I'm also German. If you want to chitchat feel free to dm me 🙂

Hi,

I would just like to complain about how in the media goth girls are always oversexualized for no reason and it is annoying.

Why would they oversexualize goth girls for the non goth males gaze?

Wth is wrong with society

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I have searching and learning about the subculture a lot but it's only been tree years since i started. I wanted you to help me (if you want) yo still learning about bands that are not that popular, i Made a playlist but i feel like it's a long way till i finish it. On the other hand i wanted to know if someone can recommend me some films/documentaries about the subculture. I am a little bit obsessed about knowing more. Sorry, my english it's TRASH