Mental Wellness

Being online constantly or being addicted to your mobile phone is generally considered mentally unhealthy behaviour, but now you can use technology - and your smartphone - to track your mental health, and even seek virtual support and therapy

TalkSpace

An undisguised blessing for UAE residents who only have the option of prohibitively expensive real-time therapy. Often, we need help managing our emotions right away, and waiting a few days for your next appointment with the therapist may only set off a panic attack. Talkspace lets you connect with licensed therapists - and anonymously - to talk it out. And you have the option of unlimited texting therapy for US $25 and 30 minutes of live video therapy for $29, a week.
Optimism

This is one area many of us have a tough time with, on a daily basis. Optimism is a self-tracking tool that helps you cope with various disorders like depression, BPD, anxiety, and PTSD. The app helps you detect mood patterns, thus recognising triggers and other factors that affect your mental health, after which you can create a customisable wellness plan and identify coping mechanisms, providing a deeper understanding of your personal mental wellbeing over time.
In Flow

In Flow is a simple mood-tracking app - a mood and emotion diary that is - asking users to take daily stock of their moods to make them more aware of their behaviour or environmental patterns, and then reach out for help when depression is identified. Basically, this replaces your pen and paper mood diary for a virtual one, helping you identify what makes you happy and what gets you down. Also check out the T2 Mood Tracker and Moodlytics.
Self-help for Anxiety Management

Popularly called SAM, the Self-help for Anxiety Management app is not some hot dude, but a comprehensive and interactive anxiety app recommended by experts. It offers tools to assist you immediately, like breathing, mindful observation and redirecting your focus, in clear, simple ways. Long-term tools are also offered, such as identifying your thinking patterns, questioning your thoughts, and self-care. 

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