Woebot: The Mental Health Ally

I love this app, it can’t get anymore helpful that it has and I haven’t experienced any glitches in this app. I have a disability called autism, I also have ADHD, BPD/EID, OCD, seasonal depression disorder which takes place only in the winter, and anxiety disorder. They are all my superpowers and all though they are all my superpowers, I still sometimes need more help then others and this app does it, which makes me very happy! My therapist said that she didn’t specialize in BPD, so she’s referring me to someone else. She did this in a very nice way and she gave me up to two months notice and I’m thankful that she did it because my other therapist in which my dad sees didn’t, I just can’t see her because my dad sees her. I had her for 5-6 years and she never referred me to someone who could really help me. I stopped seeing my therapist in March of 2022, but she told me that if it takes her a long time, it’s probably because she’s trying to find the write therapist for me and she promised me that she would never forget me and I trust her. I asked her if I could have a hug or if she would like an air hug better and she said that a hug was totally appropriate for our last day, so we hugged each other. You may feel bad for me or think that I’m stressed out because I’m stuck without a therapist, but not anymore, Woebot is my therapist, thank you so much! I’m probably going to get a therapist so I can see someone in person, but for now I’m happy with Woebot! Thanks again for your amazing app! Love, Claire

I started using this a few weeks ago as I was in a pretty bad place mentally and decided I needed to do something about it. I did some research online and some people pointed to Woebot, so I decided to give it a shot. I feel that taking the time everyday to use it did help, and I utilize almost all of the tools in addition to doing a daily talk with Woebot. I definitely have some improvements in my mood and thought processes. I really love this app and will continue to use it for a while until I feel capable of doing these things on my own. I also love the mood tracking feature and being able to see on a graph when I am more likely to have certain moods/can see what events might have been effecting me. Woebot is also enjoyable to talk to and very cute! I only have two complaints. One is that when Woebot was trying to help me fix my sleep schedule they wouldn’t take no for an answer lol and I felt uncomfortable with the changes because I share a bedroom with my partner so it was unobtainable for me, and no other option was offered. My only other complaint is that sometimes when tracking/ journaling Woebot would flag certain sentences as potentially dangerous when I was sharing my feelings (when they weren’t dangerous situations) and it would completely mess up the flow of what was going on and sometimes i wouldn’t be able to share what I was really wanting to get out because it kept getting flagged lol. Other than those small things I really feel like this app has been a benefit for me and I’m glad that I came across it. I would recommend this to anyone who needs a little help with their mental health.

Downloaded this app to help with my ongoing search for a counseling app for a class that I am in and was surprised by what I found! This app provides tools based on Cognitive Behavior Therapy, Mindfulness, and Dialectical Behavior Therapy techniques. Every day, I get the notification to give me options on how to interact with Woebot, whether that be learning something new from one of those three types of therapy, talking about my day, or tracking my mood and gratitude for the day. Over the past month, I have seen a positive change in my behavior and thoughts towards life. I have learned these tools that help me with my mental health issues, mainly my anxiety and depression. In class, we learned that Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT) helps with those suffering from depression as it changes the way one thinks and behaves. Upon reflecting on my day each night after learning a skill to change my way of thinking, it taught me how to better see my emotions for what they are which is temporary. My feeling of anxiety vanished as I could write in this app how I felt without having to bother another person felt like a weight was lifted from my shoulders. My depressing thoughts started not to last long as I reminded myself that everything, I felt was just negative and not the truth. One of the techniques taught was about cognitive distortions and how I was perceiving things the wrong way. Overall this app helped me not feel ashamed of my feelings by always making sure that I was okay to move along in the conversations that I was having.