We all know that music
has a profound effect upon our
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emotions and mood.
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Many researchers and therapists
agree, it can also alter
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personality as well.
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Knowing this, we need to
find ways to help ourselves
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and others when depression
and mental illness take hold.
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Music therapy is proven
to be highly beneficial for
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depression, massage is as well.
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EEG's show that right
frontal asymmetry is related to
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depression. This asymmetry
is significantly improved
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following music therapy.
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Music therapists appear to be
using a huge variety of music,
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most seems to include lyrics,
many genres of music are used.
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For those of us needing mood
music to get through tough days
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or situations, I would encourage
listening to a variety of music
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and determine which ones
affect your mood and improve
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organized thought.
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Additionally, don't be afraid
to hum and sing your way back
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to a healthy frame of mind.
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Making music can be a
most powerful source of release
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and reward, both
emotionally and physically.
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In situations of clinical
depression and mental illness,
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please seek out professional
help from therapists,
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including musical therapists
who can help you discover
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a musical path that brings your
mind and body back into balance.
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God created each of
us with a musical mind,
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let's allow His glory and
power to work through music
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to recreate the original
joy He planned for each of us.
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