If you or a loved one are in recovery for drugs or alcohol addiction, there are plenty of apps for iPhone that will be helpful for you. Here are some of the most popular:
The Stop Drinking with Andrew Johnson app for iPhone is $2.99 and created based around the work of Andrew Johnson, a world famous licensed hypnotist and stress management expert. It has effective relaxation, hypnotherapy, positive suggestions, and visualization tools that help to relieve stress and self-destructive thought patterns as well as beat cravings.
The Biblical Encouragement – Alcohol Addiction iPhone app is $0.99 and is for those who follow the Bible’s teachings. It has uplifting verses that address 35 common feelings of addictions such as anxiety, doubt and frustration. It also has a sharing option to be able to share the verses with others via email, text, and social media.
The Twenty-Four Hours a Day app for iPhone is $4.99 and is a classic daily meditation book which has sold over nine million copies worldwide. It includes thoughts, meditations and prayers that are inspired by the steps and traditions of Alcoholics Anonymous.
The 12 Steps AA Companion iPhone app is $2.99 and is the app companion for the Alcoholics Anonymous “Big Book”. The app allows you to track the length of your sobriety and read Alcoholics Anonymous: The Story of How Many Thousands of Men and Women Have Recovered from Alcoholism. It will also help you find local meetings and support services.
The One Day At A Time app for iPhone is $1.99 and is similar to the 12 Steps AA Companion app in that it has a copy of Alcoholics Anonymous: The Story of How Many Thousands of Men and Women Have Recovered from Alcoholism. It also has the daily prayers, promises and meditations from “The Big Book”. There are phone numbers and other resources to help pursue sobriety.
The Control Alcohol iPhone app is $4.99 and is was developed by Darren Marks, one of the UK’s leading hypnotherapists. It includes tools and hypnotherapy programs that will help you recognize your drinking limits and know when to stop. This app is good if you just want to cut back on your drinking or also if you need to totally abstain.
The Lift – Goal Tracking iPhone app is free and lets you track your progress to stop drinking and you can set reminders to make sure you get to support meetings on time.
The Joe and Charlie app for iPhone is $2.99 and contains presentations that friends Joe and Charlie have made about the AA Bit Book all through the country along with the 12 steps to recovery and other inspiring personal stories from those who have found sobriety through AA.
The Mindfulness Meditation iPhone app is $1.99 and combines visualization and body awareness exercises that will allow you to relax and free yourself from stress. There are 5, 10, 20 and 30 minute meditation times you can set and you can set the app to relax mode when you are finished to further relax. Then, you can share your meditation experiences with your social media networks.
The Breathe2Relax app for iPhone is a free app that helps you let go of anger, anxiety, sadness and stress so you can become more relaxed. It does this by monitoring your breathing and telling you to adjust the length of your inhalation and exhalation. It always tells you how to calm your body system down by focusing on how you breathe.
The iPromises Recovery Companion iPhone app is free and helps you make all the life changes you need to make in order to stay sober. This includes a daily or weekly support groups scheduler. It also prompts you to choose from 12 different emotions and states of mind such as hungry, angry, fearful, tired, etc.. so you can track how you feel each day. There is a GPS function to help you find meetings and daily positive messages to help you stay on track with your sobriety goals. You can also store contact information of your support phone list.
The Afternoon Affirmations app for iPhone is a free app that helps you use affirmations created to help you stay in a more positive mood. It shows up every day in the afternoon to help you get through the rest of your day.
The Steps Away iPhone app is another free app that helps you manage your meetings and find other ones. It has a GPS and gives direction, mileage and displays maps and meeting times.
The White Noise Lite iPhone app is free and is just as it says, “white noise” that you can listen to during the times you are feeling super stressed out and need to calm down. It also helps if you need to go to sleep in a noisier environment. It has 15 different sounds and tools, alarms, volume and pitch frequencies you can choose from to adjust to the most calming white noise for you.
The My Daily Journal iPhone app is $1.99 and is the perfect choice for keeping track of all the personal homework such as making amends and getting your new sober life in order.