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Tools that have ACTUALLY helped my mental health
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items As a neurodivergent person (autism and ADHD) who also suffers from mental illness, I've tried out a lot of tools and resources to help my mental health over the years. These are the ones that have actually worked for me (and since every person is dif...
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Apps
Interactive Guides, Courses, and Worksheets
Relaxation and Stress Relief
Apps
Mental health apps that you can download on a phone or mobile device (for some, you can also use them on a PC or laptop)!
Betwixt is a interactive story that guides you through exploring your thought patterns and addressing negative ones! It's got research to back it up, too. The first three chapters are free and the rest are paid, but if you can't afford it, there's an...
Betwixt App
Habitica is a habit-tracking app in the form of an RPG! You get experience and rewards for completing habits (which you can complete as many times as you like in a day) and daily to-dos (which you complete once each day, but you can set them to weekl...
Habitica - Gamify Your Life
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A self-care app that encourages you to do self-care by giving you a little bird friend to take care of! You can also send your bird friend to visit friends who also use the app and encourage them. Each self-care task you complete gives your bird frie...
Finch - Your New Self Care Best Friend
If you've ever struggled with self-harm urges, this app is free and helps you through various coping mechanisms to wait out the urges without acting on them. There are multiple categories of different coping methods, and you can try out whichever one...
Calm Harm App
A free app for coping with insomnia using cognitive behavioural therapy for insomnia. You track how long you're in bed and how long you're actually asleep for, and the app helps you adjust the total time spent in bed over time so that your sleep is m...
CBT-i Coach
A free app that guides you through the basics of cognitive behavioral therapy (a type of therapy that focuses on correcting unhealthy thought patterns). Available on Android and iOS.
MindShift® CBT App
A super useful mood tracking app, you can jot down how you're feeling and what activities you did that day to see patterns over time! Available on iOS and Android.
Daylio - Journal, Diary and Mood Tracker
A free self-help app that helps you monitor and manage issues like anxiety, depression, stress, etc. Available on both iOS and Android!
Self-help App for the Mind (SAM)
Interactive Guides, Courses, and Worksheets
Interactive guides, courses, and therapy worksheets to help you work through an issue and learn new coping skills.
This interactive guide essentially helps you troubleshoot why you're feeling bad by checking if you've accidentally gone too long without doing certain self-care tasks (ex. eating or sleeping). Very useful for people who have trouble reading their ow...
You feel like shit.
A TON of different therapy worksheets for various issues and different types of therapy (CBT, DBT, ACT, etc.).
Therapy Worksheets | Therapist Aid
Dialectical behavior therapy can be incredibly useful if you struggle with regulating intense emotions. This website provides an overview of various DBT skills and how they work!
Dialectical Behavior Therapy: DBT Skills, Worksheets, Videos
Relaxation and Stress Relief
Tools and resources to help you relax and/or cope with stress!
Has multiple different background noise generators you can put on in the background! Rain, ocean waves, you name it.
myNoise ®
A cat purr noise generator from the same person who made myNoise! It's really comforting to have on in the background.
Purrli
A free mindfulness and meditation app, available on iOS and Android. Mindfulness can be super useful for dealing with stuff like anxiety and stress.
Smiling Mind App
A meditation app that actually personalizes each meditation to you and your goals, and lets you track your progress in specific meditation skills! It's helped me a ton with focus and relaxation. Available on both iOS and Android, and also as a web ap...
The Balance App