SOS Coach | Early Build

EARLY BUILD DEMO

A three-minute pause, step by step.

TODAY

Recovery Control

SOS

I'M STRUGGLING...

0 DAYS Current Streak

0 WINS Urges Overcome

The urge hits. One tap.

AI COACH ONLINE 02:52

Stay with me.

We only need to get through the next 3 minutes.

I'm here with you. Let's slow this down together. What urge are we holding right now?

Alcohol

Okay, alcohol. No judgment. How strong does it feel right now, 1 to 10?

Name what's actually happening.

AI COACH ONLINE 02:43

That sounds really intense. What feeling is sitting underneath it?

Sad

Thank you for telling me. We can be gentle with that instead of fighting it.

Name the feeling under the urge.

AI COACH ONLINE 01:47

I feel sad, and drinking sounds like the only quiet place.

I'm really sorry it feels that lonely right now. You do not have to fix everything in this minute. We can just stay here together. Would you like one small grounding step, or would you rather keep talking?

YOUR CHOICE

Try one grounding step, or keep talking with the coach.

Someone talks you through it.

ROUND COMPLETE DONE

URGE DEFEATED!

You stayed with the moment and chose control. That counts.

+50 EXP

Claim & keep talking

Three minutes later, it's yours to keep.

WHY IT EXISTS

Willpower was never the full answer.

I built SOS Coach because I know what it feels like to have a brain that chases stimulation fast.

With ADHD and a high appetite for risk, I spent years blaming myself for impulses around food, games, gambling, short videos, and anything that gave a quick hit.

I tried discipline content, habit trackers, psychology books, and every version of “just be more consistent.” But the real battle was not the daily log.

It was the few minutes when the urge arrived.

That was the moment I needed help: not shame, not another lecture, but a calm pause before acting.

HOW IT WORKS

Built around behavior science, not willpower hype.

The rescue round handles the loudest minutes. Around it, SOS Coach uses simple recovery principles: name the feeling, ride the wave, act small, and come back without shame.

01

Name the feeling

Putting a feeling into words can make the moment easier to hold.

Affect labeling

02

Ride the wave

Urges rise, peak, and fall. SOS Coach is built for the peak.

Urge surfing

03

Keep agency

The coach asks instead of commands, so you can choose what helps next.

Agency support

04

Act small

Daily Focus, EXP, and achievements turn small returns into visible progress.

Behavior design

AFTER A SLIP

A slip becomes a signal, not a sentence.

The app does not turn one hard moment into a moral verdict. It helps you name what happened, protect the best streak you already built, and make the next attempt easier.

SLIP REVIEW +10 EXP

Not an excuse. A clue.

Before

What happened right before it?

Trigger

What feeling was strongest?

Next time

What would make the next urge easier to survive?

Next plan saved Best streak preserved. Reflection added. Identity intact.

THE INTENTION

Change begins with coming back.

I built SOS Coach because I wanted people to have somewhere to go in the few minutes when they are most likely to act against themselves. A place to pause, speak honestly, understand the urge, and remember who they are trying to become.

If it helps someone stop once, think once, refuse one impulse, or return with less shame after a hard moment, it has already done the thing I built it for.

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