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Photos: 10 apps to help manage work stress and mental health

By · August 13, 2019, 4:00 AM PST

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  • 1. Headspace

    Stress from work can be overwhelming, affecting employees emotionally and physically. Here are 10 apps to help you manage those stressors.

    Headspace is a meditation app any person can use. In the app, users can choose a meditation series based on a variety of topics including anxiety, stress, sleep, and physical exercise. The app coaches beginners through guided meditations, and also gives advanced meditators exercises to further their practice. Meditation is a great way to relax, and this app is a good starting place! 

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    Image: screenshot/Headspace

  • 2. Moodpath

    Moodpath is a mental health screening tool, which analyzes a user's feelings and symptoms. The app studies the user's mental state over two weeks, generating a report that can be shared with physicians or therapists, making it a great first step for diagnosing or recognize a mental health issue.

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    Image: Screenshot/Moodpath

  • What's Up?

    Designed for users struggling with depression, this app helps identify negative thought patterns and create different ways of thinking during difficult situations. With tools including breathing techniques, a journal to track moods and thoughts, and guided thought exercises, the app could also be beneficial for those struggling with anxiety, stress, and more. 

    Download here for Apple.

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  • 4. Sanvello

    Similar to What's Up?, Sanvello helps users identify and work through thoughts that lead to negative feelings. The app features mood tracking, breathing exercises and meditations, a peer support group, self-help strategies, daily challenges, and a place to input long-term goals. 

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    Image: Screenshot/Sanvello

  • 5. Happify

    Happify helps people overcome negative thoughts and stress through games and activities. The science-based activities use positive psychology and cognitive behavioral therapy practices to help people cope with stress. Each user is assigned a track, with the games focused on getting you toward a goal. 

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    Image: Screenshot/Happify

  • 6. Breathe2Relax

    Geared toward users under high amounts of stress, Breathe2Relax teaches users how to manage stress through diaphragmatic breathing. This controlled type of breathing helps stabilize the users mood, and the app can be connected to an Apple Watch device to measure heart rate throughout. 

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    Image: Screenshot/Breathe2Relax

  • 7. Talkspace

    Talkspace is a teletherapy tool that matches users with licensed therapists. Once the user is paired with a therapist through a matching questionnaire, the user can choose a payment plan and message, video chat, or call the therapist. This app is particularly useful for traveling business professionals who need a therapist they can access remotely and easily.

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    Image: Screenshot/Talkspace

  • 8. SuperBetter

    SuperBetter helps users maneuver tough situations and tackle stress, anxiety, depression, chronic pain, and more. Created by award-winning game designer Jane McGonigal, SuperBetter is built in the form of a game, giving people motivation to work through difficult obstacles in daily life. 

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    Image: Screenshot/SuperBetter

  • 9. Calm

    Apple's Best of 2018 award winner, Calm hosts a variety of videos that include guided stretching, sleep stories, and meditation. Every day, a new "Daily Calm" meditation is released with a different theme, motivating people to use the app and see what the day's meditation holds. The sleep stories help stressful sleepers rest easy, especially when overwhelmed by anxiety and stress from work. 

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    Image: Screenshot/Calm

  • 10. Worry Watch

    Worry Watch is designed to show users their anxiety patterns, helping them to realize that many concerns turn out to be unfounded. Users follow three main steps: Record, reflect, and reason. First, the user writes down what is bothering them, setting a reminder in the app to revisit the note later. Once the reminder comes, the app asks the writer to reflect on the note, and write down whether the outcome was as bad as the user thought it'd be. Then, the app creates charts to reveal; patterns in the users anxieties. 

    Download here for Apple. 

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    Photo galleries: Check out our coverage (TechRepublic on Flipboard)

    Image: Screenshot/Worry Watch

1. Headspace

Stress from work can be overwhelming, affecting employees emotionally and physically. Here are 10 apps to help you manage those stressors.

Headspace is a meditation app any person can use. In the app, users can choose a meditation series based on a variety of topics including anxiety, stress, sleep, and physical exercise. The app coaches beginners through guided meditations, and also gives advanced meditators exercises to further their practice. Meditation is a great way to relax, and this app is a good starting place! 

Download here for Apple.
Download here for Android. 

SEE: Photo galleries: Check out our coverage (TechRepublic on Flipboard)

Image: screenshot/Headspace

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By Macy Bayern

Macy Bayern is a former Associate Staff Writer for TechRepublic. She is a graduate from the University of Texas at Austin's Liberal Arts Honors Program.

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