Music – A Relaxing Remedy

Putting your hand under your face, feeling sad and depressed, are you pondering the easy ways to escape from the darkness? Then click on the music of your choice and feel free to tap and sway to its beats. In short, a sense of calm and stress-free will replace the state of mental exhaustion. Studies reveal that a person shattered and tattered by loss or heartbreak needs to divert attention. Meditating on the painful event will only multiply the frustration. We are not always lucky enough to find the company of healing hands and words. Therefore, music is an easy and quick way to forget or at least lessen the anguish. It can work as a dynamic catharsis therapy, comforting the downtrodden and discouraging any negative behavior towards the people around them, which will only add isolation and alienation for the person. This technique can prevent the mind from moving from feelings of fatigue and high to positive moods. One study reported that sad music elicited a wide range of complex and partly positive emotions, including nostalgia, peace, and tenderness. While on the other hand, upbeat songs that lift your spirits make you see the world differently than a sad person.

Music knows no borders or geographical divisions. Everyone in every corner of the world enjoys it, as a universal language. Music enters an individual’s life when a lullaby, regardless of its meaning, takes the child into the serene realms of sleep. It gradually takes the form of nursery rhymes, and children enjoy twisting and swaying to the rhythm of the words. Poetry is enjoyed first for its music and then for its subject matter. No holiday is considered complete without it all over the world.

It is interesting to know that music alters your heartbeat, blood pressure, and breathing. There are few activities in life that use the entire brain, and music is one of them. A research team recorded a group of people listening to music. They found that listening to music employs auditory areas and large-scale neural networks in the brain. In fact, they believe that music can activate emotional, motor, and creative areas of the brain. Listening to music while exercising can improve exercise performance. It has been proven that long-lasting preferences are due to an emotional attachment to a memory associated with the song. After talking about music as an escape, we can well affirm that it calms the mind and heals the heart.