Introducing Mind Health - a simple, free, private app to practice CBT and mindfulness

I built a No-code app called Mind Health 😌 using Glide to help people improve their mental health by challenging their negative thinking patterns and practicing mindfulness.

Here's a personal story behind it:

I've been meditating (on and off) since 2013, and practicing cognitive-behavioral therapy activities since 2018 in conjunction with going for therapy to keep the demons at bay.

What really helped me was the activity of challenging my negative beliefs by identifying distortions in the thought process.

At the start of the pandemic, I started illustrating the 10 cognitive distortions as a way to distract myself and channel my energies towards creation.

When I was done with the illustrations, I thought to myself - might as well create a GlideApp from this.

In Cuppa conversations, I was encouraged to build an app out of this, especially by @edmunda.

Since I've built apps in Glide before, it didn’t take much time. Although I’ve kept iterating on it with feedback from others.

Now that it is ready, I've personally been using this app over the past few months when I have negative thoughts, even though this is now less frequent. I immediately feel better after doing the exercise.

What does the app help you with?

• Learn about a new cognitive distortion every day
• Become more mindful through meditations
• Get mental clarity by challenging negative thinking

It’s a free, private, and frictionless app:

• No sign-in required
• No user data stored
• No download or installation required, use it as a web app or add the shortcut to your phone or desktop

The source of information is Dr. David Burn's excellent book on the topic called Feeling Good. Highly recommend reading it.

This app shouldn’t replace therapy or medical advice, but it’s a companion.

Not everyone is aware of these concepts. I wasn’t aware of either, 2 years ago.

I feel if it helps even one more person become aware of their negative thought patterns, I have achieved my goal.

Thanks for reading till the end. I've covered some of the milestones on the Indie Hacker product page

Here's the link to Mind Health

Let me know your thoughts in the comments and I would love to hear your feedback. I'm active on Twitter @KavirKaycee, chat with me there!