Calmena vs Unavoid

Calmena supports people living with emetophobia, the fear of vomiting. The app offers a guided 14-day journey that you follow at your own pace. ONE STEP EACH DAY A short lesson to understand what is going on, then an exercise that matches your level. There is no calendar to keep up with. The next day opens once you have practised. GENTLE PROGRESSION Gradual exposure exercises start with single words, then move on to descriptions, images, and finally sounds and videos. You rate your anxiety before and after each session to follow your progress. WHAT CALMENA INCLUDES • A 14-day journey with 9 short lessons • Nearly 200 exposure items across 4 levels • More than 130 everyday challenges, from the easiest to the most demanding • Breathing and relaxation exercises, available at any time • A journal to note your mood, your anxiety and your thoughts • Tracking of the safety behaviours you want to reduce • Statistics to see how far you have come • A quick help button for difficult moments A STRUCTURED APPROACH The exercises are inspired by CBT literature. Sources are listed in the app. FREE TRIAL AND SUBSCRIPTION Your first session is open without a subscription. To follow the whole journey, the annual subscription starts with 14 free days, then costs €19.99 per year. Nothing is charged during the trial. The subscription renews every year unless you cancel at least 24 hours before the renewal date, from your App Store account settings. YOUR DATA Your data belongs to you. You can export it or delete your account at any time from your profile. IMPORTANT Calmena is a well-being support app. It does not replace medical or psychological care. If anxiety keeps you from living normally, please talk to a health professional. Terms of use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy: https://calmena.app/en/privacy/

Anxiety and panic can shrink your life down to the things you avoid. Exposure helps you turn that around, one step at a time. This app guides you through exposure and ERP (exposure and response prevention), the method from cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) for anxiety, panic, phobias, obsessive thoughts and worry. WHY I BUILT THIS I struggled with a fear of death for a long time. It could arrive out of nowhere and take my peace for days. What helped most was the part that felt hardest: instead of running, I started facing what scared me, one small step at a time. I wanted a simple tool to guide me through exposure and show me in plain numbers that the fear really does ease. I built it for myself first. I hope it helps you too. Karol WHAT YOU PRACTICE • In vivo exposure: real situations you have been avoiding. • Imaginal exposure: a hard scenario worked through in your imagination. • Interoceptive exposure: getting used to body sensations like a racing heart or dizziness. • Worry training: a set time for worrying, kept up until satiation. HOW IT WORKS • Pick a topic and describe the situation and the thought that worries you. • Start a session and rate your fear on the SUDS scale (0-100) before and after. • Note whether the catastrophe actually happened and which safety behaviors you dropped. • Watch on charts how the fear eases, session by session. WHY IT WORKS Avoidance and safety behaviors calm fear for a moment but keep it alive in the long run. Deliberate, repeated exposure teaches your nervous system that the situation is safe. Here you do it with a plan and a record of your progress. PRIVATE FROM THE FIRST SECOND • 100% offline, no account and no server. • Your entries never leave your device. • One-tap export, so you can show your progress to a therapist. A companion to therapy, not a replacement. The app does not diagnose and does not replace a professional. It is also not emergency help: if you are thinking about suicide or you are in danger, call your local emergency number. Terms of Use: https://swiftyfriday.com/unavoid-tc/ Privacy Policy: https://swiftyfriday.com/unavoid-privacy/