Anxiety Relief Apps & Hypnosis

★★★★★ There is no doubt this helps in moments of extreme anxiety or panic. I don't know whether the effects are lasting, but I have used this multiple times for a recent bout of severe anxiety, and it helps a lot at the moment. If my mind is racing too much to fall asleep, 9/10 this makes me sleep. Interestingly, it doesn't really "feel like" it's working for the first half, but by the end I'm either calm and relaxed, or I wake up a few hours later and realize I fell asleep.

★★★★★ Life changing! It has helped me really relax and calm my anxiety. Even though the free version is the same recording, I still find it helpful to fall asleep better at night.

★★★★★ This made such a difference! I dread the sound of wind now after being through two tornadoes and derecho winds within the last few years. So, sure, makes sense I get anxious when it's windy, right? Right! Still doesn't help though. After listening to this for maybe a week, I realized that it was windy out, but I barely noticed! I was doing something and, every now and then I'd think: Oh it's windy. But then I'd go right back to what I was doing and forget about it. That was NOT the case before. I could barely do what I needed when it was windy. For those upset about the free version - you can get help even with just that. You just have to listen to the intro, and you lose some settings that are nice to have but not super needed. It was worth it, though, to pay a few bucks to not suffer anxiety. It is a little boring to listen to the same thing, but ... that's how it works. I sometimes tune more in, sometimes not but still play it. And, when I feel grumpy about listening, I remind myself that 30 minutes of the *same thing* is tons, tons better than feeling anxious for hours. I only need a refresher now, anyhow - maybe a time or two a week.

★★☆☆☆ As already mentioned the nearly 4 mins of settings instructions before you can even start this is ridiculous. Just the waiting for the voice to finish going on and on about the app just increases my anxiety, which makes the 4 mins last forever. Not ideal for real severe anxiety suffers like myself.

★★☆☆☆ There seems to be no mention (at the time of writing this) of in-app purchases or that there's anything paid in this app. Unfortunately, you're stuck with the basic same recording all the time unless you pay. This really needs to be mentioned in the description here, and details should be provided on what's free and what the paid version offers.

★★☆☆☆ Too much nonsense to listen to. I want to try it out a few times before investing, but you are forced to listen to the same nonsense explanation and ramblings each time. Can't skip it. It's annoying. Like when is she going to shut up with the sales pitch, so I can relax.