Habits are almost impossible to change. They are an integral part of our daily routines to the point that we do not even realize when they occur. Nail biting, hair pulling, and skin picking happen virtually subconsciously. Others, like smoking, are a bit more intentional but still as natural as breathing. SoloUno attempts to help you tackle these habits and work on them in the long term. It does not promise quick solutions, and it does not replace existing approaches. It builds on CBT and Habit Reversal Training (HRT) while giving you a new, intelligent tool to manage your habits.
The Motivation
We all have that one habit that we know we should lose. Be it nail biting, hair pulling, skin picking, smoking, or any other repetitive behavior, such as checking if our door is locked multiple times, it is as natural to us as breathing. Most of us do not even know when we started doing it. Heck, we were not aware of some of our habits until someone else pointed them out.
Identifying a habit that we want to kick is the first part. After that, we try to find triggers or reasons why we do it. We start paying attention to where, when, and how often we do it. What is more, we start to notice how a habit is affecting other facets of our lives and bodies. And then we decide that we want to do something systematic about it.
The Systematic Approach
SoloUno has recognized what most behavior-correction and even learning solutions have realized: you need to track streaks and work towards small rewards. The solution is habit-free streaks that the app tracks. You simply interact with a daily popup and get special diamonds for every habit-free day.
Another way to collect diamonds is by doing habit-free challenges, during which you challenge yourself to avoid a habit for an hour, two hours, three, or more. It is during these challenges that you will get to understand more about your habits. You will be able to monitor it, with your situation, emotion, urge level, notes, and habit count all being loggable within the application. What is more, the simple act of opening and closing the app to report a situation can sometimes be enough to break a habit loop.
From these logs and self-analysis will come trigger data. You will figure out what your top triggers are each day, especially in regard to your overall emotional state. But that is not all! Since the app is based on a systematic approach, you will get a daily wrap-up that will give you a general question regarding your habit on that day. All of this information will then come together in the form of graphs, analysis, and other insights that will help you break your habit.
Getting Started
We have talked a lot about how a habit can be tackled, but we have not touched on arguably the hardest part: starting off. You can start off in just a few minutes thanks to a simple app setup stage. All you have to do is download the app to your phone, choose your habit, start a challenge, and let the app guide you from there. Note that you can also add custom habits and private ones that no one will ever see.
Besides being very simple to start with, the SoloUno also provides new users with a free trial. The following can be started automatically after you complete your signup, making the tool easy to use. Additionally, you can easily grab a subscription after the free trial is completed, making SoloUno very easy to keep after you are done with your trial period.
Why SoloUno?
Almost everyone has tried to break a habit. Be there because friends and family urged us to or because we decided to change something on our own. Chances are that we did not succeed, but that does not mean that we cannot succeed. SoloUno might just be that little extra that we need, especially since every positive action and all habit avoidance is actively rewarded. Small goals, daily wins, and manageable steps are all that we need.
How Does SoloUno Align with Therapy?
While SoloUno is not a replacement for professional medical treatment, it is built to support the daily practice that CBT and HRT therapy rely on. The app works primarily as a form of event and trigger logging, which can help you bring real data to your therapy sessions and discuss it with your therapist.
On that note, while SoloUno was built with BFRBs in mind, it does not constitute medical advice or substitute for professional treatment of health-related conditions or addictions. These should always be consulted with a qualified medical professional.
SoloUno: Everywhere and Anywhere
You can use SoloUno on your desktop or mobile device, whenever, wherever, and however you please. It is a proven tool that helps break your habit. It is highly unusual and unique, but so are the habits that it helps to break. Daily challenges, streaks, and simple logging may not seem like much, but they are all long-term progress monitoring that can not only help you improve but also help you keep track of the process. You decide which habits to keep and which ones to lose with SoloUno, one day at a time.
