Woebot

[nonperson]

Hi everyone.

I had this ad pop up on Facebook yesterday and thought I'd share as it might be something people here could find useful.

https://woebot.io/ or the Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/drwoebot/

Basically, it's a chatbot type service run through Facebook or a free app. It is developed by Stanford University in the US (so a lot of the help information/numbers are American based) but it uses CBT techniques to reframe thoughts, etc. The idea is that it can be a non-judgemental place to talk which, from personal experience and from what I read on here, could be useful when you don't want to talk to a real person but need to say something.

Haven't really tried it properly yet but it is based on science and seems to have very good reviews. Just thought I'd share.

[one_step_closer]

Thanks for the info NP. It's always good to find a new thing to try or to suggest to someone.

[nonperson]

It's not the sort of thing I'd usually go for but it's got to be worth a try, right? I think it's different because it's actually something talking to you.

[one_step_closer]

I'm sure it's much better than the AI bots I used to 'talk' to when I was doing computing at high school anyway!

[nonperson]

Yes probably. =P He's got a bit of a sense of humour too.