“Almost Home” Some days, dreaming of the past is easier than living in the present. “Almost Home” is co-written and recorded by American country music singer Craig Morgan. This was the first top ten hit on the US country music charts for Morgan. He also received a Song of the Year award and earned a Songwriter’s Achievement Award from the Nashville Songwriters' Association International. “Almost Home” explores the struggles of homelessness, the complexities that life brings us, and the freedom to dream.…
The narrator defines Bipolar Disorder expounding that is three types. He informs the readers of his Bipolar Disorder. He explains the intensity of BP symptoms and how he copes with it. Bipolar Disorder is a mental health issue occurred by changes of mood swings. The BP mood swings require immediate action of multidisciplinary treatment.…
The article “Bipolar Disorder: The Agony and the Ecstasy” by Thomas Wheaton discus his the pain and agony he has to fight through dealing with his depression. Even though he has this Disorder, he has ways to cope with the frustration and challenges. Weekly appointments with his therapist help discuss how he feels. His medication is important due to the facts that before his medication he would have frequents suicidal thought that having a knife the rest if familiar territory. Without his meds he would make impulsive decisions which lead to him buying 29 pairs of sneakers.…
Title of Song: Jekyll and Hyde Artist: Five Finger Death Punch Speaker: From whose point of view is the song being sung? The song is being sung from the perspective of a man talking about everyone’s dark side/inner demons. Setting: when does your song take place?…
Also, in verse four he says, “… that rush, that drug, that dope. Those pills, that crumb, that roach.” This ‘list’ of sorts positions the reader to understand the whole concept of the issue, to show that when you’re addicted those are the only things you think you need to survive, to feel thing, to smile. Macklemore also repeats how his life was going downhill throughout the song, further emphasising how much of an impact drugs can have on your…
Possibly the most prevalent reason for listening to music is to regulate emotions. A study performed by Adam Lonsdale and Adrian North found that nearly 96 percent of people listen to music for the purpose of managing their current emotional state (Lonsdale & North 120). Mood regulation can be split into two categories, augmenting positive emotions and improving negative feelings. Augmenting positive emotions refers to listening to music in order to increase feelings like joy and happiness. Lonsdale and North describe that music has the power to increase energy levels and to motivate people (Lonsdale & North 120).…
“Mental Illness is nothing to be ashamed of, but stigma and bias shame us all” (Clinton, 2011) Bipolar is the most primeval mental illness to date. From the very beginning, it brought forth ignorance, misunderstanding, and trepidation. During 300 to 500 AD, those who to had both mania and melancholia were euthanized. They were believed to be demonic.…
Introduction A person suffering from Bipolar Disorder, a mental illness, also known as a mood disorder, is caused by a biological disorder that occurs in a specific part of the brain and is caused by the dysfunction of neurotransmitters in the brain. The disorder is also referred to as manic depression which is a larger condition, and causes extreme mood swings known as bipolar mania (the “highs”) to bipolar depression (“the lows”) also known as episodes. The purpose of this paper is to explore through research the Effect and Impact of those effected by Bipolar Disorder.…
In the film Silver Linings Playbook, Bradley Cooper plays Pat Solitano, a man diagnosed with bipolar disorder who moves back into his parents’ home after spending eight months in treatment at a psychiatric hospital. Pat’s main goal is to repair his relationship with his estranged wife Nikki, who has filed a restraining order against him after he had come home one day and found her in the shower with another man whom she had known through work, and brutally attacked him. Pat’s therapist tries to persuade him to continue taking his medication since there is a significant chance that another violent outburst would send him right back into the clinic, but Pat tries to reassure his therapist that he is fine because he now has a new outlook on life,…
Feeling somewhat depressed or blue is something that any human being can understand and relate to. Another commonly used term for it is feeling like a Monday. “Someday I’ll Be Saturday Night” is a single by American Rock band Bon Jovi, and taken from their greatest hits album Cross Road. The song writer is John Francis Bongiovi, Jr. also known as Bon Jovi, Jr who was born on March 2nd, 1962. This is a very profound song about optimism in the face of adversity.…
Topic: Bipolar Depression Purpose Statement: To inform about what is the cause of bipolar depression, and how you can treat it. Thesis: The bipolar disorder is a cause of the depressive moods or lows of mental disorder. Introduction Attention Getter: Sometimes we all have bad days, and even good days, but these sudden changes in our mind and body is not just a simple change, it can be a sign of a very serious problem that is “bipolar depression”.…
As a kid, I remember sitting in the backseat of the car when it was raining. For some reason I stopped looking “through the rain” at scenes we were driving by and instead focused on the water dancing and creating patterns on the window. I still do and enjoy this. I’m inspired by shadows that create unexpected shapes, or the way light falls on things in a way I’m not used to. I’m inspired by ethereal music and the moods I experience, the list goes on.…
In this line, the singer talks about how he was told he was told he was tripping for doing things his own…
The song “The A Team" written and song by Ed Sheeran tells us the story of a young girl quite timid at first a pure as the ocean. As I watch the music video it show 's a group of friends pure pressuring her into drinking about try a hit of cocaine. This highly addicting drug which is considered a class a drug can ruin lives and destroy ones image. This sound to me was written as if it was a psa to show the trouble you face with drugs and prostitution and the harm it can do to you.…
Before I researched How Music affects Mental Health I knew that music touches a different part of the brain that can be distant or hard to connect to without it. Music also plays a huge role in my life as it does many others in the world. I sing everyday and that’s therapy in itself. My curiosity with how music affects mental health began when my sister started music therapy. Ever since I was a little girl I've always turned to music to get me through hard times.…