Category Archives: Depression

Shakespeare once said, If music be the food of love, play on”. The power of music over the human mind is enormous, and that’s putting it lightly. Music therapy is the use of music for therapeutic purposes by a trained professional. The idea of using music as a healing influence dates back to the time of Plato and Aristotle. In the modern world, music for therapy came to the fore ......

When your fears and depression have the best of you, it is easy to feel that things will not get any better. This is not true. There is much help available in today’s society and the best way to deal with your fears is to find effective ways to overcome them. As a result, here are some techniques a person can use to help manage their fears and anxieties. You never know when the answers......

Stress is fast becoming the biggest health problem in modern societies. Financial pressures, work pressures, family pressures so much to do so little time to do it all! Here’s five quick ways to ease the pressure and relieve stress: 1. Make time to switch off from the daily trials and tribulations and relax for at least one hour every day. Just shut the world out and do something you ......

Some people have a difficult time in managing their depression. Sometimes, their depression and fears can get the best of them. As a result, here is a short list of techniques that a person can use to help manage their depression. One of the ways to manage your depression is to challenge your negative thinking with positive statements and realistic thinking. When encountering thoughts that......

Over the past few years, music therapy has been gaining some ground in the medical world. Therapy has been around for centuries, so it is nothing new. What is new is the fact that music can treat communication, stress, anxiety, and behavioral problems. Music therapy is used for healing certain conditions and problems. It is even used for patients in intensive care. Add to that, the fact it h......

Music therapy uses music to promote positive changes in the wellbeing of an individual. These positive changes may be manifested in changes in physical development, social and interpersonal development, emotional or spiritual wellbeing or cognitive abilities. The therapeutic benefits of music have been known and harnessed since ancient times. However, music therapy in modern times dates bac......

While evolving within a highly controversial and revolutionary genre in music today, Organic hip hop has become the vanguard for positive cultural and spiritual expression around the globe. For the uninitiated, it may seem unclear as to how Organic hip hop is being used to create socially therapeutic listening experiences for audiences. However, virtually any music lover could testify as to......

Seasonal Affective Disorder or “SAD” can greatly affect a persons mood. SAD is a common type of depression that affects some people during the change of seasons when there is less or no sunlight. This is a condition that’s really not understood by doctors, but it’s thought to be related to the amounts of melatonin and serotonin in your body. It’s believed that a......

Depression is a major energy drainer which makes it very hard to function. Overcoming depression is possible, but it is hard work. This article will give you many tips on depression. You are going to need to put in some major effort to get over this disease, but it is a very possible task. Caffeine shouldn’t be consumed when you’re suffering the effects of depression. A small am......

Music therapy, earlier viewed as a New Age, crazy philosophy, has gone mainstream. As lately as 1944, Michigan State University created the very first college program in response to documented good impacts which music therapy had on veterans of each World Wars I and II. Music therapy focuses on making use of creative vocals, as well as harmony, specifically in to stimulate the senses of you......