Calm Harm- is an app that was recommended to me councilor. It is initially designed for those who deal with self harm, it offers activities that help you to get your mind off of what it is that's causing your anxieties, fears, and stresses to get you back to a place where you can approach it with a clearer mind. "Learn to ride the wave with the free Calm Harm app using these activities: Comfort, Distract, Express Yourself, Release, Random and Breathe." It is available on the iOS and google play store for free.
Website: https://calmharm.co.uk/ CALM- Calm is the #1 app for meditation and mindfulness. Enjoy 100+ guided meditations to help you manage anxiety, lower stress and sleep better. Calm is the perfect mindfulness app for beginners, but also includes hundreds of programs for intermediate and advanced users. The app features stories to help us fall asleep, 10 minute exercises to help release tensions in the body, music to help focus and relax, and meditation exercises.
Available for free download on iOS and Google Play Store. Website: https://www.calm.com/ |
Headspace- an app that offers guided meditation for your day when you start to feel overwhelmed. The best part is that these meditations take only a few minutes each to complete! They work perfect in the middle of a long marking session to take a quick 5 minute break when you feel yourself getting overwhelmed and can help put you back in the "headspace" to move forward. Free to download iOS and Google Play Store.
More about the app can be read on their website: https://www.headspace.com. Mindshift- Put together by Anxiety Canada, the app works to help youth and adults struggling with anxiety in the Canadian context. It is an app designed to help teens and young adults cope with anxiety. It can help you change how you think about anxiety. Rather than trying to avoid anxiety, you can make an important shift and face it.
Free to download: iOS and Google Play Store Website: www.anxietycanada.com/resources/mindshift-app |
-Game Nights
-Talk to someone (a friend, family member, or councilor) -Make some time for yourself- and don't cancel -Don't use technology 30 minutes before bed -Start a "support" group. Debrief. Feel heard. Focus on the good. Don't go home and re-hash the things that went wrong. Focus on the good, and don't force yourself to relieve the situation over and over again. -Take care of yourself first. It's not selfish. You can't help anyone if you are not healthy. - Replaying a video game- a way to relax while still engaging your critical thinking. |
-Join a club (I joined an axe throwing league!)
-Work Out -Stretch -Breathing Exorcises: - Hand to Your Heart: Place one or two hands over your heart. Close your eyes, take a 4 beat breath , pause, and then breathe out for as long as you can. Repeat until you feel your self calming down. Practice this before bed to get better results throughout the day. -Be grateful for what you have and what you can do. Count your blessings. - Have things to look forward to: ex. a trip, family time. - Therapy: use the resources around you. |