23 Complimentary And Alternative Medicines

Expressive Therapy: Music and Sound

Regardless of their mental state, people turn to music to for all kinds of emotional release. The beat of a song helps to control the emotions, giving someone energy or helping them to fall asleep, so it does not come as a surprise that it is also an effective way of therapy. Researchers claim that music stimulates the opiates and endorphins in the human body, which improves the blood flow, blood pressure, pulse rate, breathing, and posture. Not only music but also different sounds for different effects. Some people feel safe or calm when they hear the sound of waves, wind, rain, birds singing, and even white noise. This kind of therapy is often used to treat stress, grief, depression, schizophrenia, and autism in children, and to diagnose mental health needs.