June 26, 2015

Rocked Out

Sometimes in the UK and the USA we wonder about how certain people get granted disability status. You KNOW what I am talking about. Can you beat this one ?

So he pushed the government to classify his apparently overwhelming interest in bands such as Black Sabbath and Iron Maiden as a disability. It took about a decade (and multiple visits to multiple psychologists, of course), but in 2007, Sweden finally agreed.

Then again - “listening to extreme music like heavy metal can help people process anger and even increase their positive emotions, like inspiration.”

Source : Now I Know (http://nowiknow.com/rocked-out/)

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