MCT & More vs Heed

"MCT & More" (stands for Metacognitive Training and more) is a free self-help app for people with psychological problems. You can select different program packages depending on the issues you want to work on. For example, one of the program packages is designed for people with a gambling problem. Another program package is intended for people who have psychotic experiences (ideally, this program package should be used along with Metacognitive Training for Psychosis (MCT), available at no cost from www.uke.de/mct). The self-help exercises used in the app are based on scientifically recognized techniques of cognitive behavior therapy as well as Metacognitive Training (MCT) that reduce emotional problems such as sadness and loneliness and also improve problems with impulse control. Each day, you will receive a new exercise. The exercises take just a few minutes and can easily be integrated into your everyday life. A push message will remind you to do the exercises regularly. You will also be able to write your own exercises or to modify existing exercises. So, you can turn the app into your personal “guardian angel.” Working on psychological problems is a bit like brushing your teeth: you have to do the exercises regularly so that they become routine and change your mood. Reading about and understanding a problem are helpful but not sufficient and usually do not lead to any lasting changes. You will benefit the most from the program if you actively participate and practice continuously! A scientific study of 90 participants with psychological problems showed that the app leads to an effective (i.e., significant) reduction in emotional problems compared to a control group. The exercises are repeated over time. This is good! Only through regular repetition is it possible to overcome difficulties permanently. This self-help app is not an appropriate treatment for acute life crises or suicidal tendencies. In the event of an acute crisis, please seek professional help.

Heed is a guided practice space for the Attention Training Technique (ATT) — a structured listening exercise described in published metacognitive research, delivered as a 12-minute spatial-audio session. Through regular practice, the goal is to help you interrupt negative thinking patterns and build flexible control over where your focus goes. Put on headphones. Several sounds take their places around you — behind, beside, above. A calm voice guides you through three phases: focus on a single sound while the others compete, switch your attention between sounds on cue, then widen out and hold them all at once. That's the whole practice. It's simple, and it's genuinely hard — that's the point. SPATIAL AUDIO • The original technique places each sound at a different location in the room — a structure no flat recording can reproduce • Heed restores it with true 3D audio — works with any headphones SOUND MIXES • Start with sounds selected to work well together, then preview, swap, or shuffle them if you like • Save combinations you like and return to them anytime SCENES • A growing library of crafted soundscapes — a forge in the rain, a crowded coffeehouse, a reef twelve meters down… • Each scene is a composed atmosphere: sounds chosen to belong together YOUR PRACTICE • Your practice is tracked with session stats and trends over time — stored on your device • Optional questions after each session trace your progress • Gentle reminders help you keep a regular practice, at your own pace FREE & PREMIUM Heed is fully functional for free: the complete guided training, a selection of scenes, and Sound Mixes using a starter sound library — no time limits. Premium unlocks the full scene and sound catalog, available as a monthly or annual subscription, or a one-time lifetime purchase. DISCLAIMER Heed is a tool for self-guided practice, not a substitute for therapy or medical care. Terms of Service: https://excessive-raptor-1ad.notion.site/Heed-Terms-of-Service-39cca91f51548008997feb22f907c34b