Balance is my personal response to the experience of generalized anxiety and OCD. By providing three alternative perspectives to a specific anxiety, it helps to gently nudge your mindset towards seeing the issue from a more balanced point of view.
I've been living with generalized anxiety and OCD for over a decade, and I often found myself in a cycle of constant overthinking. Grappling with my own experiences sparked the inspiration to create something for those who might be sharing a similar situation.
Balance is a web app that employs GPT-4 to provide a novel way to tackle acute anxiety. All you need to do is tell it what's bothering you, and Balance crafts three unique interpretations of your situation. It's not here to diminish your feelings but rather to cast them in a different, less intimidating light.
It's by no means intended to supersede professional assistance. If you're ever feeling overwhelmed or in distress, seeking professional help is paramount.
I designed Balance with the aspiration to bring a little respite and fresh perspective for anyone grappling with acute anxiety situations.
I'm releasing it as a completely free app (I currently have some free OpenAI credits that are paying for the AI side of it, luckily) with the hope that it can help you like it's helping me.
There's a particular focus on privacy and safety: nothing is stored unless the user explicitly opts-in. Details on this can be found by clicking "More info »" on the site itself.
About Balance on Product Hunt
“Challenge anxious thoughts with GPT-4”
Balance launched on Product Hunt on June 11th, 2023 and earned 81 upvotes and 9 comments, placing #17 on the daily leaderboard. Balance is my personal response to the experience of generalized anxiety and OCD. By providing three alternative perspectives to a specific anxiety, it helps to gently nudge your mindset towards seeing the issue from a more balanced point of view.
On the analytics side, Balance competes within Artificial Intelligence and Health — topics that collectively have 472.5k followers on Product Hunt. The dashboard above tracks how Balance performed against the three products that launched closest to it on the same day.
Who hunted Balance?
Balance was hunted by David Barker. A “hunter” on Product Hunt is the community member who submits a product to the platform — uploading the images, the link, and tagging the makers behind it. Hunters typically write the first comment explaining why a product is worth attention, and their followers are notified the moment they post. Around 79% of featured launches on Product Hunt are self-hunted by their makers, but a well-known hunter still acts as a signal of quality to the rest of the community. See the full all-time top hunters leaderboard to discover who is shaping the Product Hunt ecosystem.
David Barker