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Month: July 2019

Music and Mental Health – How Do These Two Combine?

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Music Is Everywhere

Hey there! You’re probably wondering why so serious with this topic? We think that it is important to spread awareness for such important issues that people usually try to avoid and what better way to do that than with an article, dedicated to the connection between music and health. Don’t worry, we won’t make it too serious – we would like to share some interesting facts on how music can affect your mental health in specific scenarios and how this interesting ‘couple’ performs in casinos. Confused? Keep on reading!

Music and Mental Health

Your Brain Is Alive with The Sound of Music

Maybe not the best title, but we hope you get the idea. As the old saying goes, music is universal. Music unites people from all around the world – a few simple words with an accompanying melody can change minds and help people remember, love, forgive. As a lot of you may know, music has healing powers and can help people who struggle with mental health problems like Demetia, Alzheimer, depression, panic attacks and more. It can also help you detox your mind and spirit, which is why music is an inseparable part of yoga, meditation and other spiritual practices. If you look in the dictionary, you would most probably stumble upon this or a similar definition of music:
‘Vocal or instrumental sounds (or both) combined in such a way as to produce beauty of form, harmony and expression of emotion.’

But music can also really mess with your intentions and emotions. So, how does music affect players at the casino? Let’s see.

Musical Therapy

We started serious, moved away for a second, and we’re back at it again. As music can motivate you to play more at the casino and enjoy your time at the facility, music can also help you deal with some mental health issues. When someone is healing a person through music and poetry, he/she is practicing a relatively new type of therapy – musical therapy.
Musical therapy is a real thing and it is gaining popularity slowly but truly around the world as a common practice to help people who struggle with mental illnesses. Musical therapy has the goal to let people express themselves through sounds via instruments like small drums, a guitar or even a piano and to help them deal with their problem. You could go to sessions alone or in a group, depending on how the therapist works and on how you would feel more comfortable. Musical therapy may not eliminate the problem, but it could help clients accept it and reflect upon it easier.

Conclusion – Bring Awareness

A lot of you may be skeptical and maybe think that depression and anxiety are not real health conditions and that people overreact. We would like to bring awareness and share that this is real and that everyone should be more open about the topic. If you or a friend of yours struggle with some kind of mental health problem, don’t be afraid to seek help and try musical therapy sessions.
Thank you for reading our blog post! We hope you’ve learned something new and interesting when it comes to music and how it could affect your mind, whether you’re at the casino, in a therapy session or even at home while cleaning. Music is all around us as long as you can hear it and understand it.
Would you like to read more articles like this? Share on our social media what would you like us to talk about in our next post! We would like to dedicate more blog posts to mental health and bring awareness.
Until next time!