aged 13 to 17
DBT Coach: (Dialectical Behavior Therapy app)
Free- Offers In-App Purchases
Young adult feedback
DBT Coach offers a good variety of resources for users to engage with dialectical behaviour therapy. There are a range of ways for the user to interact with the app, including lessons, tracking, mediations and more. Most of the resources are only available upon subscription but this is a high-quality app that is worth the money if you would like some extra DBT.
Expert feedback
DBT Coach is rich in content and provides high quality information, training, tracking and mindfulness sessions. Some app navigation is required to take full advantage of the features, and peer chat can be a little slow- but this may change with future developments. The app also provides the option of being able to connect with your regular face to face therapist for real time support.
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Habitica
Free
Young adult feedback
A great app for tracking daily habits and establishing routines. Recommended for anyone who is looking for a simple, easy, and engaging way to determine goals and stick with them! This app is appealing for anyone who is a fan of retro video games.
Expert feedback
A game-based wellbeing app that involves users completing levels and receiving rewards by achieving personalised tasks. Interactions are task-oriented rather than educational, so it is a great tool for assisting with increasing user organisational skills.
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365 Gratitude Journal
Free
Young adult feedback
Excellent, easy to use, and simple functionality encouraging users to think positively and find areas where they can be grateful. Lowering cost or offering more before having to subscribe would make the app more accessible and better recommended.
Expert feedback
Gratitude 365 is a well-established app that focuses on wellbeing through, you guessed it- gratitude! It offers a variety of features including; journaling, meditation, and lessons which are updated each month. The app also offers the option of connecting with other users through gratitude posts.
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When I was 11 years old, I lost my little sister
When I was 11 years old, I lost my little sister.
In her memory, I wrote a poem of my struggles and my relief to share with the world.
When I got the call, I felt my heart break apart.
I felt myself slipping away and forever drowning in the darkness.
I cried and cried, until I could no more.
Overwhelmed, I fell deeper and deeper;
with no hope of escaping the darkness
of my own heart and soul.
Until… someone pulled me out,
gave me a hug and reassured me,
that hope is never lost and that light never fades.
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Around the same time, I attempted to take my life for the first time. After that, I was referred to child and adolescent mental health services where they diagnosed me with depression and anxiety disorder.
I also started to develop disordered eating patterns and perfectionistic traits which made my life harder.
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