Editorial The Tower | Editorial | Page 7 | April 26 , 2021

Beat the blues

How music is one of best ways to relieve stress

S tress has been one of the biggest

negative effects on a student’s
academic performance, along with
anxiety, causing insecurities and making
people lose focus or overthink. One of the
we connect with powerful lyrics, and
the pounding bass and war-like snare
beats away our irritation.
Other genres have their own special
effects. Upbeat melodies of pop can cheer
best techniques to deal effectively with us up, while classical or other instrumental
stress is to listen to music. music can help us focus on the task at hand.
Music is something that can change Music can help us process emotions or
your mood in an instant no matter inspire us to accomplish our goals.
how stressed, depressed or frustrated There are times when we just need
you are. The genre of music might be to sing along to our favorite song,
different depending on each person’s no matter the genre.
taste, but it can have the same relaxing Worship music is ultimately one of
effect overall. the best stress relievers. Going to
“The soothing power of music God and giving him our problems
is well-established,” said Jane is the best thing we can do to
Collingwood on the website relieve our stress. When we let God
PsychCentral. “[Music] has a handle our burdens, a huge weight
unique link to our emotions, so it is lifted from our souls and lets us
can be an extremely effective stress live more freely.
management tool.” In addition, The striking lyrics and moving
studies show that music triggers the chords of contemporary Christian
release of dopamine in our brains, so music can point us in God’s
it directly affects our emotions. direction and lead us to worship.
The type of music listened to Music can be encouraging and
can make a difference. When motivating, but it can also be
we feel stressed, listening to a convicting reminder of
aggressive rock music helps let who we should take all of
that frustration out. With rock, our problems to.

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