Programme · Worry & GAD · What If
What If
Overcoming worry and generalized anxiety with CBT
Your what-if machine isn't broken — it's a planning system with the volume stuck on high. Six weeks of CBT gives it a schedule, a fact-checker, and much less credit: worry postponement, real-versus-hypothetical sorting, prediction testing, and uncertainty training. Ten to fifteen minutes a day, guided by your own worry data.
Mit Coach ElenaProgramm im Überblick
- Für wen es geeignet ist
- For anyone whose mind runs what-if chains all day — work, health, family, everything and nothing — and who is tired of being the machine's full-time audience.
- Was es ist
- A six-week course in cognitive behavioral therapy for worry and generalized anxiety — the psychological treatment clinical guidelines recommend first.
- Format
- 10–15 min/day — coach videos, a worry log, and a weekly review that adapts your plan.
- Preis
- First week free — including your baseline worry report. Then $99, one-time — not a subscription.
- Nicht die richtige Wahl, wenn
- Worry is not your main difficulty, or you are in crisis right now. The program screens at the start and points you toward the right care instead.
The what-if chain has a shape
- One what-if spawns three more — and every answer opens new questions.
- Re-reading sent messages, over-researching small decisions, asking for reassurance you don't quite believe.
- You can't leave an evening unplanned or a task delegated.
- Shoulders and jaw carrying tension you only notice when it's pointed out.
- The worry moves between topics — work, health, family — but never actually leaves.
Your worry data drives the program
Not a course you watch — an audit you run. What If logs the machine's claims, checks them against reality, and tunes your plan weekly on your own numbers.
Measure
A forty-five-second log when a what-if bites — one line, sort it, rate it, park it. Plus a thirty-second check-in each evening.
45 s per worry · 30 s eveningsLearn
Short sessions with Elena teach the method — the worry appointment, real-versus-hypothetical sorting, the prediction ledger, uncertainty workouts.
10–15 min · most daysAdjust
The weekly review reads your postponement rate and your ledger — how many of the machine's predictions actually came true — and advances your uncertainty ladder when a rung is earned.
weekly review↻ the loop runs weekly — five reviews across six weeks
The prediction ledger is the program's signature. Worry makes claims about the future; you write them down, give each one a date, and check back. In population data, roughly nine in ten logged worries never happen — but the number that changes you is your own, built entry by entry.
Six weeks, one appointment
Seventeen sessions and five weekly reviews. The first week is free — including your baseline worry report.
Week 1Understand the MachineChains, beliefs, and undeserved credit3 Sitzungen
Week 2The AppointmentWorry gets a schedule4 Sitzungen
Week 3Two Kinds of WorrySolve the real, release the rest4 Sitzungen
Week 4The Fact-CheckerThe machine goes on record4 Sitzungen
Week 5Tolerating UncertaintyTrain the allergy down, unclench the body4 Sitzungen
Week 6Keep It QuietYour plan, your drill, your numbers3 Sitzungen
Elena
Anxiety & exposure · begleitet 4 Programme
The exposure specialist. Calm-under-fire, precise, gently confident — the voice you want when your alarm is screaming. Her warmth is in her steadiness.
“Hi, I'm Elena — and if you're here, I'm guessing your mind runs a very busy department. We're not going to fight it, and I won't promise you a silent mind. We're going to give the machine two things it has never had: a schedule, and a fact-checker.”
Standard CBT for generalized anxiety, faithfully built
What If implements the CBT protocol for worry and generalized anxiety — the psychological treatment with the strongest evidence base for GAD. The components run in the published order, with the same measurements a clinic would use: worry postponement, cognitive work on the beliefs that keep worry running, and graded training in tolerating uncertainty.
- Worry postponement / stimulus control of worryBorkovec
- Metacognitive work on beliefs about worryWells
- Intolerance-of-uncertainty training with graded exposureDugas
- Problem-solving training
- Prediction testing
- Applied relaxation
- Relapse prevention
Honest doors, always open
What If uses light gating only — no hard gates. If your check-ins show persistent low mood alongside a severe GAD-7 score, the program raises a flag with a warm cross-reference to the Lift program and a plain note that scores in that range are worth discussing with a clinician. Nothing locks; the program continues either way.
Crisis resources are reachable from the program home screen at all times. This program is not medical advice and not a substitute for care — and we'll say so whenever it matters.
