The10 Best Self Help Phone Apps

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The10 Best Self Help Phone Apps

Life can be hell when you’re caught in a negative thought cycle. Most times you can never see the onset of what can lead to debilitating depression, anxiety and stress. Life’s problems can sometimes way lay us, and what began as a stressful period in our lives can lead to a long-term habit of negative thinking.

One of the most problematic concerns surrounding a negative mindset is the rut we get into. From going to sleep of a night and waking up of a morning, that feeling of helplessness and futility adds to another day of worry. The results which can lead to a lack of strength and power as we deal with our daily lives can take hold leading to vicious circle of dark thoughts, worry and depression with no light at the end of the tunnel.

Everyone from time-to-time suffers from depression and anxiety, even if in a mild form of some kind and for different reasons. Life now, in a technological, industrial and media driven age is far different from life a hundred years ago, even as little as twenty years ago. Aspirations have changed, and if we’re not careful, we will begin measuring our self worth based on industry’s hunger for sales, driven by advertising and PR.

But sometimes we need to retreat from such a world, regain our balance and peace of mind, and just step out every now and then to catch our breath and regain some perspective on life. For those who seek some life balance there are quite a few iPhone and Andriod apps available that when used really help when seeking that balance.

Bedside 0.63p

Creating your boundaries is a must in a world where we can get overwhelmed with information and communication. Smartphones, with their constant stream of texts, tweets, emails and Facebook notifications can gatecrash our lives all too easily. Bedside is a great app that allows you to switch to ‘bedside’ mode. Only alerting you of emails, texts and calls that you agree to on a whitelist, other notifications are streamed through silently and you are able to access them if you so wish.

It includes a built-in screensaver mode that will remove everything from the screen and leave it completely black, and re-enable everything again once you touch or move your phone. This way, your screen won’t have burn-in issues, and you can see the time quickly at night without having to lock/unlock your phone every time. Also features the ability to use the Text-to-Speech engine in your phone. Enable it in the preferences and Bedside will speak the time anytime you long-press on the screen while Bedside is open. Bedside can be automatically started every time you charge or dock your phone. At only 63p, it’s a great app to claim back that work/life balance without missing those texts, emails and calls you want to hear from. Similar apps on the market, such as Sanity do similar things, but for me, ‘Bedside’ is simple and easier to use.

Build Confidence £1.93

This is my favourite App. I am not usually a fan of guided meditations, but this app ticks all the boxes, and what’s more, it actually works. You simply plug in your headphones and drift to sleep with this relaxing guided meditation intended to clear your mind and build your self confidence. There’s different settings, so you can have a long introduction to focus more on relaxing your body and other modes for drifting off to sleep if using at night.

I was extremely surprised at the effectiveness of this app. Even if you do not suffer from any form of stress or lack of self-confidence, the relaxation is worth the price alone.

Lift (Free – only on iPhone for now, though an Android App will be available soon)

This new free iPhone app offers a common sense approach to personal change. Basically, the Lift app is designed to facilitate the formation of desired habits. With check in times and integrated social media along with graphs, you can see how you are coming along. It’s a great tool to stick to New Year’s resolutions, giving up smoking, making meditation a natural habit, exercising on a regular basis and so on. Definately worth giving a go, and because it’s Free, there’s nothing to lose, except those bad habits!

iStress

iStress is designed to provide all modes of stress reduction including monitoring, relaxation, positive thinking, humor, and developing an encouraging attitude toward those daily close encounters of the aggravating kind that we call stress. Stress management and Will enable you to learn relaxation techniques, positive thinking, and employ humor and encouraging thoughts to take control of your stress level and emotions. iStress will provide you with a daily/weekly record of stress levels related to thoughts and emotions.

Gratitude Journal

A simple gratitude journal with emphasis on changing one’s attitude is a great little App for both iPhone and Android. By writing down five things you’re grateful for every day, takes the sting out of negative feelings and thoughts. With a function to add photos and even a facility for recording the weather, you can monitor thought patterns. After a month’s use it’s time to see if there’s a difference to your attitude towards life.

The Habit Factor £3.08 for the full version, lite version free

Most of us are creatures of habit. We tend to perform at our best when we incorporate positive habits into our daily routine. The Habit Factor is a tracking app that allows you to set goals and commit to forming good habits.

You can use the application to monitor your adherence to your resolutions and check them off as you accomplish them. If you’re trying to form good habits in your personal and professional life and stick to them, it helps to have a constant reminder like the one The Habit Factor provides.

Cognitive Diary CBT Self-Help - Android Apps on Google Play Free

Another nifty little App to monitor your thoughts and patterns, exchanging negative, destructive thoughts and feelings for positive and healthy ones. Completely free to download, this App intends to change the way you think and make you more aware of unhealthy thoughts and feelings associated with them.

The Worry Box

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Self-help For Worry and Anxiety

***Does worry cause you to lose sleep?

***Does worry cause you anxiety and tension?

***Does worry give you headaches?

***Do you avoid things due to fear of outcome?

***Does your worry cause conflict with others?

Put it in the Worry Box

Self-Confidence and Healing

An app intended to assist you in developing your confidence by providing helpful articles and inspiring quotes. The intention is to help you approach this in a new light, not by aspiring for more and more things that will bolster your self-esteem, but by healing your sense of self-worth.

-Use the ‘share function’ to share your favorite quotes via Facebook, Twitter, SMS or other applications.

(To share with Facebook, use the copy button first, then click the share button, choose Facebook and paste)

-Native app. Can be used even when offline or not connected to the internet.

-Can be saved in SD card, hence saving memory.

-This is not a widget and will not crowd your home screen.

-Can use the ‘refresh’ function whenever you like. You don’t have to wait for the next day to read the quote for that day.

-Keep it handy for easy reference and sharing.

The Secret $4.99

Personally created by Rhonda Byrne to give you new clarity, understanding and wisdom every day – the App is available for the first time direct on your iPhone or Android. Whether you believe in the Law of Attraction or not, this App is a great reminder that there is more depth to life than work, money and life’s problems. Each daily ‘wisdom’ brings light and clarity to an otherwise mundane world.

As well as having your own personal mobile access to this treasury of wisdom and inspiration, you can even schedule the time you’d like to be reminded to access your Secret Daily Teaching. Or, for even more synchronicity, schedule a random alert within your own nominated time frames, and watch as The Secret delivers the perfect message you need in your day, at exactly the time you need it! The Secret Daily Teachings App puts The Secret right in the palm of your hand, to inspire and guide you wherever you are. You’ll never miss a day of the life-changing knowledge!