Rootd: Panic Attacks & Anxiety

Wow! I have reviewed this app before but due to stressors in my life, I was struggling again. My goodness there is no better app for managing anxiety and stress. Seriously, if you deal with any of those, run to this app. I’ve dealt with severe anxiety disorder on and off for almost 20 years. Nothing has done as much for me except for maybe medication which is hit or miss. This mindfulness app has helped me in some serious tough situations. The panic button during panic attacks. The breathing techniques. Learning about my anxiety and stress. Or my favorite the visualization tool. Cannot recommend this app enough! Thank you developers. Note to developers: Please fix the audio on the panic button when you click the endless cycle through. It’s been messed up for the last month or so. I used to be able to use click it and it would properly cycle through during a panic attack. Other than that recent issue, app is perfect!

This app was recommended for me because I have bad anxiety. This app is amazing for me especially the visualizing part! I have had this for over three months because I could never find the time to use this and I thought this app would be like all of the other apps but it’s better! For three days now I have been meditating and the one that I am using for me is calming anxiety I go outside and lay down on a towel in a nice open space and I have my headphones in and it’s the best 10 minutes of my life! It makes me so much happier I feel amazing after the meditation I want to say thanks Rootd for making my life better and I definitely recommend this app because you can journal breathe and visualize. It gives you options you can pick how long your visualization and breathing can be. You can write down what ever you feel in the journal it walks you through steps to try to make you feel better. To make it even more fun you get worrier points when you complete one of the “tasks”. The breathing for me helps be more calm if I can’t visualize or journal say if I’m at school and I am having a panic attack I will use the breathing exercises to help me for like two minutes!

Rootd truly is “anxiety and panic attack relief in your pocket.” The first understanding lesson (What is Anxiety?) does an amazing job at explaining how some anxiety is programmed into us and crucial for survival such as the fight or flight response. The lesson explains that problems with anxiety occur when we feel anxiety in situations where there is no real harm or threat and this anxiety effects in daily life. In the lesson discussing potential causes of anxiety disorders, chemical imbalances, environment/upbringing, and chronic stress are all mentioned as potential causes of someone’s anxiety. In a later lesson, general anxiety disorder is described as constant worry and stress without concrete reasoning for it. All of this information given to help understand anxiety & panic attacks is extremely accurate in relation to the medically accepted definitions. The CBT skills breathing exercises, body scans, and relaxation training offered in this app are all clinically proven ways to treat anxiety and panic attacks. While this app does have a premium feature, I personally don’t find it necessary. Compared to many other mental health related apps on the market where you practically need to purchase the premium membership to get any benefit, this app surely comes in at the top.