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I just had an idea for an app that could give loads of soothing exercises and such to help calm you down for a panick attack. I thought I'd look for one first, and just found SAM which is very easy to use.

Self-Help Anxiety Management is a great app that I turn to when I'm feeling panicked. They have little exercises, like breathing or brushing your finger on an image, to help you calm down. It gives you something else to think about and something easy to do to manage anxiety.

Yes. It is absolutely normal. Things are so uncertain and uncertainty fosters fear and anxiety. Information is coming daily and things are so different this week than last. We are separated from loved ones and friends, hoping they are faring well. It is to be expected that your anxiety may wax and wane with each day, and sometimes hour by hour.

Please connect with your family and friends however you can remotely. It is advisable to limit your consumption of daily news. And definitely engage in activities you enjoy and find comforting that are healthy.

You are not alone. We are more distant but please don't isolate.

I am a mental health therapist. This is part of an email I sent out to clients. It's chock full of resources that I have no self interest in or monetary connection to. Maybe others can add on information. Feel free to dm me.

RESOURCES:

The Center for Disease Control has put out information for managing mental health during the coronavirus and I would encourage you to visit it if you feel you need more specific direction.

https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/prepare/managing-stress-anxiety.html

Managing eating disorders, self-harm, depression and anxiety:

This webpage gives a brief overview of acceptance, non-judgemental stances, and mindfulness: https://psychcentral.com/blog/3-dbt-skills-everyone-can-benefit-from/

This is an app that I really enjoy for several reasons. They will walk you through mindfulness exercises, including working on being non-judgemental. There is a free option and more features you can pay for: https://www.headspace.com/headspace-meditation-app

SAM app, Virtual Hope Box, and PTSD Coach have a set of instructions based on your answers to general questions about how you are feeling. It's a great app if you are struggling with managing anxiety or thinking of self-harming:

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.uwe.myoxygen&hl=en_US

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.t2.vhb&hl=en_US

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=is.vertical.ptsdcoach&hl=en_US

Managing physical pain through meditation: these are links that you can listen to prior to sleep.

5 minutes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=45E4fJil4-0

10 minutes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cIJwbSk5_B4

15 minutes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8-hDFBOW2kU (there is a loud ding of a bell right at the start and end)

58 minutes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s_SMIouQGps

Managing general anxiety and depression through mindfulness.

This website lists several resources that I have used or read, and recommend to clients. http://hackerella.com/mindfulness-resources/ 

I also like what this website has to offer in the way links and suggestions for mindfulness and stress reduction. https://www.psycom.net/mental-health-wellbeing/meditation-resources

If you find yourself with thoughts or feelings like "things aren't fair" or "I don't like what it happening," please consider the skill of reality acceptance: https://www.skylandtrail.org/accepting-reality-using-dbt-skills/

I've used the following and, although a simple concept, really assisted me at peak panic.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.uwe.myoxygen

It's great that you want to research further! I have some resources here which you might find useful here:

• The CTAD Clinic's Youtube Channel
• DID-Research (This page is on OSDD, but the rest of the website it pretty good)
• Glossary of Terms (for a bunch of trauma disorders)
• Useful Resources from r/DID

(The rest of these were taken from our resources page in the OSDD Discord, so I haven't checked them all)

OSDD

• Description of OSDD-1, OSDD-2, OSDD-3 and OSDD-4 from DSM-V: https://pastebin.com/Lw7JJFsS
• OSDD-1a and OSDD-1b are not separate diagnoses, however they differ. Here's a description of them both. http://did-research.org/comorbid/dd/osdd_udd/did_osdd.html
• Tertiary Structural Dissociation of the Personality (theoretical cause of OSDD-1 and DID) http://did-research.org/origin/structural_dissociation/tertiary.html
• Types of alters http://traumadissociation.com/alters

Grounding and coping techniques

• https://www.therapistaid.com/worksheets/grounding-techniques.pdf
• http://www.peirsac.org/peirsacui/er/educational_resources10.pdf
• https://www.healthline.com/health/grounding-techniques/
• https://mental-health-matters.com/coping-with-flashbacks-goals-and-techniques-for-handling-the-memories/
• http://tiny.cc/relaxation_techniques

Apps

• eMoods https://emoodtracker.com/classic/#download
• Prana Breath https://www.amazon.com/Oleksandr-Albul-Prana-Breath-Meditate/dp/B0133ZH7N6
• PTSD Coach https://www.ptsd.va.gov/appvid/mobile/ptsdcoach_app.asp
• Mindfulness Coach https://www.ptsd.va.gov/appvid/mobile/mindfulcoach_app.asp
• Self-help Anxiety Management https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.uwe.myoxygen
• https://apps.apple.com/us/app/self-help-for-anxiety-management/id666767947

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I hope this helped! There are also a load of Youtubers like The Rings System, Multiplicity&Me, The Entropy System, Acryllic and Aether, and so on.