FreeCBT is an open source thought diary for Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT).
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is the "gold standard" of psychotherapy and is widely considered to be one of the most effective, evidence backed treatments for depression, anxiety, and panic. If you go into just about any therapist or psychiatrist, CBT will likely be one of the first treatments they try.
FreeCBT is a companion and self-help app for one of the most common formats of CBT. You may have heard it called "the three column technique" or "catch it, check it, change it." Your brain is really good at making you feel exactly what you're thinking. Often, we find ourselves thinking "automatic negative thoughts" that lead us to fume on something that may not be true. That can cause us to feel depressed or anxious.
CBT helps you record "automatic thoughts," challenge them with cognitive distortions and then train your brain with an alternative thought. If you do it enough, you can change your thoughts, your moods and your behavior.
FreeCBT, a fork of Quirk, is open source under the GPL. You can find the code on Github at: https://github.com/erosson/freecbt
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Exactly what I wanted!
Simple, ad-free, and exactly what I wanted. This app provides a way for us to jot down intrusive thoughts whenever they happen, and then massage them out. The force of sound reasoning, and the simple, intuitive UI of this app are very much appreciated!
Amazing app
YES!! THANK YOU! All iPhones should come with this app pre-installed. We should be teaching CBT in school.
Sadly, only those of us yearning for coping techniques dedicated to healing will find it.
I’ve used this app for years. I finally got so good at doing CBT in my head, realizing when I’m triggered and pausing before acting. But after a breakup it left me on edge and I needed to download this again to get back in the habit.
My advice: learn CBT, use this daily until you get good at doing this naturally. If/when something comes up, download again and start using until you’re better. It helps and I’m so grateful.
Thank you sincerely
I have been journaling for as long as Highschool, but somehow recording my negative thoughts here and being able to turn it completely around in two prompts is kind of magic. Thank you sincerely for making this app free and ad free.
Simple and helpful
This app is straightforward and very useful. It’s a great resource and amazing that it is free. 🫶
Amazing app!!
Best parts about this app: it’s free and it works! It’s a great free tool that actually helps combat the inner demons that infect your mind. It’s honestly a crime more people don’t know about it.
CBT- So helpful
This app helps me break my unhealthy thought patterns . It’s helping me to grow.
Thank you so so so much for this
This is such a simple and easy to use app that immediately helps me reframe unhealthy thoughts. I just can’t recommend it enough for anyone who is trying to reframe their automatic thoughts
Helpful app
This app is easy and quick to use. It helps you to focus on a problem of your choosing, such as feeling overwhelmed by things to be done in a given day, and to come up with a rational solution of your choosing.
This is great
A Simple easy to use mood log! Amazing!
Yes. Absolutely perfect.
The layout is nice and simple. It’s helping me a lot.
AND ITS FREEEE.