You're feeling something all day
Right now too, even if it's nothing dramatic. Every feeling tells you something. Anger says something is happening that isn't okay with you. Fear says you see something coming. Sadness says you lost something.
Knowing what you feel
Sometimes you just feel bad, without knowing why. In the Emotions theme you learn to recognise what you feel and what that feeling wants from you. Then you choose what to do with it.
Sound familiar?
- You feel a bit meh all day, but you can't say what it is.
- You snap in the group chat and regret it an hour later.
- You cancel drinks because you dread going, and then feel even worse.
- A comment from your manager keeps going round your head all evening.
What you learn
Every feeling comes and goes
A feeling builds, peaks and drops again. You're allowed to feel all of it, but what you do with it is a choice. Being angry with a friend is fine. Posting it straight to the group chat, maybe not.
More precise feels lighter
Most people have a few words for everything that isn't nice: bad, busy, tired. But irritated, frustrated and overwhelmed each ask for something different. And as soon as you name a feeling precisely, the alarm in your brain measurably drops. That's what you will do next.
What you do
These are the exercises in the app. Finish a step and the next one opens.
Name it
Find the word that really fits what you feel right now, in five steps.
Another story
Take a fresh look at something that happened and find a more honest story. For when your head fills in the worst straight away.
Against the push
Notice where a feeling is pushing you and choose what you do instead. For when you want to cancel, put off or avoid something.
Unhook
Take the thought that has hold of you and take the sting out of it in six steps. For when a sentence keeps sticking in your head.
Stay with the feeling
Recognise, allow, investigate and nurture. The route for a feeling that washes over you and has no words yet.
Exploration
Talk through how you handle your feelings and what you want to do differently, in four steps.
What it is based on
Every exercise in the app comes from somewhere. In the app you find the research behind each exercise, with the source.
- What emotions do
- Research describes emotions as tendencies to act: they get you ready to do something, which is why they feel so urgent. Newer theories stress that your brain builds the emotion out of bodily signals.
- Naming what you feel
- Putting a feeling into words is called affect labeling. In UCLA brain-imaging research, activity in the amygdala dropped as soon as participants gave an emotion a name.
- Looking again (reappraisal)
- Reappraisal, recasting a situation for yourself before the emotion is at full strength, comes from James Gross's process model of emotion regulation. In a large meta-analysis it had a small to medium effect on the feeling itself.
- Opposite action
- Opposite action is a skill from Marsha Linehan's dialectical behaviour therapy (DBT). DBT as a whole works in randomised trials. The skill on its own has been studied less. Every emotion carries an urge to act, and not following that urge can let the emotion subside.
- Unhooking from thoughts (defusion)
- Repeating a word out loud for thirty seconds is a technique Titchener described in 1916. In ACT research, believability and discomfort dropped more than with distraction. Believability keeps falling until around thirty seconds, hence the duration.
- RAIN (mindfulness and self-compassion)
- RAIN is a meditation practice from psychologist Tara Brach: recognise, allow, investigate and nurture. The steps build on mindfulness and self-compassion. In a meta-analysis of 27 randomised trials of self-compassion practice, stress, low mood, anxiety and self-criticism dropped measurably.
How MindMoment works
MindMoment is an app for young adults who want to grow mentally stronger. You start with a few short questions. Then the app puts the themes in an order that suits you.
Available 24/7
Use the app whenever it suits you, at your own pace.
Your privacy first
You decide what you share, and with whom. We handle your data with care.
Step by step
A path of short exercises, and a deeper dive per theme whenever you want.
Together with your therapist or coach
On a waiting list, or already seeing someone? Then they can follow along in the app, if you want them to.
Read how that worksReally not doing well?
MindMoment is not a treatment. Are you really struggling right now? Call your GP, or talk anonymously to 113 on 0800-0113. You can, day and night.
Frequently asked questions
That is exactly what this theme is for. In Name it you start with what you notice in your body and how much energy you have. From there you find the word that fits.
Yes. Worrying is often a thought that keeps coming back. That is what Unhook is for. The Calm theme also has the Worry slot.
A therapist or coach only sees it if you enter their code and say yes. You can withdraw that at any time. We handle your data carefully and transparently.
During the testing phase, MindMoment is free to use for our testers.
Other themes
Calm
Less pressure, less worrying. Learn how to let tension settle.
Sleep
A steady rhythm and a calmer head. See in your check-in what changes.
Connection
See who is around you, and who you'd like closer. Sometimes one text is enough to start.
Happiness at work
More of what gives you energy. In your job, side job or studies.
Core Values
Discover what really matters to you. It makes choosing easier, from a job to your Saturday night.
Get started
Download MindMoment and start with the theme that fits you right now.