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OP I know it's difficult to get mental help in India, so until you can get some real help, may I recommend some resources that can help manage your mental health better
Personally sanvello is also good u/iamaoverthinker
I haven't used it recently, but I did like Pacifica.
It allows you to log your mood and plot goals. There may be new features too!
Όσο είσαι σε ταξίδι, θα σου πρότεινα να χρησιμοποιήσεις το Pacifica (ή το MindShift) σαν καθημερινό ημερολόγιο/mood tracker.
Είναι εφαρμογές γραμμένες σε συνεργασία με ψυχολόγους και βασίζονται σε τεχνικές γνωστικής συμπεριφορικής θεραπείας (CBT) προωθώντας mindfulness. Είναι καλή εξάσκηση μέχρι να βρεις κάποιον ψυχοθεραπευτή.
I also suffer from depression, low self-esteem, and lack of self-worth. I'm 25, graduated college, got a well-paying job, a caring girlfriend, a loving family, and great friends. What I'm trying to say is that being happy is practice, a result of willpower that you exercise by taking care of yourself. View yourself from the third-person and try to make that person happy.
Look up something called cognitive behavioral therapy, and consider seeing a counselor who practices CBT. If you lack the willpower to do that, look up and read the book, Feeling Good: The New Mood Therapy by David Burns. If you lack the willpower to do that, download the app, Pacifica and follow the lessons.
You have to give yourself permission -- realize that the power is within you -- to be free of negative behavioral patterns and self doubt. I like to remember this quote by Alan Watts: "You're under no obligation to be the same person you were 5 minutes ago."
Yeah. It's really hard to recognize stuff like that because it's literally your own thoughts that are messed up, and "what can we trust if not our own thoughts, right?"
If you're starting new medications or working with your doctor to try and find some/a dosage that works for you, I highly recommend logging brief notes a few times a day, basically just what meds you're on, your energy levels, mood, how much sleep you got. It can help you identify patterns that you wouldn't otherwise notice because your brain's being altered by meds that just aren't right/are too much for you.
Some of the meds I've taken before settling on the right one caused suicidal thoughts. It's really insidious. So please take precautions.
I recommend the Pacifica app. It's built for people with depression/anxiety, so while it's not purpose-built for what I'm suggesting, it's pretty dang close. And it's free.
As a matter a fact there are a number of them! The two that I can think of off the top of my head (because the creator's are redditors who have PM'd and linked in the wiki) are
Pacifica
love the flow and design of their app - unsure if it still works but type in code REDDIT (or maybe reddit??) for a free month of 'upgraded' services :)
What's UP
Great tools and other nifty things
Hope that helps some!
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There are a number of different medications, and it's perfectly okay if the first one doesn't do it for you, or has side effects you can't deal with.
If you're scared (or honestly, even if you're not), it's a good idea to track your mood throughout the day and sleep at night when you're trying a new medication. Psychological side effects can be kind of hard to spot because, hey, it's your own thought processes, it all feels so natural.
You may get one that 'flattens' your emotions, or makes you irritable, or gives you insomnia, or maybe just doesn't make a dent in your ADHD symptoms (or isn't a high enough dose). If you track your state each day, just a couple quick notes throughout the day, it can help you spot these symptoms before they cause problems.
I use the app Pacifica [Android] [Apple] for tracking; makes it super easy to keep up with, and to review how it's been going lately.
edit: You can also let a couple folks close to you know "Hey, I'm trying out a new medication and I'm nervous, could you just keep an eye on me, and let me know if I seem different, frustrated or more upset or anything?"
Your feelings are legitimate, and as much as they hurt and as much as you'd prefer to have other emotions, they're still yours. You're allowed to feel the way you're feeling. So. You've got... well, several challenges. But the first thing I want to tell you is that we're all very proud of you for surviving so far. I, personally, am proud of you and I think you're a strong and capable human being.
