| Dating back to the ancient times, it can be said that | | | | anxiety medications, music in DVDs and CDs are |
| music already had an impact on human history. With | | | | "prescription-less" commodities. Just compare the |
| the presence of "nature"-ly sounds - the chirping of the | | | | convenience. Less travel. Less fees. You can enjoy |
| birds, the swishing sound of the leaves, and other | | | | the relief classical music and instrumental tracks can |
| sounds of same sort - prove that music has been with | | | | offer in the comfort of your home. All you need is to |
| man since his earliest days. With the advent of | | | | attach the necessary hardware, and you're good to |
| contemporary and alternative music genres, music just | | | | go. |
| says, "I am here to stay". And with the concoction of | | | | Using music is also advantageous to people who are |
| new music types, we can see that music is constantly | | | | always "chasing after time." Yuppies, business owners, |
| evolving and changing. | | | | and other professionals who have difficulty in balancing |
| With music's antiquity comes its long list of uses for | | | | their time can make full use of this. Work-related |
| man. For expression's sake, entertainment, and | | | | hassles, as studies prove, can induce stress and |
| recreation - just to name a few - are the apparent | | | | anxiety. These are frequently encountered by the |
| benefits enjoyed by man since time immemorial. | | | | people mentioned above. And with the work's toll, how |
| Though it varies in accordance to the time period of | | | | in the world can they afford the time for a lengthy |
| the music's origin. Music is also used in propaganda | | | | chat with a doctor? To avoid being misconstrued, this |
| movements, as a medium for expressing grievances | | | | is not an advocacy to boycott doctors' prescriptions, |
| and calling for immediate action. Though music has | | | | but in reality, many professionals really don't have the |
| uses as diversified as the menagerie of human | | | | luxury of time to visit their doctor for anything short of |
| cultures, there is but one ever familiar use of it - | | | | a major medical emergency. However, the use of |
| "soothing the savage beast." This is one of music's | | | | these relaxing musical compositions catapults the mind |
| greatest benefits. As we know, anxiety-related | | | | of the person from a stressful state of chronic worry |
| problems bring out the animal in us. So what better | | | | to a serene, calm Nirvana. Music therapy, as such, |
| way overcome anxiety than to something soothing? | | | | requires less medical supervision but produces smilar |
| Music and health-related studies have provided a wide | | | | results. |
| array of benefits. But what's noteworthy is the use of | | | | Lastly, not everybody likes the idea of hospital therapy. |
| music as anxiety medication. Recent studies pointed | | | | As indicated in medical studies, there are people who |
| out the very strength of music as anxiety relief - its | | | | opt not to undergo hospital therapy to avoid |
| incomparable calming effect on one's mind. Exposure | | | | embarrassment. Others, though they consult the |
| to certain relaxing pieces music prevents the build-up | | | | doctor regularly, request for a certain level of |
| of harmful anxiety that could lead to nausea, heart | | | | anonymity because they wouldn't like to be ridiculed for |
| palpitations, chest pains, difficulty in breathing, and | | | | having anxiety. |
| chronic headaches. An anxiety medication, even in this | | | | Life is full of stress but not everybody has the luxury |
| alternative form, is crucial to one's health to avoid other | | | | of time and money to afford tedious therapy sessions. |
| possible lethal complications. | | | | It's just good that we have music as anxiety |
| In this view, let's examine the benefits of using music | | | | medication alternative - a practical way to avert |
| and its advantages as anxiety relief. | | | | anxiety's lethal repercussions without the hassles. |
| While medical prescriptions are necessary for some | | | | |