Tether
AI-powered emotional abuse pattern detection for text messag
Hi IndieHackers 👋
I’m Samantha — a trauma survivor, behavior analyst, and founder.
I built Tether because I wanted something I couldn’t find:
a tool that could help me name what was happening when someone said things that left me feeling small, confused, or blamed… but didn’t sound overtly abusive.
Tether is a free, trauma-aware AI tool that helps people detect emotional abuse patterns in written messages — like:
Gaslighting
Blame-shifting
Control
DARVO
Guilt-tripping
Emotional manipulation
It runs entirely in-browser. No account. No data saved. Just clarity.
🧠 Built with Hugging Face, Gradio, and a lot of behavioral science.
➤ Try it here: https://samanthastorm-tether.hf.space
➤ Or visit the homepage: https://tetherapp.netlify.app/
I’d love any feedback — especially around trust, user experience, and how this might better support survivors and advocates.
Thanks for being a community where emotional tools can coexist with productivity tools.
— Samantha
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