# Hugs: OCD & Intrusive Thoughts — Anxiety & compulsion relief

> Anxiety & compulsion relief (iPhone/iPad app by YU SUN.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/hugs-ocd-and-intrusive-thoughts/id6801476613 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [YU SUN](https://appshunter.io/developer/1879624502)
- Category: Health & Fitness
- Price: Free
- Age rating: 12+
- Requires: iOS 17.0 · 18 MB
- Languages: American English, Chinese (Simplified, China), European Spanish
- Released: 2026-08-27
- Data updated: 2026-09-08
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/hugs-ocd-and-intrusive-thoughts/id6801476613/reviews.md

## What is Hugs?

Hugs is a gentle place to wait out intrusive thoughts.

When an urge arrives — to check the door again, to fix what feels
crooked, to follow a worst-case thought all the way down — the instinct
is to answer it right now. Hugs helps you do something else: name it,
and wait.

HOW IT WORKS

Choose the kind of thought that's knocking. Pick five, fifteen, or
thirty minutes. Then wait it out with a cat on a meadow by a lighthouse.
As the minutes pass, gentle words written for that specific kind of
thought keep you company.

WHILE YOU WAIT

Everything in the scene is something you can do:
• Light a candle for 4-7-8 breathing
• Count down from 300 by sevens
• Notice five things through your five senses
• Draw on the easel, or write on the paper
• When it feels too strong, ride out the wave with a guided pause

WHAT YOU KEEP

Every wait is recorded on a calendar you can look back on. Drawings and
journal entries are saved alongside them. A forgiving streak counts your
days — missing one won't reset it, because pressure is the last thing
this is for.

BUILT ON A SIMPLE IDEA

Urges rise like waves and fall on their own when you don't act on them.
Each time you wait, that becomes a little easier to believe. This
mirrors the principle behind Exposure and Response Prevention, a
well-established approach in the clinical literature.

PRIVATE BY DESIGN

No account. No analytics. No ads. No network requests at all. Everything
you write and draw stays on your device.

A NOTE

Hugs is a practice tool, not medical diagnosis or treatment, and not a
substitute for professional care. If intrusive thoughts are seriously
affecting your life, reaching out for help is brave, not failure.


## Version history (last 1 release)

### 1.0 — 2026-08-27

No release notes.

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