Sometimes you need something to distract your mind away from your thoughts. Music can be a great tool for providing distractions as it absorbs attention and diverts focus.
Anxiety can be reduced and relaxation encouraged when listening to soothing ambient music, for example calm gentle piano melodies. This calm and peaceful genre has an effect on physiological functions, the pulse and heart rate are both slowed down.
Calm Music is also known to have a deep effect on our emotions. Slower tempos can help to silence the mind and relax muscles, making music an effective anxiety management tool.
Relaxing music can be a helpful distraction to those who are anxious and are experiencing pain. Comforting relaxing music serves as a distraction and can be great for taking the mind off of difficult situations and making you feel a lot better during these episodes.
A major benefit of listening to calm and relaxing ambient music can be the resulting reduction in your levels of anxiety. In 2020, research into music and anxiety suggested that listening to music can lower our heart rate and cortisol levels, release endorphins and improve our sense of well-being, distract us, reducing physical and emotional stress and anxiety levels, reducing stress-related symptoms.
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Top 5 tips – How to cope and manage anxiety
- Try to find time for healthy distractions, walking in nature or by the sea.
- Create and listen to a playlist of music that makes you smile and/or relaxes you.
- Practice focused deep breathing. This will slow heart rate and help you regain calm.
- Identify, if you can, your triggers and manage them.
- Aromatherapy can be very effective in soothing the mind, helping to calm anxiety.
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