What If, im Vergleich zum Wettbewerb
| What IfResiliens | Daylightbighealth.com | MindShift CBTmindshiftcbt.com | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Preis | $99 einmalig (statt $149) — das Programm gehört dir | Employer / health-plan sponsored | Free — no in-app purchases |
| Struktur | 6 Wochen · 17 Sitzungen + wöchentliche Auswertungen | Self-paced digital CBT program with day-to-day practices | Tool library — check-ins, thought journal, fear ladder, coping cards; not a sequenced program |
| Personalisierung | Worry log → prediction ledger → worry-time titration | "Adjusts to each individual's needs and offers additional guidance" | Self-directed tool selection; goal-based plans |
| Menschliche Unterstützung | Selbstgesteuert · integrierte Verweismechanismen zu Kliniker:innen | Nicht veröffentlicht | Peer community forum; no coaching |
| Zugang | Selbstbedienung, heute starten | Via employer, health plan, or NHS — no direct consumer purchase | Self-serve, free download |
| Umfang | 70+ Programme im Katalog · 2-3 verwandte Programme bündeln und sparen | Worry & anxiety (Sleepio for insomnia, separate product) | General anxiety, worry, panic, social anxiety, phobias in one app |
| Plattformen | Web · iOS · Android | iOS · Android | iOS · Android |
Quellen: Preise und Programmseiten der Konkurrenz — jeder produktive Wert trägt eine Quell-URL und ein Zugriffsdatum, und unveröffentlichte Fakten sind als „nicht veröffentlicht" gekennzeichnet, niemals geraten.
Warum wir es anders aufgebaut haben
- A ledger, not a library. Your worries go on record with dates, and the weekly review computes the machine's actual accuracy and your postponement rate — a prediction-testing engine no audio library or toolbox runs.
- No employer required. The full six-week protocol — appointment, sorting, ledger, uncertainty ladder — is self-serve, with the first week free including your baseline worry report.
- Worry rarely travels alone. When check-ins show low mood alongside heavy worry, the program says so and points to Lift; night worry chains point to Sleep Again — same engine, same coach cluster, not another platform to learn.
- Honest expectations. We never promise a silent mind — nobody can. We promise a machine with a schedule, a fact-checker, and much less credit, and we tell you postponement feels impossible for about four days before it doesn't.
Kostenlos starten. Weitermachen, wenn es wirkt.
Erste Woche
- Onboarding + two full sessions
- Worry log + evening check-in
- Your baseline worry report
Vollständiges Programm
- All six weeks of What If, yours to keep
- Every session, review, and exercise
- Web + Untangle app access
Arbeitest du an mehr als einer Sache? Verwandte Programme lassen sich bündeln — zwei oder drei mit Rabatt. Bundle-Preise folgen in Kürze.
Bevor du startest
Do I need a GAD diagnosis to use this?
No. What If is built for the what-if pattern, not a chart code. The GAD-7 at onboarding tells you where you're starting from — and if your scores land in the severe range alongside low mood, the program says plainly that a clinician is worth involving.
Isn't postponing worry just suppressing it?
The opposite. Suppression rebounds — try not thinking about a white bear. Postponement gives every worry real attention once a day, at the appointment, and takes the rest of the day off-limits. One honest warning from Elena: it feels impossible for about four days. Then it doesn't.
How is this different from meditation and calm-down apps?
Relaxation is in here — one session, where it belongs. The core is treatment: your worries go on record with dates, the ledger scores the machine's actual accuracy, and the weekly review tunes your plan on your own numbers. A soundscape can't audit a forecast.
How much time does it take?
Forty-five seconds when a what-if bites, thirty seconds each evening, and ten to fifteen minutes most days for the session. Considerably less time than the worry currently takes.
Wie viel kostet es, und ist es ein Abonnement?
Die erste Woche ist kostenlos, ohne dass eine Kreditkarte erforderlich ist. Das vollständige Programm kostet $99, einmalig zu zahlen – es gibt kein Abonnement und nichts zu kündigen. Wenn du es abgeschlossen hast, bleibt es dein Eigentum.
Wie weiß ich, ob es funktioniert?
Du füllst zu Beginn einen validierten Fragebogen aus und dann erneut bei jeder wöchentlichen Überprüfung, sodass der Fortschritt eine Zahl ist, die du beobachten kannst, statt nur eine Serie. Über 6 wöchentliche Überprüfungen passt das Programm deinen Plan anhand deiner eigenen Daten an – und wenn sich die Zahl nicht bewegt, wirst du auch das sehen.
Take worry off the schedule
Start the first week free — the log, two sessions, and your baseline worry report. The machine has run unaudited long enough.
Läuft im Web, nicht in DBT Coach
Keine Karte für die erste Woche nötig. Das vollständige Programm kostet $99, einmalig — kein Abo.
Läuft im Web, nicht in DBT Coach