Negative Effects Of Listening To Music

Stress Is the body’s way of responding to the hectic lives most of us live, whether good or bad. The body releases chemicals into the bloodstream, which creates a rush of energy and strength If an individual is feeling stressed. This energy can prove useful if an individual is in physical danger. Because it enables a person’s survival instinct kicks in; it is often described as ‘fight or flight.’ In addition, stress can also have a negative effect on the body, for example: suffering from stress and leaving it unchecked can contribute to health problems, such as high blood pressure, heart disease, obesity, and diabetes.

When put under stress, both humans and baboons have cortisol and adrenaline found in their blood. These hormones are critical for survival, and other physical changes in the body such as a racing heart, increased blood pressure, and quickly responding muscles are all present when the body is put under stress. However, in regard to humans, these same physical responses can occur when the body is not in a life in death situation. Instead, it is common for psychological stresses such as public speaking, taking a test, paying taxes, or driving a vehicle to invoke the same physiological responses as someone in a critical situation. This can be unhealthy for the human body, as many people can get worked up over multiple stressors in one day,

People have been known to use music to listen to music to relive stress. People have been known to use music to help them keep their heart rate down while they are running or when they are mad. People has been known to use music to help their brains function like on “jeopardy” the use incising music to rush our brain and make us think. (Scott, Elizabeth.)

Music has been apart of society for thousands of years and an outlet for people's stress and other problems they may be facing. It helps the brain function and understand conditions better by breaking it down and trying to comprehend it. Music has made and is still making an impact on the lives of people all around the world. Because of its impact on peoples lives neuroscientist wanted to get to the source and have been looking at the brain to determine the exact effects of music and they can now answer the question, what effects does music have on the brain? Listening to music can send pleasure to your mind, decide your emotions, lower stress, and improve learning.

When you are stressed out all the time, you probably do not have the lowest heart rate. Stress can lead your heart and your body to always be on the move, and doesn't give your body a chance to relax.

Many people have turned to exercise, better sleep habits, and their friends and families to try to reduce stress (ADAA). Listening to music is the best and safest way to reduce stress. Many people turn to drugs and alcohol when they are stressed. These forms of stress reducers can be very harmful to the body. For example, if someone is stressed and decides to smoke marijuana before they drive to work, there is impairment to the mind of the driver causing them to possibly crash. Instead of this person turning to drugs while driving, they can turn on music to reduce their stress on the way to work. When people listens to enjoyable music, they are able to forget about the stressful situations that are occurring in their life. Many are able to put themselves in another state of mind when listening to music. An altered state of mind is not as attainable through any other means. I have a personal experience with this type of stress reduction. Whenever I am feeling stressed about an exam, or an essay that is critical for my grade in a class, I listen to music to calm me down. When I listen to music, I forget about the task at hand and focus on the words of the song. When I am done listening to music I am much more productive and able to focus better on studying and writing. Many other people have told me they also experience the same benefits I do with stress reduction through music. Some people may enjoy hardcore, loud and aggressive music which can make them angry, agitated and antisocial. This can cause stress in their life because they are being influenced by the aggressive nature of the music. However, the majority of people who listen to music, do so with the intention of being soothed rather than being affected by a stress causing agent. This is obvious based on the many interactions I have had with others who appreciate listening to music. When listening to enjoyable music

“Stress does a number on our bodies and is associated with an accelerated heart rate and blood pressure state,” said Lynne T. Braun, PhD, professor of nursing at Rush University in Chicago. “By

According to ULifeline, “stress is a burst of energy that basically advises you on what to do. In small doses, stress has many advantages. For instance, stress can help you meet daily challenges and motivates you to reach your goals. In fact, stress can help you accomplish tasks more efficiently. It can even boost memory… [And] help to fortify the immune system.”

The cardiovascular systems is the system that is most noticeable to a person experiencing stress. Excess strain is put directly onto the heart because stress causes it to beat faster (Pietrangelo, 2014). Blood pressure also increases instantaneously. This is because the arteries are pushing more sugar, oxygen, and blood to your muscles to accumulate energy (Ciccarelli & White, 2014). Stress has also been shown to put people at higher risk of coronary heart disease (CHD), the buildup of a waxy substance called plaque in the arteries of the heart (Ciccarelli & White, 2014). You can see why stress could be so harmful to one of the most important organs in your entire body.

The heart is affected greatly by the sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems during stressful events both mentally and physically. When the body is put into vigorous exercise, the sympathetic nervous system speeds up the heart rate. When a person is scared or stressed out mentally the parasympathetic nervous system speeds up the heart rate by almost 5 times the resting value. These effects are caused by the releasing of different hormones. Epinephrine or adrenaline is released by the parasympathetic nervous system is what causes the heart to speed up during stressful events.

Because of this, humans are able to either run away quickly or fight back when a threat arises (Stress). This works well for short-term stressors, such as an attack, but when it comes to long-term stressors, these effects can become harmful. When a person becomes stressed, their body releases hormones that put their body into fight-or-flight mode (Mills, Reiss, & Dombeck). In order to be ready to fight for or run for their life, these hormones increase the heart rate so that muscles have a good supply of oxygen and other nutrients and are ready to do what they need to in order to keep the body alive (Mills, Reiss, & Dombeck). Stress can also cause the amount of fat in your blood to increase, which puts the body at risk for developing atherosclerosis, restricted blood flow to the heart, and even a heart attack (Mills, Reiss, & Dombeck). A study from Europe shows that workers with high stress jobs are 23% more likely to have their first heart attack than those with fairly stressless jobs, which shows how much stress negatively impacts the heart

Motivation: I pick this topic because whenever I feel stress, listening to music will reduce my stress, so I was curious to find out if people react the same way as me. I think I would find either female or male are saying that music does not relieve

In essence, music produces a counter to the stress response, in that relaxation is promoted, and the body is returned to a healthier balance (Source: Watkins, G. Music Therapy: Proposed Physiological Mechanisms and Clinical Implications, 1997).

Stress affects the body in many different ways. Many doctors estimate that stress is involved in more than half of all illnesses (Sapolsky, 21). Stress may cause or prolong an illness or increase its severity. Epinephrine and norepinephrine are hormones that are released during a stress reaction that affect organs throughout the body. As a result from the hormones being secreted, the heart begins to beat more rapidly, muscle tension increases, blood pressure raises, and heavy breathing may occur. This reaction is known as the fight-or-flight response. The fight-or-flight response energizes the body to either confront or flee from a threat. Heredity, learning, and injuries all play a role in determining where or when a stress related illness may occur in a particular individual (Sapolsky, 22).

There are many ways to reduce or handle stress in your life. The easiest and one of the healthiest antidotes for stress is laughter. Just smiling helps because it releases blood flow to the brain and endorphins are released. (4.) This gives a sense of well being. Some other simple techniques are doing uninterrupted breathing. Another stressor is lack of sleep. Therefore break the stress-sleeplessness cycle. You can help relieve your sleep problem by developing a daily sleep routine and don’t drink alcohol or caffeine before bed. Another thing is to reserve your bedroom for sleeping and sex only. (4.) Writing down your feeling in a diary may help relieve emotional stress. (4.)