3 Great Apps to Maintain Your Mental Health at Home
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.
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.
Thoughts About Voting
truth or not, to persuade you to join their bandwagons.
Politics can be an emotional topic these days, even more so than years gone by. Our United States doesn’t feel so united given the stark ideological gap between the two major political parties. The good thing, though, is the gap is much more visible than in past elections, which gives “we the people” a clearer choice about how we want our country to be governed for the next four years. Our job as voters is, or ought to be, to stay factually informed about the issues, to evaluate the policies held by each candidate, and then vote for the ones whose policies serve our expectations for the future. But, being fully informed is not so easy given today’s tabloid media frenzies. Pundits in many news outlets focus subjectively on untoward personality traits or accusations of racist behavior rather than the issues that affect each one of us day to day. What is most important in our daily lives? I venture to say for most folks it is the ability to live happily by the fruits of our labor. A sound economy matters. The media bombards us with hateful rhetoric and knee-jerk reactions meant to inflame public sentiments rather than report facts following a full investigation—like in the Nicholas Sandman case. The same is true with politicians. Many media outlets pick who they want to win or lose, and will say anything,
Maybe now is the time to change
that. Track records matter. Setting aside personality traits that
you may or may not like, what are the actual accomplishments of each candidate and which are in line with your concerns for the future? Is either fallacious to get your vote? Is there a straight shooter among them? Is paying more taxes good for you? Is doing away with school choice good for you? Will defunding the police make you safer? Is more government control of your life in your best interest? I could go on and on. The bottom line is that we are at a crucial fork in the road between two incompatible ideologies: Socialism versus capitalism. How will your vote affect the future of this country? Your factual knowledge of the issues really does matter.
-Alysoun Eversole
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