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The last year has been one of high anxiety and extremely high stress. Almost overnight, talking about mental health went from an awkward topic to a near necessity.

With anxiety affecting as many as 40 million U.S.-based adults per year, many people have turned to their phones to seek help.

If you’re really struggling, it’s important to seek professional help. But you may also find these apps helpful.

Here are 20 of the best iPhone apps to help with anxiety…

1. Headspace

The Headspace app has a series of courses and guided meditations to help with mental health issues
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Most people who have visited a health professional about their mental health will have probably heard the worn-out refrain: “Have you tried Headspace?”

As frustrating as this might be, there is a reason: Headspace is a wonderful tool for people struggling with their mental health.

While there is a free version of the app, the paid-for version is a lot better, with a phenomenal range of course for all sorts of life-problems. Break-ups, stress, perfectionism: Headspace has a course for everything, and is well-worth the $5.83 per month cost.

2. Calm

Calm uses guided meditations to help those with anxiety connect to the present
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Calm is an app often mentioned as the go-to option for those wanting to try out meditation and mindfulness.

The Calm app features a range of guided meditations for both seasoned practitioners of mindfulness and novices.

The free version of the app gives users a few meditations to try, and two sets of meditations with Shawn Mendes and Camila Cabello that are specifically focused on anxiety.

3. WoeBot

Woebot was developed by a Stanford researcher, and uses an AI robot to deliver Cognitive Behavioural Therapy.

Instead of being creepy, as some might expect, the robot is extremely charming and endearing. The user writes to Woebot, identifying their worries, and Woebot will then isolate particular patterns in their thinking that may contribute towards anxiety.

Woebot then gives the user strategies to change these automatic thoughts. It can check in with you everyday, or simply be used as and when feelings of anxiety appear.

The app is completely free and also contains a mood tracker and a gratitude journal.</…….

Source: https://www.newsweek.com/20-best-iphone-apps-help-manage-anxiety-1608240