3 GREAT APPS TO MAINTAIN YOUR MENTAL HEALTH AT HOME
When you lead a busy lifestyle, mental health often takes a back seat to other pressing matters. Thankfully, there are a number of easy-to-use apps to help address this concern. Even if you’re pressed for time, these apps can help you maintain your mental health. And if you’re just looking for some simple resources to guide you through mood-boosting exercises, they’ve got you covered there too. Moodfit (GetMoodfit.com) Think of this app as a fitness tracker for your mind. The mood tracker allows you to record your moods and thoughts and follow trends and changes over time. You can look at these trends yourself or set the app to monitor specific areas of your mood. This highly customizable app is packed with tools and resources to help you with your mental health. In addition to the mood tracker, Moodfit offers a range of breathing exercises and a guide to mindfulness meditation. MoodMission (MoodMission.com) If you’re struggling with mental health issues, like anxiety and depression, you may feel like this free, evidence-based app was designed just for you. MoodMission asks you a series of questions to assess how you’re feeling, then suggests a series of “missions” you can complete to help you get into a better state of mind. Missions are short,
achievable tasks, like taking a walk around the block or cleaning up a room in
your home. Of course, like all the apps listed here, it is not a replacement for professional mental health care, but it offers evidence-based exercises and a level of support that’s not often found in smartphone apps.
Talkspace (Talkspace.com) While this app contains a number of mental health tools, its primary purpose is to connect you quickly with one of the company’s thousands of licensed and experienced therapists you can message on a regular basis. Unlike traditional therapy where you schedule an appointment and meet in person, Talkspace allows its user to communicate with their therapist through the app’s encrypted messaging system. It also allows you to request a check-in from your therapist and provides a place for them to upload your therapy notes. Talkspace is more costly than some other apps, but depending on your specific needs, it may be worth it.
How We Helped Eileen Attain Financial Peace of Mind
Gallipolis Developmental Center is a Medicaid-certified intermediate care facility for people with intellectual disabilities in Gallipolis, Ohio. Until significant employee layoffs were implemented by Governor Kasich a few years ago, it had a maximum patient population of over 1,500 people.
resulted in these injuries, a client kicked Elieen in the low back and hip over and over while a squad of nurses tried to restrain him. He actually tore off his toenail.
She tried going back to work about three months after this final injury, but she only lasted three weeks before her symptoms caught up with her. She had facet
It is hazardous work for caregivers, and we represented many injured there, one of whom is Eileen H. who is an LPN. Eileen had five reported injuries over her years there. When she was snatched by the waist and hoisted up, she injured her shoulder and back as she tried to grab a chair for support. She wrenched her back when she was restraining a client who was repeatedly kicking her. Once, while bent over to give a client his
injections and again tried to work. After eight weeks, she had to stop again because of her symptoms and could never return.
Eileen was dedicated to her work and her patients, but both require nursing skills and a healthy body. Despite years of treatment, her injuries left her needing a cane to walk; even then, the Industrial Commission doctor said she could only stand/walk an hour a day, drive less than 15 minutes, and lift/carry 5 pounds only occasionally. Unable to stoop, bend, or climb, Eileen was discouraged — we both knew she couldn’t sustain employment. We persuaded her to file for permanent total disability after her many injuries. Over the objections of the BWC and the employer, we convinced the Industrial Commission to grant permanent total disability. Although this doesn’t alleviate Eileen’s physical limitations, it helps provide financial peace of mind. We’re grateful to help our clients achieve that.
medication, another patient smacked her upside the head. While providing post-hemorrhoid surgery treatment, another patient repeatedly hit her arm.
Finally, Eileen suffered sustained disc and spine injuries at multiple levels of her back. During the encounter that
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