heavy metal therapy
London
Heavy metal therapy is an online resource and community of people who find metal
music helpful for mental well being. It is a place to find and share experiences
of how metal has helped us, the meaning we take from songs or lyrics, and play
lists that we have found useful. It is for everyone, so we don’t judge each
others metal preferences. If you would like to share your own recovery story
about how metal has helped you please contact us, we can make stories anonymous
if you prefer. We continue to develop a few shared playlists under heavy metal
therapy, which can be expanding and changing. We like people to share their own
music or art if it comes with a reason/message to do with mental health. We may
be a small and select group, but we are open to suggestions of expanding.
Hopefully over time this will become led by and shaped by those who use it, so
it’s not set in stone, it can grow and change. See this video for a bit more
about us. Heavy metal therapy is both a website and on social media, so find us
on Facebook, YouTube, Twitter and Instagram. We are a registered Community
Interest Company (more here) Quick disclaimer: we know it’s called heavy metal
therapy, but we are not claiming to be a substitute for psychological therapy,
we are a self-help and peer support community. If you feel you need support from
mental health services please seek it through appropriate channels (in the UK
this is usually via your GP). Also, all things metal tend to be quite sweary and
have dark themes, so there’s quite a bit of that in the stories and playlists.
