Every minute a new person drugs themselves to alter their consciousness. Drugs significantly impact our neuronal chemistry and can even be the cause of our paralysis. The most common reasons to take a drug is to alter the consciousness, destress, break the feeling of being stuck and also feel happy. What we remember to forget is how drugs affect our lungs, heart, kidneys, liver, brain and our interpersonal relationships.
Researchers found an effective alternative for drug abuse. If you or someone you know takes drugs to alter their consciousness or to feel a different feeling, suggest white noise to them. White noise has a positive effect on our brainwaves and neuronal excitability. It triggers alpha activity in our brain when combined with red light. It also helps us relax and focus on the task at hand.
Addiction of any kind can affect our work, education, relationships, lifestyle, health and sleep. Take cellphone addiction for example. You can lose yourself for hours scrolling through Facebook, responding to emails or playing games. Currently, a lot more adults are addicted to their phones than their children. The reason is quite simple. People need a distraction. Our work lives are necessary but our time management solely depends on us.
Using white noise in your daily lives, gives you a sense of distraction from the world. It has been proven effective in ADHD research. Having a mental health issue, not only affects your work but is also related to the amount of drugs we take. Here, I am talking about the legal ones for which you perhaps get a monthly prescription. Upgrading ourselves to white noise has multiple benefits.
5 Benefits of White Noise
- Provides an altered state of consciousness when combined with red light.
- Increases alertness.
- Facilitates new word learning in children and adults.
- Helps relax and calm your reactive brain.
- Reduces stress and anxiety.
These benefits are not just for someone with a mental health condition and can be of help to everyone; you, your children, friends, colleagues, that person you know with a cardiovascular disease or that lady down the street with diabetes.
Remember the sound of a waterfall? That’s the sound of white noise.