MUSIC IS DESTROYING MENTAL HEALTH ?

Technological development and excessive usage of mobile phones have lead the world towards countless mental illnesses beyond a person’s imagination. The transforming world at super-sonic pace and increased competitive behaviors among individuals with the want of more and more has lead a generation of youngsters more vulnerable to mental illnesses such as anxiety, depression, hypertension and constant stress. A world formed within our mobile phones at just a single click away from us has left us comparing ourselves with everyone on social media and the hyper reality that it follows, leads the thought processes of a person towards something which becomes uncontrollable for them to take care of, if not identified by themselves and set limits to. No doubt, positive sides do beheld and outgrow various factors that have helped shape the world into the form it is right now, in many better ways, but the ultimate effect that everyone is bearing in form of mental health is something not to be ignored at all, let alone the stigma of talking about it. 

Excessive scrolling on social media, mobile addiction, repetitive behaviors, constant boredom and fatigue are the aspects that are usually focused upon by researchers when discussing the effects these terminologies have on our mental health. 

Meanwhile, talking about the effects music has on our mental health, we settle down and become less impulsive when we listen to music, which is due to the rhythmic and repeated elements of the song. Music is frequently used to match or alter our emotional state. While there are certain advantages to matching music to our mood, doing so can have the unintended consequence of keeping us in a sad, angry, or nervous state.

Whereas positive effects being discussed that the music has on our mental health include, reduction in stress, that is, the melodies that we listen to, with the frequency it is settled upon, different pitches affect our mood differently whereas mostly it has proven to be helpful in releasing stress for the listener. Secondly it elevates a person’s mood and motivation towards certain things, third, it is said to help improvise focus of a person, and also help in reducing anxious and depressive thoughts for a person. 

For most people, music is an important part of their daily lives. Be it their aily travelling, they listen to music to keep them going. Some people turn up a favorite playlist to keep them going during a workout, too. Many people even turn their music on even cooking, taking a shower, as well as while they wrap the laundry. 

For some people, music is a way to be creative, for others it's a way to relax, and for us, it can have a big impact on our mood. Music can make us dance, run faster, calm our minds, and make us remember things. Producing your own melodies, even if you just play a guitar or write lyrics to a song, proves beneficial in expressing and processing your feelings. How you feel is more important than how it sound. One thing to be mindful of is that no one has to listen to your music unless you want them to.

Emotional control is an important part of mental health. People who can't control their emotions are more likely to have psych mood disorders like distress. Medical practitioners know how powerful music can be when it comes to emotions. They can use music to help their clients improve their moods and even help relieve the symptoms of psychiatric mood disorders like depression. Besides, countless humans already hear music under their own to help them deal with their emotions. There isn't much information out there about how this kind of music listening affects their mental health, though. Brain imaging shows how people's brains respond to different types of music and how that affects how they control their emotions. In a study, it was found that men who use music to deal with negative emotions react badly to aggressive and sad music.

ADHD-What is ADHD? Is it an excuse? How is it misunderstood?

 What is ADHD?

Have you ever come across a person who is immensely intelligent but looks so lazy, Someone who has so much potential to do something but they can't focus and they are lazy? Majority of parents and guardians just scold the children who can't sit still, can't focus, fidgets a lot or forget lots of things, but they don't have the proper knowledge that these are basically the symptoms of ADHD (attention deficit hyperactivity disorder).

 

Mostly people think that if their child/kid is being lazy and not good at focusing or is not being able to sit for a while they leave it to them considering it there playfulness, laziness or just being irresponsible. They will leave them be and think that they will be fine when they grow up. This is a huge misconception that people with ADHD will be fine when they will grow up. But in fact, those children with ADHD will grow up with it, the symptoms, the disorder won't disappear in future but will be more tough to treat.

 

If anyone, a child or an adult, shows such symptoms they should immediately be treated medically. Imagine a person suffering from this disorder is only being criticized or blamed for there behavior when they didn't even do anything and they don't even know what to do with it? How to live with it? Their mental health is shattered in struggle to cover up and live with it. Having same IQ and intelligence of your fellows but not being able to perform to their full potential, how would they have felt?

 

Many adults with ADHD are unaware that they have it, they only know that they struggle with normal activities which their fellows can do easily. Adults with ADHD may struggle to focus and setting priorities, resulting in missed due dates and missed meetings or social commitments. The failure to control the situation can be very annoying such as while waiting in line or driving in traffic, mood swings and temper tantrums. They just can’t do simple activities with ease, because they feel angry or irritated with them. We have often seen children or teens throwing tantrums on simple things because they can’t help it so they feel angry. People with ADHD are impulsive, they don’t have self-control so they do many things on impulses.  

When ADHD is diagnosed it is treated by two methods. First, they treat it with medications. Second, they collect information from the patient’s parents or guardians and start behavioral therapy. Behavioral therapy helps in reducing the medication and is very much effective in treatment. Mostly the symptoms start at childhood but if not treated they continue even in adults. Mostly adults with ADHD have one other mental health issue. Such are the effects of it are on one’s life. Many adults face trouble in building relationship because of ADHD. Their mood swings, frustrations and impulsiveness can cause a lot of harm for everyone they are related with, even their social circles get affected by it. 

It is a fact ADHD makes it difficult for a person to maintain his/her focus, but when it comes to mobile phones, video games, and televisions, however, the constant change of image, graphics, and games can captivate their attention. Their brain starts wanting the reward it receives when they're looking at a screen, making it difficult to pull themself away from it. It is also affecting their life as it makes them seem like someone who just don’t want to focus on their studies or work, when it is just an effect of ADHD.

ADHD can cause anxiety, sleep problems, panic attacks, impulsive buying, screen addiction, bad eating habits and chronic stress. When you have the disorder, your stress level is likely to be higher most of time. These problems can cause many troubles and create hindrances in one’s life. It may not have that much affect in their childhood but when they grow up with this problem it can affect not only their day-to-day activities but also professionally, they won’t be able to keep up the good work with these mood swings and frustrations. Also, impulsive buying can lead to a very bad financial condition and compulsive eating can harm their stomach and cause digestion problem.

There are many natural ways of treating ADHD too. For example, exercising, planning your sleep schedule and planning your meals, creating a routine, make goals for yourself, starve your distractions, having goals set for your life etc. While these are some natural remedies to treat ADHD but seeking medical help is necessary to treat it.