Betwixt–The Mental Health Game 17+

This is such an amazing app. I have so much trouble with mental health apps because of my ADHD, but this app has felt very accessible to me. It’s more gamified (kind of like a chill choose-your-own-adventure), and each chapter has more straightforward articles after you complete it. You don’t need to keep track of all the details from previous chapters to understand and benefit from the current one — I just can’t do the every-day-mental-health-activities stuff because I forget and then feel a lot of pressure, but I don’t get that feeling with this.

I can’t afford the paid portion, but I applied for a free slot and they graciously gave me one. Having paywalls is another reason why mental health apps haven’t been successful for me in the past, and I’m so glad that the one app that has actually helped me allows me to do more of the activities without the stressful financial barrier. I’ve never heard of apps having free slot applications, and I think it shows how kind the app developers are. It seems like they really care about helping others the best that they can. It’s been a really hard 7ish months for me, and to see what this team is doing is so wonderful that I got a little choked up. If you are able to pay for rest of the chapters, please do! They are so kind to offer free slots and they deserve financial support for this beautiful project (/if/ you are able to)

As someone who has ADHD and 👏🏼struggles👏🏼 to open up to therapists this app has so far been a godsend. I already sent it to my best girl friend and told her to download it and am about to see if my best guy friend can download it (not an apple guy 🥰👎🏼😂). I’m about to put it on my husband’s phone, too.
If you’re struggling with therapy, can’t afford, can’t open up, etc. I highly recommend this app. It doesn’t feel like you’re burdening anyone or anything with any of your problems. No one is judging you.
Also. Thank you thank you thank you for making the free version. I can’t tell you how immeasurably valuable it has been to be able to access so much and be able to continue through the progress I feel I’m making without worrying about the trial period ending. Just about every other app I’ve ever used (besides finch) has either been incredibly restrictive with the free access or limit free access to a trial period. I understand it. But it’s refreshing to find one that really is free and awesome!

Now, I’m not saying this app is a replacement for therapy. But what I am saying is that the raw experiences I’ve had in this app were better and more psychologically productive than any therapy session I’ve been to in the past. This is just what I needed for how my brain works and its analytical and emotional side. I learned great things about myself, life, memories, self esteem, trauma, etc. Not to mention, this app is accessible. I couldn’t pay for it but really wished to continue the stories sense they were helping me, and so I signed up for a free account sponsored by someone else. I cannot fully express my tremendous gratitude for that feature. I have tremendous gratitude for this entire project, as I haven’t found anything else like it. I hope in the future there will be more, but for now I can take the lessons I’ve learned and am one step closer to living my life to the fullest.

Thank you.