My Possible Self is an iOS and Android app which sets out to make those difficult, necessary conversations about your own mental health easier.
It’s the UK’s first mobile self-help app to feature content that is clinically proven to relieve the symptoms of stress, anxiety and mild-moderate depression.
The app was designed by Joanne Wilkinson, a mother of four, who sought to build a non-profit counselling service initially after experiencing her own emotional turbulence. Having conceived of the idea in 2009, it grew into an app.
The method
The app starts with a preliminary questionnaire assessing how you’re feeling, asking you to rate variables such as your recent levels of energy, ability to concentrate and confidence out of ten.
From there, you can build a customised plan, and work through self-help modules designed to help your release any anxiety that comes from stress and change, using a combination of cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT), problem-solving therapy, positive psychology and interpersonal therapy.
The app also encourages you to learn more about your specific triggers, unhealthy practices and tools for maintaining a more manageable lifestyle.
Positive change
The app aims to manage life change by helping you understand your feelings and spot patterns in behaviour.
It shouldn’t be used as a substitute for seeking professional help, but it can be a helping hand for those who need day-to-day support.
