Master your stress and anxiety: how technology can help you unplug

Technology can help reduce anxiety and stress, here's how...

Technology was supposed to make our life easier, wasn't it?

So why does it feel like the more "plugged in" we are, the more stress we have?

I don't need to tell you the stress that the year 2020 brought or the crazy rise in mental health problems. COVID might have been a pandemic but stress is the world-wide pandemic that no one talks about.

The truth is you should not have to deal with stress alone. Before I get into the article I want to be clear: if you are suffering from stress, poor sleep, pain, or any mental health related problem, please talk to your doctor, therapist, or other appropriate licensed medical professional.

Now.

Back to technology, stress, and all that jazz.

Technology has brought us closer together.

Some very amazing and magical ways like video calls with your parents or relatives that are on the opposite side of the earth!

On the flip side, now your boss is also in your pocket and the custom ring tone for him/her sends a shiver down your spin every time a notification comes in.

Getting away and "unplugging" to destress is hard...

It's hard to find the time.

It's hard to make the commitment.

It's hard to quiet the mind.

It's hard to sit still.

It's REALLY hard when you don't see results instantly because we are living in an instant world and expect everything NOW.

So you slowly make excuses to meditate later, have a yoga session later, journal later, workout later, and later is quickly forgotten.

Why not use technology to help us unplug?!

Anxiety, stress, sleep, energy, etc.

Here are the top best tech gadgets that can help you:

• Lower stress
• Improve your response to stress
• Improve sleep
• Help with anxiety
• Help with social anxiety
• Mediation
• Calm and relax your mind and body
• Improve your focus
• Control your energy and give you a energy boost
• and so much more!

Most of the gadgets that I am going to talk about are things that I have personally tired. I'll share what worked best for me, what didn't, benefits, what to expect, pro's, con's, and other tips and also discounts.

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Sophie's Choice: NuCalm Neuroscience

NuClam is unlike anything I've every experienced. I heard of the results but had a hard time believing it because it seemed too good to be true. Then I tried it. And LOVE it. NuCalm is the "world's only patented neuroscience technology clinically proven to resolve stress and improve sleep quality."

For sleep, NuClam can help you get more restorative sleep, allow you to fall asleep faster, and stay asleep longer. NuClam helps manage stress by improving mood, boosting energy, and improving focus and clarity.

NuClam also can boost recovery. It can help you recover faster from training, and improve your resilience and immune system.

Pros

• FDA Approved, used by professional sports teams, and FBI
• Clinically proven
• Improve sleep, manage stress, boost recovery
• Easy to use
• Feel results right away
• 30 day money back guarantee
• Easy to use app

Cons

• Requires subscription (currently offers discounts)

👀 Read my full NuCalm Review

👉 Try NuCalm

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Best for Social Anxiety: Apollo Neuroscience

Apollo really helped me control my social anxiety.

Apollo Neuro improves your body's resilience to stress. It improves HRV, focus, sleep, calm, and physical recovery. This wearable uses gentle vibrations and scientifically proven technology.

Pros

• Can be worn on wrist or ankle
• Easy to use app
• Study shows improved HRV with Apollo
• 30 day money back guarantee
• Great battery life
• Comfortable and easy to use
• Silent
• Safe and effective for adults and children

Cons

• Bulky if worn on the wrist
• Effects are not dramatic after first use but after repeated use
• Price (save 15% here)

👀 Read my full Apollo Neuroscience review

👉 Try Apollo with 15% off

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Xen by Neuvana

With Xen you can tackle stress, improve your sleep and focus while listening to your favorite music. Xen works by stimulating your vegus nerve through tVNS (Transcutaneous Vagus Nerve Stimulation). Xen is easy to use. Connect it to your phone using bluetooth, sync your music and customize your session.

Pros

• Based on science
• Easy and convient
• Experience less stress, better sleep, enhanced focus, improved mood, and more tranquility
• Immediate results
• 30 day money back guarantee

Cons

• Price

👀 Read my full Xen review (coming soon)

👉 Try Xen

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MindPlace Kasina Meditation System

Kasina has many benefits and uses. This device can be used as a meditation aid, focus and attention trainer, break undesirable moods like anger, clear your mind and anxious thoughts, change your mood.

MindPlace Kasina Light & Sound system includes everything you need to get started. Choose the session from the Kasina device, plug in your headphones, put on the glasses, close your eyes and relax.

Pros

• comes with everything you need to get started including earbuds
• Great meditation aid
• Completely customizable sessions
• Manage stress, improve focus, meditate, and relax
• Easy to use
• Does not need phone or and apps
• Great battery life

Cons

• Price

👀 Read my full MindPlace Kasina review

👉 Try MindPlace Kasina

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TouchPoints

Touchpoints are a set of wearable that can help manage stress and anxiety, improve sleep, and improve focus. Touchpoints have been "proven to reduce stress and anxiety by 74% in 30 seconds." Touchpoints uses gentle vibrations to clam the parasympathetic nervous system. "TouchPoints’ patent-pending BLAST (bi-lateral alternating stimulation-tactile technology) is scientifically proven to alter the body’s “fight or flight” response caused by stress."

Pros

• Scientificlly proven results
• Instant effects
• clinically proven to reduce stress and anxiety by 74% in 30 seconds.
• Can be placed in pockets, socks, or wrists
• Can be used by adults and children
• 30 day money back guarantee

Cons

• Price

👀 Read my full Touchpoints review (coming soon)

👉 Try Touchpoints

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NeoRhythm by Omnipemf

NeoRhythm can naturally improve focus, sleep and relaxation. This wearable is proven effective and the technology is based on scientific studies. This device can be used to improve sleep, deepen relaxation, improve focus, boost energy, and help with mediation. ".

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NeoRhythm emits corresponding dominant and accompanying frequencies to which the brain synchronizes, creating a perfect mental environment for the desired state of mind."

Pros

• Confirmed by two double-blind, placebo-controlled studies
• 60 Day money back guarantee
• free shipping world wide

Cons

• App could use improvements
• Price
• Can slip off while wearing and required adjustments to stay on your head

👀 Read my NeoRhythm review

👉 Try NeoRhythm

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FocusClam

FocusClam is a brain-sensing headband with smartphone app that gives uses neuro feedback to help you reduce stress levels and improve your overall sense of wellbeing. Through games and feedback you can train your mind and change the way your brain works. Focus Clam has actually been shown to increase the sense of well-being at work by 21%. 12 minutes of using Focus Clam per day has shown to improve mental health.

Pros

• Science based
• Get results with only 12 minutes a day

Cons

• Price

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MUSE S

MUSE S is a brain sensing headband used as a sleep tracker and meditation device. MUSE S gives you real-time feedback on your mind and body. Includes sleep journeys and sleep soundscapes.

Pros

• Tracks heart rate
• Tracks sleep and feedback (REM Lseep. sleep stages , sleep positions)
• App provides a lot of data
• Choose between Mind mediations, heart mediation, body meditation or breath meditation

Cons

• Price
• Battery life is only 10 hours
• Reports of bad customer support
• band is tight for some and not adjustable
• Reports of issues connecting band with app

👉 Try MUSE S

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Sensate 2

Sensate 2 is a device used for anxiety relief, stress relief, sleep aid, and for deep relaxation. Sensate 2 is uses in combination with the app. Eash session

Pros

• Only takes 10 minutes a day
• Results from first session
• App has library of soundscapes to accompany the device

Cons

• No clinical trials
• Price

👉 Try Sensatre 2 on Amazon

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Do you know of any new stress reducing technology? Share it in the comments below!

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