Brilio.net/en - Its 2016, and modern society has slowly embraced the importance of mental health. Its real and needs as much attention as physical wellbeing.
Faced with career demands and frantic work schedule, young professionals often neglect their mental wellbeings. The trick is to embed it in your most loyal companion, i.e your mobile phone.
Here are some Apps that you can download right now to improve your inner happiness & health:
1. Talkspace (Link to: http://www.talkspace.com/)
A therapy on demand. Talkspace helps you connect online and real time with licensed therapist anonymously to talk about your problem. With as little as $25/week you can enjoy unlimited message therapy. While 30 minutes live video therapy is also available for $29.
So whenever you are feeling anxious and overwhelmed, you know help is always accessible at the tip of your fingers. The app is available for iOs and Android.
2. Happify (link to https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/happify-science-based-activities/id730601963?mt=8)
This is an app that will keep you happy all the time. Through a mix of games, videos and the latest happiness research, the program will help you to banish any negative thoughts and increase your joy & happiness. The app is available for iOs and Android.
3.Personal Zen (link to: http://www.personalzen.com/)
A personal therapy that got morphed into an engaging game with relaxing music, Personal Zen was built around a cognitive technique known as attention-bias modification training. The app is designed to help its users to alleviate anxiety through a fun game where users are prompted to trace path of one cartoon character through the scenic grass. You surely wont realize that you are actually in a therapy, and just having fun playing a game! The app is available for iOs and Android.
4. Optimism (link to:http://www.findingoptimism.com/)
To arm is to be prepared. A self-tracking tool, Optimism help user to identify what elements influence their emotional and mental well-being. It detects patterns in health behaviors, then offers strategies based on those patters. Through self-discovery and knowledge of oneself, the user can identify their specific mental health triggers and subsequently find a way to cope with it. This free program is only available for iPhones and iPads.
5. Headspace (link to:https://www.headspace.com/)
A gym membership for the mind, Headspace aims to make meditation practice easy and simple. The program offers a guided meditation technique that can easily be done in 10 minutes each day. Research shows a few minutes meditation a day can significantly help boost health and happiness. The app runs on subscription basis, but user can get Take 10 a free meditation session for 10 days. The app is available both for iPhone and Android devices.
(Reported by: Nadia Bintoro)