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3 Mobile Apps Help You Relax

12/6/2012

Posted by Corina Notyce, DCoE Public Affairs

Is your temper short? Are you anxious? Find it hard to concentrate? What about your sleep habits — sleeping too much or too little? How about your mood — family and friends say you're pleasant to be around? Your answers to these questions may reveal a level of stress that needs attention.

Everyone experiences stress at times. The demands of life can be overwhelming, and the unique challenges common to military life adds even more pressure. In addition to external factors that can lead to stress (job demands, relationship difficulties, increased family responsibilities, financial issues), it's important to know that stress can be self-generated (negative self-talk, unrealistic expectations, always needing to be in control, seeking perfection). Whatever might be causing you stress there are steps you can take now to help reduce its harmful effects on your emotional and psychological health. Keeping that in mind, here are three mobile apps from National Center for Telehealth and Technology (T2) to help you manage and cope with stress effectively:

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