Raye Song Spurs 50-Year-Old Man to Seek Therapy After 20 Years of Depression
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Updated · The Guardian · Sep 26
Raye Song Spurs 50-Year-Old Man to Seek Therapy After 20 Years of Depression
2 articles · Updated · The Guardian · Sep 26
Summary
Two months after hearing Raye’s “I Know You’re Hurting,” a man says he finally saw his own struggle clearly and went to a GP, who prescribed antidepressants.
20 years of hidden depression had worsened through Covid, divorce, becoming a stepfather and turning 50, while repeated CBT had left him talking without acting.
Music therapy, started after that breakthrough, proved more effective for him than CBT; four months in, he says the treatment has improved his mood, family life and creativity.
A tattoo of the song’s score now marks what he calls music’s role as medicine, underscoring his wider message that support is available and people need not struggle alone.