Anxiety Helper

The Project

This is a heart rate monitor that reacts when your heart rates spikes, by giving calming techniques such as finding a focus object or the 3-3-3 rule (name 3 things you hear, see, and move 3 body parts).

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Team Comments

We made this project because we thought that this was an issue we had the hardware and software available to influence our problem, that some people have severe panic attacks. Even if you don't have diagnosed anxiety, our project could be of benefit.

We found it difficult to figure out how to get a pulse and how to analyze it. With the software we were using, MakeCode, we weren't getting beats per minute when using our PulseSensor.

We wouldn't do anything differently, but we were rushed and need to add a lot more. We would definitely add audio explaining more ways to calm down, since we didn't have enough time to work out the kinks of our project.