Hello All,
One of the things I struggle with when I'm having a bad mental health day can be my phone. I know its simple to just switch the thing off however its important for me to remain somewhat contactable via phone for family or even work circumstances.
If you are an Apple iPhone user like myself then heres a tip.
I find myself overwhelmed with notifications when I'm struggling - just pointless notifications which can sometimes be useful like:
- Rain expected in your area in the next 20 minutes
- A person viewed your profile on LinkedIn
- Gary Neville highlights how England can win the World Cup on Sky Sports News
Blah Blah Blah
You'll need the latest iOS 16 software which is available from the iPhone 8 onwards.
You will see that Apple have added 'focus' on the settings menu. By using this you can create a profile on your phone. Apple describe this as a profile to set on your phone when working for example to stop getting distractions etc or on the weekends you can set the profile that can stop work from interfering with your free time etc.
I have created a profile which I've named 'Quiet'. When activated my phone will change my wallpaper to something I find as an escape from bad mental health days such as forests/woodland scenery when I go for walk. Also you have the ability to mute all notifications from apps that can be annoying and only keep the ones that are actually vital.
If you go onto the settings app and tap focus which is towards the bottom of the screen.
In the top right corner you'll see a '+' where you can create a new focus group, name it, silence notifications from certain applications or contacts, change wallpapers on your phone for this focus profile, set a automation if you want it to come on during certain days/times.
Been using it for a couple of weeks now. It helps a little if I'm feeling overwhelmed so I thought I'd share.
Not for everyone I understand but if it helps then great!
One of the things I struggle with when I'm having a bad mental health day can be my phone. I know its simple to just switch the thing off however its important for me to remain somewhat contactable via phone for family or even work circumstances.
If you are an Apple iPhone user like myself then heres a tip.
I find myself overwhelmed with notifications when I'm struggling - just pointless notifications which can sometimes be useful like:
- Rain expected in your area in the next 20 minutes
- A person viewed your profile on LinkedIn
- Gary Neville highlights how England can win the World Cup on Sky Sports News
Blah Blah Blah
You'll need the latest iOS 16 software which is available from the iPhone 8 onwards.
You will see that Apple have added 'focus' on the settings menu. By using this you can create a profile on your phone. Apple describe this as a profile to set on your phone when working for example to stop getting distractions etc or on the weekends you can set the profile that can stop work from interfering with your free time etc.
I have created a profile which I've named 'Quiet'. When activated my phone will change my wallpaper to something I find as an escape from bad mental health days such as forests/woodland scenery when I go for walk. Also you have the ability to mute all notifications from apps that can be annoying and only keep the ones that are actually vital.
If you go onto the settings app and tap focus which is towards the bottom of the screen.
In the top right corner you'll see a '+' where you can create a new focus group, name it, silence notifications from certain applications or contacts, change wallpapers on your phone for this focus profile, set a automation if you want it to come on during certain days/times.
Been using it for a couple of weeks now. It helps a little if I'm feeling overwhelmed so I thought I'd share.
Not for everyone I understand but if it helps then great!
