Niggle 2795
I would cry myself to sleep knowing the next day would be the same drama. A few strategies helped me get better. Don't give up.
Niggle 2792
I barely smiled at school. I couldn't talk to my friends cause they didn't understand. But I realised there ARE people out there to support me.
Smiling Mind
Free
Young adult feedback
The app was highly customisable and interesting with the interactiveness in place for the users and still having a calming contrast on the layout which did make me feel calmer with such colour schemes. I really liked the modern design of the app and the tracking that comes along with it.
Expert feedback
Designed by psychologists and educators, Smiling Mind is very well developed and designed mindfulness meditation app. It's a very pleasant app to use and has a simple, clean and calming interface. With an age range from seven upwards, Smiling Mind caters for all ages with a variety of meditations available for everyone to do at different stages of their lives. A highly recommended app with it's effectiveness starting to be backed up with research.
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Niggle 2788
The struggle I have to face every day is there but I know I'm not alone. There's support and advice always out there.
Niggle 2786
When my problems didn't go away I got down on myself. I thought being skinny would make people like me. I realised I need to accept myself first.
Niggle 2782
I stopped eating and restricted everything. I was diagnosed with anorexia nervosa. Getting help to recover is really important so don't keep it to yourself.
Niggle 2781
If I had a chance to talk to someone earlier I would have. Because all you need is for someone to listen.
Headspace
Free. Offers In-App Purchases.
Young adult feedback
Highly certified app with very entertaining components relatable across multiple types of populations such as students and children. Although it is high quality with information and interactiveness, I would not necessarily pay for the app and in some cases I feel if students or children were to use the app without their parent's knowing for personal uses it may be difficult for them to want to pay for some of the most beneficial features which are not for free.
Expert feedback
This Headspace app makes meditation simple! This app uses the principles of mindfulness meditation to help improve focus, mood and sleep while working to reduce anxiety and stress. The free version allows users to 10-session trial before needing to subscribe to have access to a wider variety of sessions and programs. The downfall is that the subscription can be expensive.
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Calm Harm
Free
Young adult feedback
Calm harm uses the principles of “urge surfing” and “behavioural activation” to target individuals who have the urge to self-harm. Whilst these principles are appropriate for this population, they may require more active involvement to be satisfactorily implemented with this, a low help-seeking group.
Expert feedback
The app has a great idea in attempting to prompt users to participate in distracting activities while they ride out the urge to self harm. The app is quite passive, however, in that it expects users to complete each activity completely on their own. Some activities could easily be facilitated by the app but not so easily by a user. One, for example, involves rolling a dice. Whilst the app could easily incorporate a function to roll a dice, a user is very unlikely to have a dice on hand. In this way, I believe the app places a little too much onus on the user and does not deliver as much functionality as it could. That said, it functions well and is a great idea.
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