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TEST ANXIETY
Test anxiety can hijack your focus, triggering the body's fight, flight, or freeze response. Use BLAST® to restore calm, allowing you to concentrate and perform your best. Use during study sessions or exams to manage stress and build confidence.
How blast® works for anxiety
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
When using BLAST® consistently when feeling anxious, overtime you may not need them in certain situations 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 anxiety.
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MEASURABLE IMPACT
A triple-blind, placebo-controlled randomized trial of the effect of TouchPoint’s™ BLAST® on reducing stress-related cortisol and anxiety 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® for TEST ANXIETY
- TouchPoint
- Thodian
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®:
Spot: If possible, use during the duration of the test
Preventative: Use for 2 minutes while visualizing taking the test and 15 minutes just prior to a test
How to use BLAST®:
Where: Place TouchPoints on your wrists, pockets, in socks, or simply hold them.
Mode: Use the Medium/Yellow mode.
Timing: Leave TouchPoints on until the test is over
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: If possible, use during the duration of the test
Preventative: Use while visualizing taking the test and 15 minutes just prior to a test
How to use BLAST®:
Session: Confident
Recommended Placement: Clip to pant waist, belt, or pockets.
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