Music reaches us in ways that nothing else can. Some great rock songs often have great messages that are quite deep and therapeutic. Here are just a few...
"I don't need a doctor.
I don't need a pill.
Any other treatment
Babe, would only make me ill.
I need rock therapy! I need rock therapy! I need rock therapy!
Oh give it to me! Oh give it to me! Oh give it to me!"
—"Rock Therapy" by The Johnny Burnette Rock and Roll Trio, 1956
18/52 Rock Therapy: 7 CBT Lessons from "Help Is On Its Way" by The Little River Band
Let’s use this song to do a little rock therapy to help with anxiety… No hurry, no worry. Practice "thought-stopping.” When we worry, we trigger anxiety, which triggers adrenaline, which in turn triggers the fight/flight reaction. This quick and powerful cascade of thought to emotion to physical reaction is called the "emotional hijack."