I’m a high school student who built a tool to stop stress spirals — would love honest feedback
https://unjam.lovable.app
I’m a high school student and I built Unjam, a small tool that helps people take overwhelming thoughts and turn them into clear next steps.
I built it because when I’m stressed, the worst part isn’t the workload — it’s not knowing what to do next, which makes everything spiral. Unjam asks you to write what’s on your mind, then helps break it into concrete, manageable steps instead of generic “you’ve got this” responses.
This is still early and I’m actively improving it. I’d really appreciate brutally honest feedback on:
• Whether the responses actually feel helpful
• What feels fake / useless
• What you’d expect instead
I’m not trying to sell anything I just want to build something that actually helps people when they’re overwhelmed.
I tried it with a real stress scenario (exams + uncertainty about the value of the degree), and the response was actually thoughtful and practical.
One thing that stood out though is that the bot moves very quickly into problem-solving mode. That’s useful, but it’s a bit different from the landing page promise of “no fixing, just understanding.”
You might consider making that transition explicit for example first reflecting back what the person is feeling (“this sounds overwhelming and discouraging”), then offering a next-step prompt. Even a single validation line before advice could make the experience feel more grounding for people who come in emotionally overloaded.
Overall, really solid foundation and it already helps, and a small tweak in tone/expectation could make it land even better.
This is incredibly helpful — thank you for taking the time to test it with a real scenario.
You’re absolutely right about the transition. The intent was never to rush into fixing, but I can see how it feels that way without explicit grounding first.
I’m going to adjust the response flow so it reflects and validates before moving into next steps. That distinction you pointed out is exactly the kind of thing I want Unjam to get right.
Really appreciate this feedback.
That sounds spot on. Making the grounding explicit should align the experience much better with the promise.
Glad it was useful and I'm curious to see how that change feels in practice.
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