Music As a Daily Treatment for Depression

Music moves people, it moves mountains.  It brings people together; people from all different walks of life.  It motivates.  It inspires.  And most importantly for our sake, it has been proven to help people deal with depression.

There are mountains of evidence to suggest that music can help people deal with depression and ultimately end their depression.  Depressed people lack pleasure and motivation and at times, have a difficult time concentrating.  Most depressed people are naturally in the low spectrum of mood; they feel down or sad most of the time.  Music can help depressed people boost their mood and increase their ability to concentrate.  Music for depression can also boost intelligence and make us healthier.     

If used daily and in conjunction with other treatments, music may even be able to help you end depression.  In particular, if you are able to combine music with physical activity, you will most assuredly feel happier and less depressed.  As you know, exercise increase serotonin in our brains causing us to feel happier.  Music can be a daily source for you to learn how to deal with depression. 

Close your eyes and listen to the piece below.  It is Boroque music played at about 60 beats per music.  This particular type of music has been proven to clear your mind, relax your body, tap into your creativity,   make you smarter and make you feel happier/less depressed.   Boroque music helps boost our emotional arousal and keep it at a non-depressed state for hours at a time.  

How do you feel? Do you feel relaxed and less depressed?

Below are some other pieces that will help lift your mood.; sustain your mood and make you feel less depressed.

If you would like these in MP3 format, just email me and I will send them your way.