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Five apps to help you de-stress

Juggling strenuous college courses, possibly with a part-time job or two, along with a personal life makes it pretty difficult to squeeze in time to relax. Sometimes, the anxiety becomes too much to handle and you do not know how to deal with it. Here are a few free apps, all available on iOS and Android, that will help you de-stress.

Mind Meister

For people with too many thoughts in their head and no outlet, Mind Meister is the perfect app. Mind-mapping is a good way to brainstorm and organize thoughts in a visual form. With this app, users can create different maps in all kinds of styles, themes, colors and more.

Recolor/Colorfy

Digital coloring apps have been growing in popularity lately. Coloring is a relaxing act for adults as well as children. Recolor and Colorfy are two of the more popular coloring apps. All kinds of pictures are available to color, from animals and flowers to famous paintings. There are also numerous color palettes.

Pacificia

When you are dealing with anxiety and you cannot put your finger on the cause, Pacificia is the app for you. Based on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, this app helps you identify your triggers and comes equipped with relaxation techniques and mood trackers.

Relax Melodies: Sleep Sounds

With this app, you can create your own mix of sounds and melodies and fall asleep listening to it. The database is filled with hundreds of soothing sounds like thunder, rain, wind and many more. White noise is also included.

Sleep Cycle Alarm Clock

There is nothing better than getting a full night of sleep after a stressful day. No one likes waking up sluggish. Unfortunately, no matter how exhausted you are, sometimes your body refuses to rest for reasons like insomnia or stress. Sleep Cycle helps you track sleeping patterns and sleeping phases, so you can wake up feeling refreshed.


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