Breaking Benjamin Confessions

I discovered BB when I was in eighth grade, so about in 08-09ish. I was going through the worst of the worst. I was depressed, had a shitty relationship and even contemplated suicide I was so miserable. One night I was on iTunes looking for music and in the top 100 was “I will not bow” so being myself I was like okay this sounds cool. shortly after that I started looking into more music of theirs, and the deeper I went the more in love I became. finally I found a band/artist that truly spoke to me, that almost understood what I was going through. Their music did more then make me happy, it pulled me out of suicide and gave me back my life. I know it’s basic or weird to think a band saved someone’s life, but they did. especially Ben. His voice reached out and spoke to me and I can’t thank him enough for everything he’s done for me, even though I’ve never personally met him.

This past July, the 26th to be exact, I finally saw my favorite band in concert. I was so nervous it was crazy! my anxiety was off the charts and I almost had sort of a mini panic attack I was just all over the place. as soon as the intermission was done after Starset played (another amazing band that you all should check out), the lights went out and they walked on stage. my heart bursted, and all my nervous anxious feelings went away in an instant. I never felt more at home then I did at that concert. I wish I got the opportunity to talk personally to Ben about my experience and how him and the rest of the guys really saved my life, but I didn’t. one day maybe, one day. Fortunately, after the concert they tweeted a photo (the one of Ben posted above looking on to the concert) and I tweeted to them about how incredible the night was, and Ben favorited it. What made me so happy was not only did my favorite artist actually notice me, but he noticed me out of all the other people that have been tweeting him and the band for months! as you can see above, my tweet has been the only tweet he’s favorited this year (other than the second post under mine). it’s like I felt so important in that moment and I got so close to tears of joy.

Woo! I hope you have a great time at the gig. :D

It’s really great to hear that. :)

I really don’t know where else I can post this, but I just really need to say this. 

I can honestly say, with absolute certainty that I would not be alive today if it wasn’t for Breaking Benjamin. Their music is so deep, and they really can help people through pain. They don’t stray away from saying things that need to be said, and they touch people in the most unimaginable ways. 

When I was 14 years old, and a young kid struggling with being gay, going to an all girls Catholic school, striving to find support, and hating myself every single day because of what I was feeling, I would listen to Breaking Benjamin. Aside from the support I got from the very few individuals who accepted me, the music of Breaking Benjamin is honestly what got me through such an incredibly difficult time. I was incredibly suicidal at the time, and they are honestly one of the major reasons I didn’t kill myself. They helped me feel everything. They helped me deal with the pain, and helped me to learn to love myself. 

I know that they will probably never read this, but I think it’s incredible that they use their talent and their platform to make music that literally has the power to save lives, and impact people in such an incredibly positive way.

Thank you for helping me get through such an incredibly difficult time. Thank you for leaving such an incredible mark on the world, and for everything you do.

My tumblr: bringthebroken-back-to-life

I learned about Breaking Benjamin in class too! School is a great way to find new music, what with everyone coming together with different backgrounds and tastes. :)

Thanks for sharing! -K

It’s neat that his influence made you a fan, but your influence made him a bigger one. And Sooner or Later was one of my top favourite Breaking Benjamin songs when I first got into them. :)

Thanks for sharing! -K

Whoa, that’s really young to have such great taste in music! When I was four, I was listening to Workin’ Out Barbie and The Wiggles. ;)

Thanks for sharing! -K

It’s really cool that you got to grow up with their music. Your dad has great taste. :)

Thanks for sharing! -K

Sweet. :) I wonder, how difficult was the hiatus for you? I was a fan of the band before Dear Agony, so I got to experience the band while they were alive and steady, but I wonder how it felt to get into the band when everything was so uncertain about whether it would even continue to exist?

Anyways, thanks for sharing! -K

I’m so glad that you found them, too. :)

Thanks for sharing! -K