5 Alternative Therapies For Your Mental Health

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    • Publish Date: Mar 29 2018 5:19PM
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    • Updated Date: Mar 30 2018 1:37PM
5 Alternative Therapies For Your Mental Health

Have you been feeling emotionally and mentally tired? Don't worry, so have a lot of us.  We can all safely agree on one thing and it is that being a millennial isn't easy thanks to the cut-throat competition, work stress and a host of other issues that make life complicated. All of it affects our perception of life and may harm our mental health. Mental health has only recently become a cause of concern with an increasing number of people coming out in the open with their struggles. But an even greater cause of concern is how to deal with mental illness and make sure that you're taking good care of your mental well-being.

#1. Dance Therapy

Afraid this won’t work because you can't dance? Well, you don't have to be a professional dancer for this one. If you can move your body, that's all you need. The idea is that this therapy helps the coming together of your emotional and physical self. In fact, the journal The Arts in Psychotherapy found in 2007 that dance therapy actually had a positive effect on those participants who were showing signs of depression. It could be a traditional dance form like ballroom dancing or a much more subtle stretching routine; the movement will put you at ease with yourself as you shed your inhibitions. It is said that dancing also leads to the release of endorphins, which are basically our body's natural way of reducing stress and uplifting the mood.

#2. Music Therapy

Feel happy after you listen to your favorite tune on loop? Well, music does have some evidence behind being able to uplift your mood and make you feel more in sync with your emotions. Cochran reviewed nine studies on 421 people and the conclusion was that listening to music not only reduced symptoms of depression and anxiety, but also helped with maintaining a better functioning (listening to some music while you're working isn't that bad of an idea after all!). Music therapy can happen when you make music from instruments, and from sounds and voices which help you to be more expressive. If you feel like you'd like to take this therapy forward, you can go for receptive therapy where a professional music therapist guides your session while you listen to music.

#3. Laughter Therapy

You may have been laughing at all the uncles who laugh away to glory in the morning at your neighborhood park but turns out, there's actually some science in it. A study from Oxford University notes that this will actually help you become more sociable. Laughter therapy is basically laughing voluntarily which has the same psychological effect as spontaneous laughter. A twenty-minute session will help release enough endorphins for you to feel more relaxed.

#4. Yoga and Meditation

We all know that yoga is a combination of poses and breathing exercises to strengthen the body and the mind. However, it is being increasingly used more for the mental benefits. Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine published a study conducted by researchers from Boston University School of Medicine that stated that practicing yoga twice in a week reduces symptoms of depression. Practicing breathing exercises and meditating is a technique to relax your mind that a lot of people swear by. Studies have increasingly proven that yoga decreases stress and helps individuals think clearly. And taking into account that it doesn't require a grand setting or therapist, we say it's time to shift to meditation and yoga for mental well-being.

#5. Art Therapy

No one will expect you to paint a masterpiece when you start your journey into art therapy. The idea is to express yourself here.  This alternative method of therapy has only recently gained popularity and comes from the belief that making art can enhance one's mental health. Even something as simple as drawing lines or circles on a sheet of paper can calm a raging anxiety.  

There are even professional art therapists who guide you through this. Some of them also use the art made by you to psychoanalyze the deeper issues that may be playing havoc with your mental health.


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Tanishka KHAITAN PUBLIC SCHOOL(NOIDA SEC_40)

Great! Its amazing how our body responds to art. Surely it shows that science ain''t the only thing which has helped the universe get going. There is some exceptional force around for sure. Amazing article

CHHAVI RANA RUKMINI DEVI PUB. SCHOOL(PITAMPURA)

good tips!

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