Ep 93 – The Coping Power of Music

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What a wonderful week it’s been! Travis and I decide that there’s nothing better than some music in our lives for this week’s episode. Do you use music to cope or help filter through your emotions? Have a listen! 

Show Notes

  1. Based on Article: Is it Harmful to Use Music as a Coping Mechanism? By Lauren Cassani Davis
  2. Music Therapy is a real thing
  3. Study was done about whether some types of were bad for therapy
    1. Three types
      1. Diversion – as a distraction
      2. Solace – as a means to find comfort
      3. Discharge – as an anger release
    2. Men were found to primarily use Discharge
      1. Though there aren’t conclusions if it’s negative in the long term, there are some hesitations
      2. Correlated with a higher level of anxiety and neuroticism
    3. Women primarily used diversion

As always, thank you so much for listening! If there’s a movie, tv show or song that you think of, let us know in the comments below or any of our Social Media!