Show 147 - Apps to Help You Take Care of Yourself

When I talk about self care, I am referring to real life things you can do to help yourself reduce symptoms and feel physically or mentally better. The apps mentioned can help you with breathing practice, sleep monitoring or to help you ground yourself.

I am not talking about the foo-foo stuff. No spa is involved, no special mud or designer robe is required. So I got some apps, a web page and even something for those of you that have a device that you talk to from Amazon.


 
If you need support contact the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-8255, the Trevor Project at 1-866-488-7386 or text “START” to 741-741.

Resources Mentioned: 

FDA Statement from Commissioner Scott Gottlieb, M.D. on signing of the Agriculture Improvement Act and the agency's regulation of products containing cannabis and cannabis-derived compounds.

7 Minute Work Out, give the app seven minutes and move your body. for Android and iOS devices.

Sleepzy, Sleep Cycle Tracker to monitor your sleeping habits. This is for iOS users.

Stop, Breath Think guides you through the process. This app is available for Alexa users as well as iOS and Android. Alexa users can go to the specific web page to acquire the app instructions.

Grounding Strategies page on techniques: there is a video and article on the page that will help you to learn how to keep yourself in the present.

Oh, I forgot. The sheep. If you need mindless videos to help you fall asleep don't forget about the sheep from Baa Baa Land. It is a mind wiper, for sure.





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Show 146 A CBT Pebble in the Road

A bare bones episode. My computer is sick and I'm nursing it back to health. Typing on a spare is rough and I'm not in total control of this; blue screens of death do not come with clear instructions.

I don't know what to do and that makes me anxious. Anyway, this is a pebble in the road about cognitive behavioral therapy.




If you need support contact the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-8255, the Trevor Project at 1-866-488-7386 or text “START” to 741-741.

A quickie on CBT and a few resources:
  • The app Worry Watch
  • American Psychological Association page on CBT
  • Verywell Mind page on CBT


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In the Meantime TEDx Video How to Trick Your Brain into Falling Asleep

Yeah, I know but life happens and I gotta go with the flow. Hope to have medicine and cognitive behavioral therapy resources out by the weekend.

In the meantime, there is a neat video about how to trick your brain into falling asleep. It involves your hands and possibly another body part.





If you need support contact the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-8255, the Trevor Project at 1-866-488-7386 or text “START” to 741-741.


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Always seek the advice of a qualified health provider with questions you may have regarding a medical or mental health disorder.

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Show 145 You Don't Have to Medicate Your Symptoms

You do not have to take medications for anxiety disorders. It is a choice. A choice that is made with information, self-compassion and resources that can help you understand what it means if you decide not to use medication for your condition.




If you need support contact the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-8255, the Trevor Project at 1-866-488-7386 or text “START” to 741-741.


Resources Mentioned: 


The Anxiety and Depression Association of American has a short page about some of the alternatives anxiety treatments to medication.

Helpguide.org has a huge page about anxiety disorder information and resources. The founders of the site lost their daughter to prescription drug abuse,  so the focus on this site is to present resources that are an options to medication.

There is a page on the Walgreens website that describes the various types of mental health therapy providers that you might find in the marketplace of mental health. Knowing what the titles mean can help you understand what the provider can and can't do.


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Show 144 - Five Things to Know About Clonazepam and Mental Health at WalMart

It has been a while since I've talked about a drug or medication so this is a quick overview of the drug Clonazepam also known as Klonapin.

And there will be a word or two about Walmart's in-store mental health clinic, farmers needing mental health access and comic books and graphic novels about depression.



If you need support contact the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-8255, the Trevor Project at 1-866-488-7386 or text “START” to 741-741.


Resources Mentioned: 


AGDaily has a story about some of the stresses that food producers are facing; they need mental health access and resources. The story points to a few of those available including the one from agriculture.com on mental health resources for farmers and ranchers.

Boston Globe article on Mental Health Therapy at Walmart? It is now a thing.

Book Riot list of Comics About Depression that are Too Accurate to Ignore.

Clonazepam Resources include MedLine Plus, Merck Manuals has a dedicated page about mental health disorders. The Mayo Clinic also has a page about Clonazepam.

Kaiser Permanente has an access point the Natural Medicine Comprehensive Database. I’ll provide a link to the Kaiser site; you will need to click the link on the left side of the Kaiser screen to access the database. You can check here for possible herbal interactions with Clonazepam.



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Life Noggin Video - What Being Bullied Actually Does to You

I still maintain that bullying has residual effects (for some of us) in adulthood.

One of those effects can be anxiety symptoms. But getting folks to even connect to the possibility of bullying as a possible contributor to an anxiety condition is and has been a tough road to pave.

Life Noggin steps up to make it visually clear.



If you need support contact the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-8255, the Trevor Project at 1-866-488-7386 or text “START” to 741-741.


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