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Music Is A Healing Aid For Mental Health

Author DJ THUMP
Mental health has many affects on people, and music can be a calm to most mental health symptoms. Music can control the emotions and in most cases it can control ones actions, and behavior.
Music is a healing aid for most mental health issues. A soothing song can calm some anxieties. Although I don’t claim to be a licensed therapist I just know what works for me. However, there’s some research to back my theory.

Music’s effect on mental health

According to psychiatry.org, music can regulate our mood and lower our stress. Think about going to your favorite spa. You can always count on two things to help with mental health: aromatherapy, and soothing music. This isn’t a coincidence. Both tools have been proven to help people relax.
Musictherapy.org reports that music therapy has been used to “improve depressive symptoms, decrease anxiety, and improve functioning for people with a variety of mental health conditions”. I have had a recent personal experience where I felt a lot of anxiety. And it was through listening to music that I could do something I never would have done without it.

Music Can Calm A Mental Storm

I have a severe case of claustrophobia (self-diagnosed), and I was scheduled for an MRI. I immediately started to sweat when I saw the machine. The tech noticed my discomfort and asked me what type of music I liked. I didn’t think about the reason he was inquiring, I was more focused on my fear of tight spaces. According to medicalnewstoday.com “Claustrophobia is a form of anxiety disorder, in which an irrational fear of having no escape or being closed-in can lead to a panic attack”.
A woman lying down going thru a MRI machine wearing blue shirt and pants.

Mental health has many effects on people, and music can be a calm to most mental health symptoms. Music can control emotions and in most cases, it can control one’s actions, and behavior.

 

Without realizing it, I answered, “Smooth jazz is one of my favorite genres of music”. He handed me a pair of headphones and before I knew it the music calmed me down and I was able to face my fears with a sense of comfort.
 Healthline.com reports that when someone feels anxious, the body releases cortisol, which puts it into “fight or flight” mode. Symptoms of this include a racing heart, tense muscles, stomach pain, and shallow breathing. So if you are feeling the effects of mental health, I will always recommend a professional therapist first, but in the meantime, try to relax and let some soothing music comfort your soul and your mental stability.

Marlon "DJ Thump" Rice is a morning show host on Jammin’ 105.7 "Thump In The Morning!" He has been with the station for the past six years and has been inducted into the Nevada Broadcasters Hall of Fame class of 2019. DJ Thump has toured with R&B legend Al B. Sure! As his music director. As a content creator for Jammin’ 105.7, DJ Thump writes articles on sports, preferably the Las Vegas Raiders and the world champion Las Vegas Aces. DJ Thump writes about the local community (which he is heavily involved in) as well as local Black-owned businesses.

‘Mental Health During The Pandemic Was Minimal’: Twitter Reacts

The COVID-19 pandemic has had major social and economic impacts. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), mental health has been widely affected. “Plenty of us became more anxious; but for some COVID-19 has sparked or amplified much more serious mental health problems,” said WHO. “A great number of people have reported psychological distress and symptoms of depression, anxiety or post-traumatic stress.”

Recently, the BBC reported on a study that said the damage to people’s mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic was “minimal.” Of course, people took to Twitter to share their true thoughts on the study BBC reported.

The study was done by Canadian researchers from institutions including the McGill, Ottawa, and Toronto universities, and published on March 8 in The BMJ. A peer-reviewed medical journal. This study found that “changes in general mental health, anxiety symptoms, and depression symptoms,” due to the pandemic have been “minimal to small.”

Twitter reacts to “damage to people’s mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic was ‘minimal.'”

After the BBC shared its report on the study on Twitter, their account was flooded with responses from people who disagreed with the study’s conclusion. A lot of the tweets had examples of what people did during the pandemic that would debunk the study. It was noted along with the tweet that the review “was lacking in data for many vulnerable groups, and that the findings in it can’t necessarily be applied to everyone.” The tweet has more than 122.6 million views and over 47.8 thousand quote responses.

One user quoted the tweet saying, “i stayed up for 40 hours straight bc i thought 1d was getting back together on july 23rd 2020.” Another Twitter user said that they “had a birthday party for the dishwasher.” Their tweet showed her and a child sitting in front of the kitchen appliance while holding a birthday cake with a zero candle.

See how Twitter reacted to BBC News’ recent study below.

  • Completely alone

    “My husband and I had our first baby and had to take care of him completely alone for the first six months of his life, but no, we are completely normal and trauma-free after that,” tweeted Lucy Huber (@clhubes).

  • This suffering is not minimal

    “‘Women felt the impact of the pandemic more because of the jobs they do and the role they play in family life.’ This suffering is not ‘minimal,'” tweeted Rev. Dr. Jacqui Lewis (@RevJacquiLewis).

  • I bought an orange one person tent

    “I bought an orange one person tent, put it up in the garden, and sat cross legged in it for a week, just for a change of scenery. It blew away and I cried for another week,” tweeted Jen (@CopyOfACopyJen).

  • Beg to differ

    “My hundreds of hours day trading in animal crossing beg to differ,” tweeted Chris in Internal Comms (@chrisincomms).

    https://twitter.com/chrisincomms/status/1635349013242474496

  • Pile of trash

    “this study is a huge pile of trash,” tweeted audrey farnsworth (@audipenny).

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