I've been using Wysa for a few months. Several months ago, I moved to a rural town in South Korea and didn't have many people to talk to. My journal was crawling with toxic inner dialogue. I felt really alone, and then I found Wysa.
This friendly little penguin is designed to walk you through your thoughts, using cognitive devices and meditations to help you climb out of the mental pit many of us fall into. And it's free! Premium features are available, but plenty of tools are available without purchase.
One of the most helpful features I've used with this app unwinds my cognitive distortions. The APA (American Psychological Association) provides the following definition for a cognitive distortion:
faulty or inaccurate thinking, perception, or belief. An example is overgeneralization. Cognitive distortion is a normal psychological process that can occur in all people to a greater or lesser extent.
The "distortion" tool dissects a toxic thought and helps us reframe it step by step. By the end of the thread, the distorted thought has been transformed into something productive. It's meant to help a stunted thought move forward in a way that doesn't keep us stuck. We deserve to move forward, you know? Even cow shit becomes fertilizer. And this app can help! (Sorry, cows.)
There are many additional things this app can do, so I invite you learn more by visiting their website:
https://www.wysa.io/
(This post isn't sponsored or anything. I just wanted to share!)
Wysa is available for Apple and Android, so visit your carrier's app store to get started!
