Can Music Treat Anxiety? | Rising Star Giveaway

In recent years, anxiety has been increasing, especially among the adolescent and young adult population. In fact, many countries have been working and researching to solve this problem for many years and spending billions of dollars. And some research shows that anxiety has increased even more after the COVID-19 pandemic lockdowns.

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COVID-19 pandemic lockdowns have further increased the prevalence of anxiety with U.S. adults being three times more likely to screen positive for anxiety disorders in April/May 2020 compared to 2019 Source

Many methods are already used to treat anxiety, but I haven't done any research on how successful they are. There is also a significant increase in the use of anti-anxiety drugs. Scientists are doing new studies to find more natural ways to treat anxiety. So, can music be used as medicine?

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A lot of research says that music affects our mood, so it's not surprising that music affects mood and is used as a therapy. Researchers from Canada's Ryerson University have studied how music affects us more deeply.

In this study, the researchers used a machine learning algorithm developed by LUCID to create a personalized music sequence designed to manipulate an individual's mental state. The results of the research reveal that music can effectively treat anxiety symptoms.

For participants with moderate anxiety, a combination of both tailored music and ABS (Auditory Beat Atimulation) most successfully quelled the physical symptoms of anxiety, as well as helping to tone down the damaging thoughts and feelings associated with this unsettled mental state. For those with more severe anxiety, music alone proved to be the most therapeutic.

Considering the troubled times we find ourselves in, I think this is great news. I'm not surprised that music can cure anxiety, but I'm happy that it's been proven, so I wanted to share it with you. If you want to read the whole study (If you have time, I highly recommend checking it out), here is the link.

Enjoy the music, and benefit from its positive effects.

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