Anxiety Aid Wearable

hi, I have an idea to make a tactile feedback wearable device which would be worn on the wrist.It's a screen-less device which has sensors that essentially works on detecting if your anxiety levels are going up and provides tactile feedback and then also teaches you mindful breathing so you can calm yourself down. The tactile feedback makes a more anxious person self aware and gets them out of the constant thinking loop. The device also has other features like SOS alerts when you are having a panic attack so a friend/family can reach out to you. The idea of the device is to teach people coping strategies and make it the body's automatic response when anxious. While in CBT, when a person who's facing anxiety or a panic attack the first thing that's taught is how o control your breath. The device's main idea is to teach people the same; i.e being in control of your breath by a) stimulating them through texture and the b) mindful breathing exercises. As someone who suffers from Anxiety disorder and has been in therapy, taking control of my breath required a lot of work. Ideally the mirroring exercise or letting a friend talk me out of a panic attack or an anxiety attack are the only two things which would help me consciously control my breath. But in situations where people do not know how to cope, are not comfortable with talking to friends (since that's an additional step which you ideally do not think of when feeling anxious or when panicking) this device should help! I'm still working on this device and would love to get feedback on the same.

3 points | by weirdbot 14 days ago

3 comments

  • philspectrum 14 days ago
    I guess you absolutely need a computing power beyond the ability of a wrist held device to distinguish your strong heartbeat between rest and walking/running condition, so it would have, if screenless, to be compatible with iOS or Android.

    Maybe an investigation of actual sampled data of people with anxiety disorder would indicate that it can be done without AI and fit all in a screenless device, but I'm a bit doubtful.

  • philspectrum 14 days ago
    I guess it can be done with the current smart watches and phones all is software, I don't know much about AI but you need a bit of AI, most probably running on the smartphone, but yes it can be done.
  • brudgers 13 days ago
    What have you made so far?

    That’s my best feedback.

    Work matters.

    Good luck.