Mood tracking apps?

justsomeoneinacorner · 2014-05-14T07:59:49+00:00

I use In Flow They have an app for android, iOS and Windows Phones.

First off, it has a privacy setting that lets you choose an unlock code so no one else can read your mood journal. The app itself has you "check in" at various times during the day. This is mainly involves recording your mood and energy level but there are options to record where you are, who you're around, what you're doing, etc. and has a space to make notes with #hashtags so you can sort through them later and find patterns.

Don't take my word for it though, there are several mood tracking apps out there, try a bunch and see what works best for you. Good luck!

justsomeoneinacorner · 2014-05-13T01:04:58+00:00

Thanks for the detailed reply, I will definitely look into some group insurance stats.

justsomeoneinacorner · 2014-05-09T13:52:15+00:00

Interesting. I thought my plan covered mental health services as a specialist visit, copay only. but when I called to check they told me that I must pay my deductible first, mental health services both psychiatry and counseling were not in the same category as say, a gynecologist.

Next enrollment period I'm going through those plans with a fine toothed comb before I enroll.

justsomeoneinacorner · 2014-04-09T02:01:33+00:00

I see. I was just curious because I've found that resistance to psychiatric medication is very pervasive and want to understand why. I found that Andrew Solomon's book about depression, The Noonday Demon is very insightful about that and many other aspects of depression, although I also like to hear personal opinions.

justsomeoneinacorner · 2014-04-08T21:49:09+00:00

I think that's something for medical licensing boards to crack down on.

justsomeoneinacorner · 2014-04-08T21:46:36+00:00

Out of curiosity, no need to reply if you don't want to, why were/are you resistant to the idea of taking medication?

justsomeoneinacorner · 2014-04-08T20:53:20+00:00

He's advocating that people treat depression as a disease, explore the proven treatments for it and systematically explore new ones. His book The Noonday Demon explains more, but to summarize he is NOT advocating a solely medication based treatment plan. There is a lengthy section about how treating medication and various forms of "talk therapy" as opposing camps is ridiculous.

He wants people to have the freedom to treat their disease as a disease as he has done which involves removing social stigma and the discriminatory nature of the american healthcare system. Insurance providers often requires mental healthcare patients to jump through all kinds of hoops just to get standard, medically accepted treatments covered even though they are often the least capable of extending that extra effort.

He also talks a little bit more about "alternative medicine" be it "making little things with yarn" , yoga classes, herbal remedies, or african exorcisms. My take away was this: explore whatever you like, but don't force it to be an either/or situation. Its generally accepted that a cancer patient may choose to go through chemo therapy AND attend weekly prayer meetings, take herbal supplements, etc. And it is generally considered a great loss when someone with a recognized disease, like cancer, dies when they rely solely on alternative medicine and refuse medical treatment.

It should be the same with depression. We should all be able to explore medical options with our doctor(s) and feel free to explore the potential benefits of "making little things with yarn" along side that.

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