Mental health is a topic that more and more people are being more open about. It has also become something that more and more people have been conscious of as there is a greater understanding now of the importance of taking care of one's mental health.
While much has been said about the negative effects of smartphones and their apps and games on mental health, there have been efforts to create apps and games that are geared towards helping users take better care of their mental health.
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Here are some examples of mental health apps and mobile games that can be downloaded by iOS and Android users:
Mental Health App: Calm
There are mental health apps focused specifically on anxiety that you can download straight to your phone. One of which is called Calm that has free features that include timed meditation options as well as a sleep story titled "Blue Gold."
Users will have to pay for the app's more premium features, which include multiple hours of guided meditation.
Calm is available for download for both iOS and Android devices.
Mental Health App: MoodKit
Healthline calls MoodKit the best overall in its list of mental health apps for 2021. The app, which was developed by a pair of clinical psychologists, offers around 200 activities that are designed to help boost your mood.
MoodKit also has a journal feature that lets you record your thoughts and moods. The app, however, is not free.
MoodKit is available for download on iOS devices only.
Mental Health Game: My Oasis
My Oasis describes itself as an anxiety relief game that is calming and relaxing. If you have ever found the world too noisy, chaotic, and depressing and wished you could create a simpler, quieter one, this is the game for you.
According to an article by Pocket Gamer, players pretty much get to build their own island on My Oasis. It lets players put trees, flowers, and even animals on the island. Interaction in the game is done by playing musical chords.
My Oasis can be downloaded on both iOS and Android devices.
Mental Health Game: Rainy Attic Room
One mental health condition that a lot of people all over the world struggle with depression. A mobile game that many of its reviewers have said in reviews helped them deal with and understand their depression is Rainy Attic Room.
"It's a beautiful and accurate way of depicting depression without vilifying it or betraying it as a character flaw," a Google Play review by a user named Monica reads.
Rainy Attic Room can be downloaded on both iOS and Android devices.
Mental Health Game: Viridi
A lot of people all over the world took up gardening or simply took care of indoor plants as a way of taking care of mental health. As many people eventually found out, taking care of a plant is easier said than done when you have a black thumb.
Fortunately, there is a game called Veridi that lets you take care of a plant with the assurance that it will not die on you. According to the article by Pocket Gamer, Veridi is "a great game to pour some time into, growing something that will continue to actually stay alive, even if you don't have time for it."
Veridi is available for download for both iOS and Android devices.
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Written by Isabella James