The next thing I think I should tell you is that you've got some emotional challenges that are mostly the result of being taught really unhealthy things your entire life. That's where a lot of your anxiety and depression and panic comes from; because you've been taught to be prone to it and helpless before it. People with poor boundaries are easier to manipulate, force into a religious mold, and control. Not teaching you about boundaries is a failure on the part of your parents- as it was on the part of mine- and it's caused or exacerbated a lot of other problems. The good news is that boundaries are a skill that you can learn at any age. Here's some worksheets to help you get started. The low down is this; you're you're own person. Feelings are something that happen to you, mostly involuntarily- lust, anger, joy, affection- and thoughts are something that you can control, but have to learn to feel and listen to, and behaviors are things that you do and are fully under your control. So your feelings are your feelings and nobody else is in charge of them (and you can learn to manage them, in time, in a healthy way that involves letting yourself feel them and process them). Your thoughts are your thoughts and nobody else in in charge of them, though of course other people can affect them, but with healthy boundaries they only affect you if you want them to. And your behaviors are your own and nobody else is in charge of them. And similarly, other people's feelings and thoughts and behaviors is theirs and you can't be in charge of those, either. That means you can't be in charge of whether other people are happy or sad or angry.
Now, learning to process your feelings and manage your thoughts is another skillset, and an important one, but the foundation of it all is learning about boundaries and then learning emotional awareness; there are apps like Sanvello that help you journal your emotions and work through exercises that are really helpful for gaining control of your inner life and preventing other people from making you feel bad.
I know how you feel. The panic, the self-doubt, the echoing loneliness and the tremendous desire to escape pain. They're significant signs of severe depression. That doesn't mean you're broken- depression is a really normal response to the shit you've been through. It's also treatable. In the short term, a doctor may be able to prescribe SSRIs that improve your brain's ability to manage stress (it's not really psychoactive, it works almost exactly like caffeine, just on the brain chemistry for happiness instead of wakefulness). In the long term, learning Cognitive Behavioral Therapy techniques to manage your inner life from a professional and board-certified PhD-in-Psychology therapist can be tremendously helpful. I went from a suicidal hot mess for most of my life to an astoundingly happy and stress-free dude over the course of a couple years of therapy. Some people take more time than that, but therapy really does work; it teaches you skills to deal with your emotions that most people learn as kids but we religious kids don't.
Anyway, this is turning into an essay response. I just wanted to let you know that you're not broken or wrong, and suggest some things that might help you that I know I didn't know about until way later in life because I was carefully brought up to not know about them, and it sounds like you had a similar upbringing. Once again, I am proud of you. You are a good person and you deserve to be happy.
My job is to program in ionic and while I don't think I have anything that I can show that is "decent" according to this subs standards but there are plenty of apps that are great.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.pacificalabs.pacifica
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.viceversa.Viceversa&hl=fr
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.chefsteps.mobile
All I can really talk about is performance since my apps look like trash (I am strictly a programmer) and in my opinion hybrid gets a crazy bad rap for performance. I am not going to say that it is better then android native or even close but this is 2016, phones have Snapdragon 820s in them, hybrid apps are FAST all caps, bold, FAST. When I press a button I expect something to happen immateriality, as long as an app can do that there is no need to be faster. I think people download hybrid frameworks, try to do something with it for a day or two, see how slow it is and bail. I have a surprise for you, if I go and download android studio and fuck around for 2 days my app is going to be a massive pile of shit and run like it. The frameworks are fine, the technology is great, people just need to take the time to learn how to use it. My first app that I made in Cordova used 96% of my Nexus 6p's CPU utilization, now that same app 3 months later users only 10%. Is it perfect? no, but creating a native app for iOS, Windows phone, and Android would have taken a hell of a lot longer and probably required more devs. So take from that what you will.
Pacifica- Stress and Anxiety (Beta)
Don't know if you've got an android, but here's the link:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.pacificalabs.pacifica
Here, some links to anti-anxiety apps for you and anyone else who may need them :)
<em>Pacifica</em> - this one is the whole package, covering CBT and mindfulness meditation, with support groups and ways to track progress. I rated this one 5 stars.
<em>Calm</em> - not anxiety-specific, but more of an overall meditation app. Lots of different guided meditations, which I've found to be a big help with especially anxious situations (though with Anxiety the first step is allowing yourself to take that moment to meditate, this can help!). I didn't rate this one, but I really like it.
