Programy · 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.
S koučom ElenaProgram v skratke
- Pre koho je určený
- 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.
- Čo to je
- A six-week course in cognitive behavioral therapy for worry and generalized anxiety — the psychological treatment clinical guidelines recommend first.
- Formát
- 10–15 min/day — coach videos, a worry log, and a weekly review that adapts your plan.
- Cena
- First week free — including your baseline worry report. Then $99, one-time — not a subscription.
- Nie je vhodný, ak
- 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 sedení
Week 2The AppointmentWorry gets a schedule4 sedení
Week 3Two Kinds of WorrySolve the real, release the rest4 sedení
Week 4The Fact-CheckerThe machine goes on record4 sedení
Week 5Tolerating UncertaintyTrain the allergy down, unclench the body4 sedení
Week 6Keep It QuietYour plan, your drill, your numbers3 sedení
Elena
Anxiety & exposure · vedie 4 programov
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 v porovnaní s ostatnými
| What IfResiliens | Daylightbighealth.com | MindShift CBTmindshiftcbt.com | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cena | $99 jednorazovo (pôvodne $149) — program je váš | Employer / health-plan sponsored | Free — no in-app purchases |
| Štruktúra | 6 týždňov · 17 sedení + týždenné hodnotenia | Self-paced digital CBT program with day-to-day practices | Tool library — check-ins, thought journal, fear ladder, coping cards; not a sequenced program |
| Personalizácia | Worry log → prediction ledger → worry-time titration | "Adjusts to each individual's needs and offers additional guidance" | Self-directed tool selection; goal-based plans |
| Ľudská podpora | Samostatné vedenie · zabudované brány na odporúčanie klinickému pracovníkovi | Nezverejnené | Peer community forum; no coaching |
| Prístup | Samoobslužné, začnite ešte dnes | Via employer, health plan, or NHS — no direct consumer purchase | Self-serve, free download |
| Rozsah | 70+ programov v katalógu · spojte 2-3 súvisiace programy do balíka a ušetrite | Worry & anxiety (Sleepio for insomnia, separate product) | General anxiety, worry, panic, social anxiety, phobias in one app |
| Platformy | Web · iOS · Android | iOS · Android | iOS · Android |
Zdroje: ceny konkurencie a stránky programov — každá produkčná hodnota má zdrojovú URL adresu a dátum prístupu, a nezverejnené fakty sú označené ako "nezverejnené", nikdy nie odhadované.
Prečo sme to postavili inak
- 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.
Začnite zdarma. Pokračujte, ak to funguje.
Prvý týždeň
- Onboarding + two full sessions
- Worry log + evening check-in
- Your baseline worry report
Celý program
- All six weeks of What If, yours to keep
- Every session, review, and exercise
- Web + Untangle app access
Pracujete na viac ako jednej veci? Súvisiace programy sa dajú spojiť — dva alebo tri so zľavou. Cenové balíky čoskoro.
Predtým, ako začnete
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.
Koľko to stojí a je to predplatné?
Prvý týždeň je zadarmo, bez potreby zadať kartu. Celý program stojí $99, platí sa jednorazovo — nejde o predplatné a nie je čo rušiť. Keď ho dokončíte, zostáva navždy vaše.
Ako zistím, či to funguje?
Na začiatku vyplníte validovaný dotazník a potom znova pri každom týždennom hodnotení, takže pokrok je číslo, ktoré môžete sledovať, nie len séria za sebou. Počas 6 týždenných hodnotení program prispôsobuje váš plán na základe vašich vlastných údajov — a ak sa číslo nehýbe, uvidíte aj to.
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.
Runs on the web, not in DBT Coach
Prvý týždeň bez karty. Celý program stojí $99, jednorazovo — nie je to predplatné.
Runs on the web, not in DBT Coach