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
I found I can’t usually stick to CBT and find it hard to focus and concentrate, but this really helped me a lot! I didn’t need to worry about carrying round or hunting for a pen and notebook, Just open the app and go. I found it helps being an app because no matter where I am or what time of day or night it is, my phone is usually close and can easily get it. Thank you for creating this app, and making it so easy to use :D I highly recommend it to anyone who has been trying to do CBT or is struggling at all :)
Excellent simple CBT app!
Ali B 1970
This app is exactly what I’ve always wanted! Just the basic 3 column thought changing CBT method. I never needed all the extra bumf other apps provide. In real life all you really need is 3 columns to identify the automatic thought, the distortion and the alternative thought. This app does just that. It’s so much easier than doing it yourself either on paper or the Notes app on your phone. You can just whip open the app and record your thoughts. And it’s free! Highly recommended!
God send for someone who does not think before they act
Jinxwillow
This app has helped me so much to start to correct my cognitive distortions it has given me an idea of what to expect when I start CBT. Not only does it list all the cognitive distortions in detail so that you can educate yourself on them it also allows you to break down your thoughts and challenge them . I love this app so much thank you for making it :)
Thanks FreeCBT!
D-e-a-n-o
I’ve been using this app for 24hrs, it’s helping me to identify my unhelpful automatic thoughts, identify which cognitive distortions are associated with this automatic thought, it’s helping me to put together a challenge to this automatic thought and cognitive distortions and asking me to write an alternative thought that is more helpful to me and my outlook. This is really helping me to navigate my life in a healthier way psychologically, THANKS TO THE TEAM WHO MAKE THIS RESOURCE FREE AND OPEN SOURCE :) YOU ARE AMAZING!
- Added and updated several translations contributed by FreeCBT users: Hindi, Russian, Bulgarian, Norsk Bokmål, and German. Thank you!
- If you've set up a FreeCBT passcode lock, it's now more secure: you'll need to enter your code after switching to another app, instead of only when the app was fully closed.
- A few other technical updates.
Version 2.4.0
The developer, Evan Rosson, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .
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Information
Provider
Evan Rosson
Size
37.1 MB
Category
Health & Fitness
Compatibility
Requires iOS 15.1 or later.
iPhone Requires iOS 15.1 or later.
iPad Requires iPadOS 15.1 or later.
iPod touch Requires iOS 15.1 or later.
Mac Requires macOS 12.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later.