<em>Stop Breathe Think</em> - suggests meditations based on your emotions so you can target what you're feeling and get the right kind of meditation for you. Looks like it's been recently updated which is a plus!
<em>Mindshift</em> - more locally based one for me, it was recommended by a professional I saw. Lots of info regarding situational anxiety and checking in with yourself. Been a while since I last used it but I liked it.
A few others I haven't used but look good:
<em>Self-help Anxiety Management</em> (CBT based)
<em>Aware</em> (literally has a section for anxiety)
<em>Headspace</em> (solely for the SOS feature, to help calm down during an attack)
<em>Insight Timer</em> (super popular meditation app)
<em>CBT Thought Record Diary</em> (straight up CBT in app form)
Hopefully this helps!
I used a CD that was made by my psychologist that followed a script from Baylor University research team. I've lost that thing long ago but I've memorized the whole thing. script that had peaceful background music and proper timing.
I have seen multiple legit sites recommend Pacifica - Stress and Anxiety for iOS and android.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.pacificalabs.pacifica
and there is this one
Pacifica: Google Play link
Here are the direct links to the apps:
Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.pacificalabs.pacifica
iOS: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/pacifica/id922968861?mt=8
What are you doing step cousin?
I went way too far down the comment trail and didn't find this...
But seriously, don't wait. Find help. These are cheap.
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/sanvello-formerly-pacifica/id922968861
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.pacificalabs.pacifica
Hey op I'm around the same age as your daughter, and I also expire expirence severe anxiety and with quarantine it has gone up, I just want to let you know that there are apps on the playstore that can help you talk through your issues and might be able to help for the time being untill you can figure out how she would like to move forward with processing what she has been through. These apps can help with day to day stress to maybe take her mind off so.e things and give her a break from time to time. They all have good reviews and I just thought I would share because they have helped me keep a focus on what I am feeling. Sending love ❤
Ps: I also use this cute app that helps me clear my head and focus on something else to calm down. Not really app specifically meant for that but still helps me be calm
No clue if this may help you or not, but if you are a bit stuck I found an app call pacifica very helpful. I paid for it..it's changed it's name now, IOS, Android. It's 9.50 a month, there is a free version but I personally found it the best app (the paid version) I came across. Now saying all that it's basically CBT in an app, which a lot of therapists use, but I don't know if it's applicable for your situation, if not ignore everything in this comment.
It has a little mood tracker, you can add things you want to track (so I went with things like feeling productive in work, exercise, time spent with friends etc). The best part for me was the tools. There is meditation, more tracking, guided "journeys" using CBT etc. The part that helped me the most was the thoughts section, you can actually check out the "trap" and "reframing" sections on the free version. This for me was massive.. I found it really hard to apply the CBT stuff while my brain was being a prick. I found it's a lot easier to open the app and let it guide you through the steps without having to go and find a piece of paper, or go through google docs. You basically write down what you are thinking/feeling etc and it guides you through how to spot the dangerous thinking patterns, and then rewrite it with those in mind. It was very helpful (for me).
Anyway... again.. this might not apply to you at all. But if it does maybe it's worth a shot ( not to eliminate a therapist, just to supplement it).
I made this post just last night:
>There are a number of different medications, and it's perfectly okay if the first one doesn't do it for you, or has side effects you can't deal with.
>If you're scared (or honestly, even if you're not), it's a good idea to track your mood throughout the day and sleep at night when you're trying a new medication. Psychological side effects can be kind of hard to spot because, hey, it's your own thought processes, it all feels so natural.
>You may get one that 'flattens' your emotions, or makes you irritable, or gives you insomnia, or maybe just doesn't make a dent in your ADHD symptoms (or isn't a high enough dose). If you track your state each day, just a couple quick notes throughout the day, it can help you spot these symptoms before they cause problems.
>I use the app Pacifica [Android] [Apple] for tracking; makes it super easy to keep up with, and to review how it's been going lately.
>edit: You can also let a couple folks close to you know "Hey, I'm trying out a new medication and I'm nervous, could you just keep an eye on me, and let me know if I seem different, frustrated or more upset or anything?"
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.pacificalabs.pacifica It's now called Sanvello (used to be Pacifica) but it's got some great tools to keep you keeping on.