BREAKING BAD HABITS
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BREAKING BAD HABITS
It can be challenging to break bad habits like procrastination, nail-biting, smoking, excessive drinking, overeating, negative self-talk, or even using electronics before bed; these are just some examples! Bad habits often form as a way to cope with stress. While they may provide temporary relief, they often come with more long term negative consequences. Use BLAST® as a supportive tool for stress relief and help with breaking bad habits.
How blast® works for BREAKING BAD HABITS
BLAST® INTERVENES
TouchPoint Solution’s wearable devices are embedded with patented BLAST® (bi-lateral alternating stimulation tactile) technology. BLAST® is scientifically proven to alter the body’s “fight or flight” response caused by stress. The wearables emit alternating vibrations that disengage your standard stress response (sympathetic nervous system), and shift you into the calm, logical side of your brain (parasympathetic nervous system).
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CHANGE OCCURS
Habits are formed through repeated actions, which create neural pathways in our brains. These pathways become automatic, making it difficult to break the habit. When using BLAST® while partaking in a bad habit, overtime you may not need them as they become less stressful because of BLAST®. One of the ways BLAST® works is by creating new neural pathways that help modify the memories that trigger our stress response. With continued use of BLAST®, these new neural pathways can build overtime, progressively reducing the release of stress related hormones associated with the bad habit.
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MEASURABLE IMPACT
Excess levels of cortisol may be released as your body’s response to stress that may result in agitation and irritability. A triple blind placebo-controlled trial with athletes showed TouchPoints™ stabilized cortisol levels during stressful events and reduced the level of stress. (Leal-Junior, E. C., Casalechi, H. L., Machado, C. dos, Serin, A., Hageman, N. S., & Johnson, D. S., 2019) View our full Stress Study.
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How to use BLAST® TO BREAK BAD HABITS
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Before you start:
Learn the basics behind operating your TouchPoints. Learn how to pair your TouchPoints, what the different modes are and more with our online user guide.
When to use BLAST®:
On-the-Spot: Use as soon as you feel like partaking in the bad habit. If you still partake in the the bad habit, do so with BLAST on.
Preventative: Use when you're thinking about later partaking in the bad habit.
How to use BLAST®:
Scale: Rate how strong this desire is on a scale of 1-10.
Where: Place TouchPoints on your wrists, ankles, clipped to pant pockets, or simply hold them.
Mode: Use the Medium/Yellow mode.
Rescale: Wait 30 seconds, rescale, see if the desire to do it has reduced. Repeat until the desire is minimal. If you still partake in the the bad habit, do it with the TouchPoints on and notice that over time your desire to keep doing it may lower enough to where you won't do it anymore.
Before you start:
Learn the basics behind operating your Thodian. Download the app, learn how to pair your Thodian Tokens and more with our online user guide.
When to use BLAST®:
On-the-Spot: Use when the app notifies you of a stress event or as soon as you feel like partaking in the bad habit. If you still partake in the the bad habit, do so with BLAST on.
Preventative: Use when you're thinking about later partaking in the bad habit.
How to use BLAST®:
Session: Rational mode
Recommended Placement: Clip to shirt cuffs or hold in hands.
USER SPOTLIGHT
See what our customers are saying about BLAST® & breaking bad habits
INDIA BASS
My clients have raved about these TouchPoints
“I purchased the TouchPoints for myself and then to circulate among my clients. I am a Mental Health Therapist and I have many clients experiencing anxiety on a daily basis. My clients have raved about these TouchPoints and are considering purchasing their own. From getting a good night’s sleep to managing stressful work environments, I have received nothing but positive feedback. Thank you soooo much for these and the wonderful customer service!”
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"They do help my fight or flight response. I isolate a lot. I use them to help me leave the house.”
Leal-Junior, E. C., Casalechi, H. L., Machado, C. dos, Serin, A., Hageman, N. S., & Johnson, D. S. (2019). A triple-blind, placebo-controlled randomized trial of the effect of bilateral alternating somatosensory stimulation on reducing stress-related cortisol and anxiety during and after the Trier Social Stress Test. Journal of Biotechnology and Biomedical Science, 2(1), 22–30. https://doi.org/10.14302/issn.2576-6694.jbbs-19-2784
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